Book Notes
Carrie recommends:
- The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa; translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder
- Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors; translated from the Dutch by Misha Hoekstra
Adam recommends:
- Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road by Kazuo Koike; illustrated by Goseki Kojima, Frank Miller
- Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga, Vol. 1 by Jiro Kuwata
Michael recommends:
- Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi ; translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright
- Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt ; translated from the Dutch by Nancy Forest-Flier.
Bite Notes
- Pair The Housekeeper and the Professor with a Japanese Hamburg Steak, or hambagu, a popular home-cooked, Western-style dish which, like the American hamburger and Salisbury steak, has its roots in Germany.
- Bake a Danish Dream Cake to enjoy with Mirror, Shoulder, Signal.
- As Hadi recounts his tale of the Whatitsname in Frankenstein in Baghdad, grill up a plate of Iraqi Kabobs with a recipe that can be found on yummly.com.
- Enjoy the Dutch roots of Black Spring, New York, by making Broodje Rookworst, a Dutch sausage and sauerkraut sandwich, from a recipe found on thespruceeats.com.
- Pair Batman's fusion of Western-Japanese culture with omelet rice, a popular breakfast for families in Japan. The recipe can be found in Japanese Cooking Made Simple, available on Hoopla.
- The pop culture-influencing read Lone Wolf and Cub goes well with Fluffy Cheesecake, a Japanese take on our favorite Golden Girls accompaniment. The recipe can be found in Japanese Cooking Made Simple, available on Hoopla.
05/18/20 • 34 min
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