Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" - Ch. 101 - Broken-Winged Lion ②

[Beregorn]

He is not wrong, thought: in modern day Japan, Taishou was just a random nobody. The reason why he is thriving here is due to the novelty of his cuisine to the local, the access to luxury items at unfairly competitive prices, and all the modern technologies the other cooks don't have.

Also, "catering to the peasants" my ass: you need to be a noble just to serve the tables, the average clients are city guard commanders, archbishops, guild leaders, city lords, queens and the fucking emperor...

 

[Squidco42]

i wonder why the father called it unpalatable?

I think it's stagnation for sure. A big plot point around this series (both Gen and Nobu) is finding your own flavors as a chef. From the backstory Ludwig tells us, he never really found his own flavors and was just content in merely copying his father's flavors.
It is harsh to say his food is unpalatable and give no explanation, but I think on how much ego Ludwig had, he wouldn't have taken his dad's advice to heart to find his own flavor.

 

[HaikenEdge]

A big plot point around this series (both Gen and Nobu) is finding your own flavors as a chef.

Except the the plot point in Gen was that it's OK if your flavor tastes like your mentor's.