A review by yonnyan
Oishinbo a la carte, Volume 3 - Ramen and Gyoza by Akira Hanasaki, Tetsu Kariya

4.0

🍜 Talks about more of the uncommon ramen dishes.
🍜 Offers insight into how Japan adapted the original Chinese dishes for Japanese palettes & food culture to become inherent part of Japanese identity.
🍜 Uses interesting plot devices to showcase different cooking methods for gyōza.
🍜 Has backstory of gyōza & many different variations of the dish.
🍜 Uses the two food types to mention history between postwar Japan & China relations.
🍜 4.25 noodles outta 5!