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    Isekai Shokudou



    Alternative title:
    Restaurant to Another World
    異世界食堂

    Genres: Fantasy, Slice of Life, Cooking.

    Synopsis:
    Western Restaurant Nekoya is a popular eatery located on a street corner in a Tokyo shopping district. Serving both traditional Japanese fare as well as Western dishes, this eating establishment is popular among Tokyo's residents. But this seemingly ordinary restaurant is also popular with another type of clientele...

    While the restaurant is thought to be closed on Saturdays, the truth is that on this special day each week, its doors are instead opened to the inhabitants of other worlds. From dragons and elves to fairies and mages, this restaurant has no shortage of strange customers. Nevertheless, the enigmatic chef known only as "Master" will be waiting to serve up their favorite dishes with a kind smile and keep them coming back for many more Saturdays to come.

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    I swear this anime had its own thread years ago..

    .. anyway, S2 is out. More wholesome Aletta and people eating food in general.

    The funniest bit was Telepathy delivering the Katsudon right on time.

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    I like how detailed they get about the fantasy world. For what's essentially a foodgasm show, the fantasy world is more fleshed out than the majority of fantasy isekai series. We know about all sorts of continents, cultures, politics, and a substantial amount of history. How each of those races and nations are treated, etc.

    It's pretty close to Tenshi multiverse levels of detail.

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    This show is the distillation of the concept of "problem, food, problem solved". I always liked that out it.

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    Episode 03

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    Everyone knows green curry is the best.

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    Episode 04

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    I'd make way more sense for him to say "I taught the bread guy how to make white sauce" rather than "The bread guy taught me". Wonder which is actually correct.

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    I didn't really like the second half of this episode, though I guess the reveal that they were halflings instead of children made a little more sense.

    Victoria bonding with her niece and nephew who are far more forgiving of her lineage in their nation was quite heartwarming on the other hand. Maybe a much brighter future is on its way to the Witch Princess. A trusted and beloved Auntie with command of powerful magic for her brother's heirs.

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    Aletta's shocked reaction to Emilio being a boy made this episode for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryllharu View Post
    Aletta's shocked reaction to Emilio being a boy made this episode for me.
    My favorite detail was that they gave him super feminine nails. I actually didn't figure him to be someone who would be often mistaken to be a girl.

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    Episode 07


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    Okonomiyaki - a nice fluffy one is always nice. I always prefer going light on the sauce for a more gentle, subtle flavour. Lots of sauce gives it a huge hit, but I find it to be more monotonous that way and overall less enjoyable.

    Kuro and Aletta empathizing with Elf's brain freeze was cute.

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    What toppings do you like on your okonomiyaki?
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    Wait, Western Restaurant Nekoya serves okonomiyaki?!

    Isn't that one of the only Japanese dishes served to anyone outside of the teriyaki skewers samurai at the counter with the great sage?

    Aletta is truly a top-tier waifu, concerned about the restaurant's well being and the enjoyment of the other guests, while also hitting like 6 different physical appearance appeal zones.

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    I did the impossible, I caught up to a show I was behind on!

    What makes this such an easy watch is the excellent ratio of food appeal and character appeal. These embellished stories of how this food impacts their lives is balanced by their own circumstances and motivations, and both are equally entertaining. I like seeing how they intersect when new characters are introduced. Food alone is great, but it too can get boring by itself, so the split focus is wise.

    Has anyone gotten out of there with a single serving yet? Master needs to re-evaluate his portion control.

    Also, minced meat cutlet never misses eat out day. She's in the background almost every time the place is open.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
    What toppings do you like on your okonomiyaki?
    Hmm, I can't say I've eaten this often enough to actively sort out my enjoyment based on toppings. I do remember eating pork belly and that was nice. I also enjoy seafood in general.

    I think the overall flavour and texture of the product matters more to my enjoyment than the toppings necessarily. That said, I don't really like yakisoba in my okonomiyaki. Layering is fine.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ryll
    Isn't that one of the only Japanese dishes served to anyone outside of the teriyaki skewers samurai at the counter with the great sage?
    I'm not an expert. From reading online, apparently it was popularised as a cheap western food in the 1900s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian View Post
    Hmm, I can't say I've eaten this often enough to actively sort out my enjoyment based on toppings. I do remember eating pork belly and that was nice. I also enjoy seafood in general.

    I think the overall flavour and texture of the product matters more to my enjoyment than the toppings necessarily. That said, I don't really like yakisoba in my okonomiyaki. Layering is fine.
    What do you mean by layering? When yakisoba is added to okonomiyaki (Hiroshima-style), it is a layer on top of it. I've never seen it mixed into the batter.

    Pork belly is the best because it stands up to the strong sauce and mayo flavors. Seafood kinda just disappears except for the texture, which is why tako is probably best if you go the seafood route.
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    Since there's nothing remotely like it around, I've made a bad imitation of one using cabbage and pancake batter. It's either satisfying or disgusting, because I'm not really sure what ratio works correctly, or when to flip it in a regular stovetop fry pan. One time was really good, the second time very much not.

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    Okonomiyaki is mostly cabbage with just enough batter to hold it together. I hope your next try works better!
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    Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
    What do you mean by layering? When yakisoba is added to okonomiyaki (Hiroshima-style), it is a layer on top of it. I've never seen it mixed into the batter.
    What I mean is that the concept of layering ingredients rather than mixing them together is fine. I'm not fond of yakisoba in general to begin with, but I find it particularly out of place in Okonomiyaki. I don't mean to say that it's mixed with the batter.

    I find yakisoba rather bland and uninteresting compared to other friend noodles - Japanese or otherwise.

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    Funny enough, instant yakisoba is better.

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    I'm with Buff, yakisoba is always gross. In all forms.

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    Eps S2 - 08

    Roast Beef / Cheesecake Again or...Kuro enforcing the Code of Conduct.

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    I guess the deeper implication is that Kuro is the mother (and father) of all vampires? She's the Death Dragon after all. It makes sense, I suppose, since her true form power kills living beings just by contact which is why she exiled herself to the Moon.

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