Oishinbo - Vol. 19 Ch. 174 - To Know Gourmet Takes 3 Lifetimes (Part 1)

[MangaDex]

 

[Babymech2]

It's always a little weird when the narrator comes in and reminds you that this story is supposedly told from Kurita's perspective. Then again it's also weird to be reminded that this is supposedly a romance manga as well; not exactly the author's strong suit. Thanks for the translation!

 

[Mugiwara325]

I'd say the romance is just there as a garnish. The real meat and potatoes of the series is the food... the meat and potatoes.

The romance is cute and seems largely unimportant, but I do think the series would be a bit more boring if it was removed.

 

[TakesatoKeita]

I'd say the romance is just there as a garnish. The real meat and potatoes of the series is the food... the meat and potatoes.

The romance is cute and seems largely unimportant, but I do think the series would be a bit more boring if it was removed.

Yeah, the romance aspects of this story (especially later on between

Spoiler: spoiler

Yamaoka and Kurita

) aren't exactly the best kinds of romantic stories out there, but at least they still make sense within the story's context.

Especially for the eventual romantic relationship that I gave the spoiler marks above, at least it takes place somewhat naturally over the course of several volumes to actually make the relationship more sensible (though still not the best romantic story out there, let's be real).