"This udon, I could eat it forever."
— The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, Episode 7
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Just when I thought that it would be cool if there’s a cookbook of this show.
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The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House - Episode 6, "One-Sided"
Cream stew – a hearty meal made with chicken and sauteed vegetables, combined with a white roux
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MAIKO-SAN CHI NO MAKANAI-SAN
THE MAKANAI: COOKING FOR THE MAIKO HOUSE
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The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023, Japan)
Directors: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Hiroshi Okuyama, Takuma Sato & Megumi Tsuno
Writers: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takuma Sato, Megumi Tsuno & Mami Sunada
Mini-review:
I love Hirokazu Kore-eda's style, and you can feel his hand throughout the nine episodes, even if he worked with more people. This show is such a lovely, soothing and relaxing experience. Nothing much happens (it's a classic slice of life story), but if you enjoy its vibes, it never gets boring. Sure, maybe it could have used a doses or two of drama, but at the same time I feel like that would have shattered the peaceful atmosphere it carefully builds from the first episode. I do wish the show would have delved into the many controversies and problems that surround the maiko/geiko industry, specially considering Kore-eda has strongly supported the #MeToo movement within the Japanese film world, but, once again, I get that something like that would have gone against the whole point of the show.
Anyway, I feel like I'm rambling here. The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House is quite lovely and as well acted and sensitively written/directed as one could expect from Hirokazu Kore-eda. Also, make sure to watch it on a full stomach, cause there's a lot of delicious-looking food here that will certainly make you go hungry.
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The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023)
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MAIKO-SAN CHI NO MAKANAI-SAN
THE MAKANAI: COOKING FOR THE MAIKO HOUSE
1x04 - Wish
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You seem like you're having so much fun. Even though you cook the makanai for the girls every single day. Don't you get tired? No, I don't, actually. While collecting ingredients, I decide whether to make it a bit lighter or a bit heavier, depending on how the girls feel. Oh? Mmm. Also, even if I return to a store to get unagi or vegetables, it can change depending on the season, completely changing the taste of it. And so, even if I use the usual amount of seasoning, it'll, uh, still taste different than what we might expect. Oh? Yeah. So that's... why I say to the food, "Hello there, and thanks." "It's nice to see you again."
— The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
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sumire going to a fancy restaurant for the first time and eating luxurious foods that leave her unfulfilled and tastes bland and then coming home and lighting up bc she gets to eat kiyo's fried oysters it's about how food is love and love is food and love is the one cooking it for you and being the one who eats it i
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Souvenir from Kyoto : Maiko Bookmarks
Found this at a shophouse at Kiyomizudera and it reminds me of my favourite comfort show, The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House.
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The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House - Episode 2, "Guardian Spirit"
Oyakodon (親子丼), lit. "parent-and-child rice bowl" – named such due to both chicken and egg being star ingredients
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