A story of food and family and the origins of a secret ingredient

Shizue is a maid living in the 1930s, struggling with western vegetables at a cooking school. Rukiko is a contemporary food researcher devoted to creating buzz-worthy recipes in the fiercely competitive world of social media. What is the secret of the dish that binds the two together? Includes a conversation between the author and culinary researcher Kazuo Hida.

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