Feeding the Shogun: The Feasts of Feudal Japan
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Published 2024-02-27
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All Comments (21)
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What other Japanese foods should I cover? Also, keep an eye out for other food in FX's Shōgun. It pops up here and there!
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The thought of a bunch of grown rich folks playing tea party while drunk as hell with pockets full of decorative sea jerky is absolutely hilarious.
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"completely inedible, but that was not the point. it was all about the spectacle!" the fondant of the ancients...
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I took a comparative religions class in college: In Shinto, there is a strong emphasis on naturalness, which gives deep spiritual significance to the simplicity of Japanese cuisine, summed up in this proverb: "A Chinese Chef with his sauces can make pig taste like duck, but a Japanese Chef can make a carrot taste more like a carrot than any carrot you've ever eaten." That's stayed with me all these years.
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– I was at the feast with Shogun – Wow! Did you enjoy the food? – What food?!?
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"The Southern Barbarian's Cookbook" would've made a great name for a Lynyrd Skynyrd or Black Crowes album.
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I'm struck by the parallels between the shogun visiting a Samurai and the English monarchs visiting various nobles. In both events it was an expensive proposition for the host. Queen Elizabeth I used to visit nobles who she thought might be planning against her, and usually by the time she left, they were so broke they couldn't afford any of that.
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I just love how straightforward Japanese are about naming things, as Ryori Monogatari literaly translates to "a tale of food", but at the same time they have like ten different nouns for rice
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Since you mentioned it in the episode, I think mochi is a Japanese food deserving of an episode of its own.
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I don't have social anxiety. But I probably would definitely develop it after attending a banquet like that. Do I eat this? How do I show that I appreciate how fancy It is? How long do I stare at it? What if my back starts to ache? What if I can't eat what is served without loudly gagging? Can I get a drink of water? Can I go to the bathroom!?! I think I would just leave the country if I had to go to something like this.
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13:27 "Shi" was actually the Chinese phonetic for both "four" and "death." In formal ceremony in China and Japan, the use of this phonetic was avoided. But the Japanese language also had a vernacular form consisting of native Japanese words, and the phonetic for four was "yon," which could be used freely without invoking death.
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As a Japanese, I really appreciate how accurate your pronunciation is for each word! You must’ve done loads of research!! Thank you, thank you 😊 ありがとう✨ I love all of your videos!
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As a Japanese with a huge love of both food and history, I just want to say how much I appreciate the amount of research you've put in, as well as clearly taking the time to learn and pronounce Japanese words as accurately as possible. Thank you! 🙂
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A few moments after this video released, I tried throwing in the spice mix of that rice into my rice cooker after doing my usual rinsing for lunch (And substituted the water for basic broth) and let me tell you, Cloves and ginger made the rice taste ridiculously good like he said even when you substitute the broth! Everyone should give it a legit try to change up your rice!
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Max is the perfect host for this type of show, because he seems to genuinely like food in general. Any time period, any style, he finds something to enjoy.
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Burdock is dope as hell for anyone who's never had it. Pairs super well with all kinds of izakaya dishes and ramen and sushi. Just awesome.
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"The sharing of sakazuki" goes all the way to modern day, and even to this day the reference is widely acknowledged in the culture. Although in modern days it's mostly a Yakuza thing lol.
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From cooking in a tiny kitchen without sitting room to being sponsored by a major TV network, you've come so far, Max!
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9 Shots and Sharp swords must have been a fun party.
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I love basically any Japanese pickled veggies. They're exceptionally good when you have them with something like Gyudon, or Unadon, things that are very oily/fat because they cut right through that and give off an amazing brightness to the dish. So good.
