Michio Higashi (Aug 2, 1941- ) "Mystery-tei no Kondate-cho" Shobunsha, Published Jan 1988, 221 pages, Eggs Benedict, Pink Gin, The Oldest Cocktail
Michio Higashi (Aug 2, 1941- )
"Mystery-tei no Kondate-cho"
Shobunsha, Published Jan 1988
221 pages
http://www.canoe-ken.com/cgi-bin/books/book.cgi?id=07785
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4794958714
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4794957629
"The pleasure of reading mysteries is also the pleasure of tasting the food the characters eat.
Needless to say, there is the food-loving detective Spenser,
Philip Marlowe, who has a weakness for soft-boiled eggs,
Sam Spade, who makes sandwiches at home,
and the gourmet aristocrat James Bond... and so on.
A book that introduces delicious ways to enjoy mysteries by adding episodes and recipes related to the food in 52 mystery meal scenes.
From the table of contents
"Unintended Fullness
Robert B. Parker 'A Catskill Eagle'"
"The Password is Guts
Raymond Chandler 'Poodle Springs'"
"The Middle-Aged Sandwich
Dashiell Hammett 'The Maltese Falcon'"
"Coffee in the Wilderness
Tom Clancy 'The Hunt for Red October'"
"Hobby Dieting
Bill Pronzini 'Hoodwink'"
"A Happy Choice
Warren Murphy 'The Hangover'"
"Hot Cake Torture
R.H. Shimer 'Squash'"
"Enlightenment of the Heart
Jack Higgins 'The Eagle Has Landed'"
"Tea to Cheer You Up
John le Carré 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'"
"The Pros and Cons of Veranda Gardening
Jeffrey Archer 'Shall We Tell the President?'"
"Proof of Wealth
Kem Nunn 'Tapping the Source'"
...and so on"
Finished reading on June 23, 2012
Fukuoka City Public Library collection
"Weekly Yomiuri"
Dec 1, 1985 issue - Dec 28, 1986 issue
52 serialized episodes
"Spenser's Cooking"
Hayakawa Publishing, Aug 1985
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/415203291X
A book guide with recipes for food appearing in mysteries by the author of,
and an essay collection that "wrote down the mysteries I read and how I felt about <food> in the town of Tokyo in the year 1986" p.220.
It begins with popcorn from Robert B. Parker's
'A Catskill Eagle' (1985.4),
and ends with French toast from 'A Catskill Eagle' (1986.7).
It was a delicious and fun book where mysteries I had never read and
dishes I had never eaten
appeared one after another.
"There is also a way to eat popcorn well.
Make it yourself.
Anyone who has ever eaten it piping hot and freshly made
would surely never want to eat pre-made ones again.
Some might say popcorn isn't cooking, but
this is already a fine dish."
p.12 'Unintended Fullness'
In our home, when our children were in kindergarten (1983-86),
we used to buy corn for popcorn,
make it, and eat it.
How delicious it was when it was hot and freshly made!
I feel like I haven't eaten it in about thirty years.
"A hot dog is a snack-like food for when you're a little hungry.
It has no value unless it's cheap.
It is said that it started by sandwiching hot sausages in bread
so as not to burn your fingers when selling them.
In other words, the bread is a substitute for gloves."
p.44 'Sausage Gloves'
"Eggs Benedict is something you can eat for about 7 dollars
in a very general hotel dining room,
where you take a crispy toasted English muffin,
split it in two, place well-cooked
Canadian bacon on both halves,
and put a poached egg on each one.
Pour hot, creamy Hollandaise sauce over it from above,
and eat it slowly using a knife and fork.
This muffin brunch, accompanied by champagne shining golden in the near-noon sun...
Ah, even thinking about it now makes my Adam's apple bob..."
p.98 'Long Live Flour Food'
https://www.olive-hitomawashi.com/weekend_recipe/2019/07/10-4.html
Delicious and creamy in about 10 minutes!
How to make Eggs Benedict
"[The father-in-law [Charles] of the protagonist, Sid Halley, in Dick Francis' 'Whip Hand' 1979]
likes to drink <Pink Gin>.
A real Pink Gin uses Plymouth Gin, and it's quite strong with Angostura bitters added.
It is, so to speak, a dry martini without vermouth.
It seems to be a favorite in the British Navy,
and in that respect, it is appropriate for a father-in-law [retired Navy Rear Admiral].
The name is soft, but the taste is hard."
p.208 'How to Properly Associate with a Father-in-Law'
"The next day [Thursday], as usual,
I met Charles at the Cavendish [Hotel],
and sat in an armchair in the hotel bar.
...
'So, what about lunch next Thursday?'
I smiled,
and bought him a double Pink Gin.
'I'll be back for that'
We ate scallops in wine and cheese sauce with one hand,
and while doing so, he told me about Jenny.
...
When I finished eating the scallops,
I leaned back in my chair and drank Charles'
cold, high-quality white wine."
Dick Francis
'Whip Hand (Hayakawa Mystery Bunko)'
Translated by Hikaru Kikuchi, Hayakawa Publishing 1985.8 p.127
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4150707189
"Pink Gin is made by shaking dry gin and Angostura bitters and
serving it in a cocktail glass.
In contrast, Gin & Bitters is made by
putting a few drops of bitters in a liqueur glass,
tilting the glass and rotating it to coat the entire inside with bitters,
shaking out and discarding the remaining bitters,
and quietly pouring in well-chilled Plymouth Gin.
This cocktail is said to be the oldest cocktail,
and many bartenders prefer this one."
Mitsutoshi Furuya
'BAR Lemon Heart 11
Action Comics'
Futabasha, 1994.7 p.15
PART.135 'The Grudge of Gin & Bitters'
"There is a British naval base in the port of Plymouth in southwestern England,
and perhaps because of that, this gin has become a navy favorite" p.14
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4575819689
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'America Eats.
A Journey Around the Mysteries of American Food Culture'
Sakuhinsha, 2015.8
736 pages!
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4861825431
I borrowed this from the Fukuoka City Public Library in September 2015, but
I didn't finish reading it by the return deadline, so it is unregistered.
https://note.com/fe1955/n/n6a01d67677e2
Ikuko Kaiya
'A Dish from a Mystery
You Can Make the Taste of That Scene'
Japan Broadcast Publishing Association
Published June 2000
Patricia Cornwell
Sue Grafton
Simon Brett
Sara Paretsky
Aaron Elkins
Christine Andreae
Minette Walters
Janet Neel
Jonathan Kellerman
Dick Francis
Dana Stabenow
Deborah Crombie
Janet Evanovich
Faye Kellerman
Carolyn G. Hart
Sally Chapman
Agatha Christie
https://note.com/fe1955/n/n1c9be724f80c
Ikuko Kaiya
'Reading Mysteries Through Cooking
(Seikatsujin Shinsho)'
Japan Broadcast Publishing Association, Published Jan 2003
217 pages
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