The best selling and most beloved food manga of all time As part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary the publishers of the Tozai News have commissioned the creation of the Ultimate Menu a model meal embodying the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine. This allimportant task has been entrusted to journalist Yamaoka Shiro an inveterate cynic who possesses no initiativebut also an incredibly refined palate and an encyclopedic knowledge of food. Weekly Time magazine sets up a series of culinary battles between the Tozai Newss Ultimate Menu represented by Yamaoka and the Teito Timess Supreme Menu represented by Kaibara Yuzan Yamaokas father and nemesis. The ingredient this time is vegetables specifically cabbages and turnips. Who will win the Vegetable Showdown Later Yamaoka and Kurita help Tomiis son get over his hatred of eggplant and patch a rift between lovers using the power of asparagus. show more