Over at Otaku Champloo, the awesome Khursten Santos has just posted an announcement for this month's Manga Movable Feast. The ostensible subject is Oishinbo, an epic series documenting the father-son rivalry between two food critics. Bloggers are also encouraged to write about other food manga (Khurtsen provides a handy list of titles that have been translated into English), share recipes inspired by their manga reading, and pen essays about the joy of cooking. The feast will run from May 22nd through May 27th, though contributors may submit links to earlier reviews and essays for inclusion in the MMF archive.
Khursten's enthusiasm for the topic has already inspired me to start working on my contributions. Here's what she has to say about the role of food ' and food manga ' in Japanese culture:
Food is at the heart of Japan. With a small resource for agriculture, Japan treasures what they eat. Food in Japan is unique and quite different compared to other countries' They eat roe, innards, fish cheeks ' every part of the vegetable or animal is used to add flavor or texture to the meal. Nothing is wasted. Nothing is spared.
Food manga in Japan is serious business. Oishinbo is one of many titles that are synonymous to food manga. Other titles like Mr. Ajikko and Cooking Papa have yet to be translated in English. But it's there. And the fact that some of these titles still go on for more than 100 volumes mean that it's still relevant to Japanese society.
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