{"product_id":"9781421521442","title":"Oishinbo: The Joy of Rice, Vol. 6: a la Carte","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best selling and most beloved food manga of all time!\nAs part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary, the publishers of the \nTōzai News have commissioned the creation of the \"Ultimate Menu,\" a model meal embodying the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine. This all-important task has been...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: The best selling and most beloved food manga of all time! As part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary, the publishers of the  Tōzai News have commissioned the creation of the \"Ultimate Menu,\" a model meal embodying the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine. This all-important task has been entrusted to journalist Yamaoka Shirō, an inveterate cynic who possesses no initiative--but also an incredibly refined palate and an encyclopedic knowledge of food.  In this volume of  Oishinbo, Yamaoka and company look into the single most essential food in Japanese cuisine: rice. Cultivated for millennia, a staple meal in itself and the basis of countless other dishes, rice is an important component not only of the Japanese kitchen but also of Japanese culture. When Yamaoka is asked by  Tōzai's head chef for help in coming up with a new rice dish, what starts out as a simple culinary request rapidly grows into a disquisition into the past, present and future of Japan's food culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009-11-17\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48277290549474,"sku":"9781421521442","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781421521442.jpg?v=1787910799","url":"https:\/\/www.mangadeal.com\/products\/9781421521442","provider":"Manga Deal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}