Fumi Yoshinaga

Originally published in Japan by Kodansha, 2009 as: Kinou nani tabeta? 3.

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Shiro and Kenji, a gay couple in Tokyo navigate life and enjoy the diverse made-from-scratch meals Shiro makes.

Stef

Casual romance adult between two men. Tipe2 slice of life dan paling menarik resep diakhir tiap bab nya, jadi kepengen nyobain.

Amanda

Good slice of life storytelling. I'm not really one for the blow by blow cooking pages, but the added tidbits of cooking tips and recipes was nice. I've been curious to watch the drama adaptation and now I'm even more interested in checking that out too.

Ken Yuen

A slice of life story about a gay couple living in Japan and how food intersects in all aspects of our lives. I thought the story was pretty fair, considering that gay characters in Japanese media are often portrayed as being the butt of tacky jokes. Some issues do come up, like the main character keeps his homosexuality a secret at work, while the other is open. And they get in a fight over this issue.

Most of the comedy comes from the fact that the couple are an odd couple. The main guy, Shiro Kakei, is a lawyer who maintains a facade of aloof perfection, while letting his guard down when it comes to people in need and his passion for cooking. His partner is an easy-going hair stylist.

As the title hints, food is a big deal. There are entire sections of the book that are pretty much recipes that you can try out for yourself. Not a cook myself, I tend to just skip these sections. Storywise, food works as a mechanism for being a thing that connects people. Like Shiro cooks a meal as a non-verbal way of apologizing to his partner at one point. And Shiro makes a friend while grocery shopping (he's a tightwad on top of everything else). And of course, the only time Shiro's face softens from a dispassionate scowl is when he's enjoying a meal.

I think there is one story in this book or the next about a man who's being abused by his wife. And it talks about how his trouble with dealing with the stigma of the situation. I think this is a pretty good example of the way the book quietly challenges stereotypes. It doesn't outright say, "Change your views!" so much as it says "Here's some people and their stories and what their lives are like."

While Shiro turns down the opportunity for celebrity, Kenji's cooking adventures are depicted in a manga about a gay couple.

What Did You Eat Yesterday

Really enjoy the peek into the lives of two gay men. Dealing with issues like parents and children. One thing that bothers me a bit is the use of slang. Sometimes characters who don't seem like they'd be the type to talk will break out into very casual language which doesn't seem to fit them. It makes you wonder if that's really the character voice or just the voice of the translator.

What Did You Eat Yesterday is best described as part comic, part cookbook - it depicts the romance between two 40-year-old men and the many meals they share together. In the narrative, a hard-working middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo come to enjoy the finer moments of life through food. After long days at work, either in the law firm or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will always have down time together by the dinner table, where they can discuss their troubles, thrash out their feelings and enjoy delicately prepared home cooked meals!

There's a moment in this book that's both very touching for the main characters, and punctuated with drive by homophobia. It's a friendly reminder that society still has a ways to go. It just grounds the work in the real world, since overt discrimination hasn't really popped up in this story so far.

I was delighted to learn Shiro discovering brownies, but then they added raisins...

Judy Hudgins

I loved this manga. Older characters and wonderful food.

Shiro continues to experiment with his culinary creativity while dealing with his well-intentioned mother, who comes to rely on him when his father is diagnosed with cancer.

Loving this series, even if it makes me hungry and almost willing to try tofu.

Accomplished home chef he might be, Shiro proceeds on the assumption that no two of his curries will ever taste the same.

What Did You Eat Yesterday is best described as part comic, part cookbook - it depicts the romance between two 40-year-old men and the many meals they share together. In the narrative, a hard-working middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo come to enjoy the finer moments of life through food. After long days at work, either in the law firm or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will always have down time together by the dinner table, where they can discuss their troubles, hash out their feelings and enjoy delicately prepared home cooked meals!

A hard-working middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo come to enjoy the finer moments of life through food. After long days at work, either in the law firm or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will always have down time together by the dinner table, where they can discuss their troubles, hash out their feelings and enjoy delicately prepared home cooked meals!

From the James Tripee Award Winning author, Fumi Yoshinaga, comes a casual romance between two 40-year-old men and the many meals they share together. Gilbert invites himself over for a hot-pot made with common-folk ingredients, and Shiro wonders if things will be weird with Kohinata. Kenji tries to put off entering his 50's for as long as possible, until Shiro reframes the idea of birthday celebrations, just as an old college classmate of Shiro's passes away. Changes are afoot at both Kenji's salon and Shiro's law firm... but the one constant is that there is always good food and great company to be enjoyed.

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

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