The Gourmet

Around the offices of Tozai News, Shiro Yamaoka has a reputation for being over-blunt, under-ambitious, and generally an all-around slacker. So why has he been given the important job of coming up with the "Ultimate Menu" to celebrate the newspaper's 100th anniversary? Because he possesses qualities his other colleagues don't: an exquisitely discerning palate, an encyclopedic knowledge of food and drink, and a masterful touch in the kitchen. --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Seinen/General in 1987**

274 chapters

Chapter 343 — The Truth About Alkaline Foods
Chapter 342 — A Living Jewel
Chapter 341 — The Sooty Treasure
Chapter 340 — The Children Who Seek Authenticity
Chapter 339 — The Cat & Pufferfish Dispute
Chapter 338 — Clash of Aboriginal Cuisine!! (Part 3)
Chapter 337 — Clash of Aboriginal Cuisine!! (Part 2)
Chapter 336 — Clash of Aboriginal Cuisine!! (Part 1)
Chapter 335 — The Strength of Wasanbon Sugar
Chapter 334 — The Japan-U.S. Rice War (Part 5)
Chapter 333 — The Japan-U.S. Rice War (Part 4)
Chapter 332 — The Japan-U.S. Rice War (Part 3)
Chapter 331 — The Japan-U.S. Rice War (Part 2)
Chapter 330 — The Japan-U.S. Rice War (Part 1)
Chapter 329 — New Year's Duck Nanban
Chapter 328 — Magic Tweezers
Chapter 327 — Yubeshi's Connection
Chapter 326 — The Truth About Mushrooms
Chapter 325 — Side Dish Showdown (Part 3)
Chapter 324 — Side Dish Showdown (Part 2)
Chapter 323 — Side Dish Showdown (Part 1)
Chapter 322 — A Meal That Moves The Heart
Chapter 321 — The Chestnut Uproar
Chapter 320 — The Fertile Land (Part 3)
Chapter 319 — The Fertile Land (Part 2)
Chapter 318 — The Fertile Land (Part 1)
Chapter 317 — The Harm Of A Low Salt Diet?!
Chapter 316 — Ultimate VS Supreme Salad Showdown (Part 5)
Chapter 315 — Ultimate VS Supreme Salad Showdown (Part 4)
Chapter 314 — Ultimate VS Supreme Salad Showdown (Part 3)
Chapter 313 — Ultimate VS Supreme: Salad Showdown (Part 2)
Chapter 312 — Ultimate VS Supreme: Salad Showdown (Part 1)
Chapter 311 — Freedom of the Soul
Chapter 310 — A Brother's Corn
Chapter 309 — The Meaning of Ultimate
Chapter 308 — Gasoline For The Body
Chapter 307 — A Surprising Taste (Part 2)
Chapter 306 — A Surprising Taste (Part 1)
Chapter 305 — A Home Without A Kitchen Knife
Chapter 304 — The Enchanting Continent (Part 3)
Chapter 303 — The Enchanting Continent (Part 2)
Chapter 302 — The Enchanting Continent (Part 1)
Chapter 301 — The Right Balance (Part 2)
Chapter 300 — The Right Balance (Part 1)
Chapter 299 — The Breath of Spring
Chapter 298 — New Tofu Showdown (Part 3)
Chapter 297 — New Tofu Showdown (Part 2)
Chapter 296 — Revisited: The Tofu Showdown (Part 1)
Chapter 295 — The Story of Vegetables: Past & Present
Chapter 294 — The Search for Condiments (Part 2)
Chapter 293 — The Search for Condiments (Part 1)
Chapter 292 — A Matter of Preference
Chapter 291 — The Spirit of Utensils
Chapter 290 — The Decisive Moment Of The Hospital Visit
Chapter 289 — The Ultimate VS Supreme: Hot Pot Showdown!!! (Part 5)
Chapter 288 — The Ultimate VS Supreme: Hot Pot Showdown!!! (Part 4)
Chapter 287 — The Ultimate Vs. The Supreme: The Hotpot Showdown!! (Part 3)
Chapter 286 — The Ultimate VS Supreme: Hot Pot Showdown!!! (Part 2)
Chapter 285 — The Ultimate VS Supreme: Hot Pot Showdown!!! (Part 1)
Chapter 284 — Death Awareness Cuisine
Chapter 283 — The Grandfather's Mochi
Chapter 282 — Good Eggplant, Bad Eggplant
Chapter 281 — The Capable Sea Squirt
Chapter 280 — An Embarrassing Dish
Chapter 279 — The Salmon Showdown!! (Part 3)
Chapter 278 — Salmon Showdown!! (Part 2)
Chapter 277 — Salmon Showdown!! (Part 1)
Chapter 276 — Squid Rice
Chapter 275 — The Taste of Wilderness
Chapter 274 — A Self-Made Man (Part 2)
Chapter 273 — A Self-Made Man (Part 1)
Chapter 272 — The Pride of His Gluttony
Chapter 271 — The Weakness of the Ultimate (Part 3)
Chapter 270 — The Weakness of the Ultimate (Part 2)
Chapter 269 — The Weakness of the Ultimate (Part 1)
Chapter 268 — A Hot Cup of Tea
Chapter 267 — The Bond Between Parent & Child
Chapter 266 — A Delicious Password
Chapter 265 — The East-West Udon Battle
Chapter 264 — A Blessing from The Sun
Chapter 263 — French Cuisine and Ramen-Rice
Chapter 262 — Longevity Cooking Showdown (Part 7)
Chapter 261 — The Food for Longevity Showdown!! (Part 6)
Chapter 260 — The Food for Longevity Showdown!! (Part 5)
Chapter 259 — Longevity Cooking Showdown (Part 4)
Chapter 258 — Longevity Cooking Showdown (Part 3)
Chapter 257 — The Food for Longevity Showdown!! (Part 2)
Chapter 256 — The Food for Longevity Showdown!! (Part 1)
Chapter 255 — The Bacon Left Behind (Part 2)
Chapter 254 — The Bacon Left Behind (Part 1)
Chapter 253 — Principles of Japanese Cuisine
Chapter 252 — A Gentle Taste
Chapter 251 — The Yokozuna of Pizza
Chapter 250 — The Flathead Editor
Chapter 249 — The Father's Korokke
Chapter 248 — The Ultimate Wedding Reception (Part 3)
Chapter 247 — The Ultimate Wedding Ceremony (Part 2)
Chapter 246 — The Ultimate Wedding Reception (Part 1)
Chapter 245 — A Genuine Feast
Chapter 244 — Halibut & Flounder
Chapter 243 — The Monkey & Crab Battle
Chapter 242 — Wrapping Up The World
Chapter 241 — The Taste of Edo
Chapter 240 — Ultimate VS Supreme: Sweets Showdown! (Part 2)
Chapter 239 — Ultimate VS Supreme: Sweets Showdown! (Part 1)
Chapter 238 — The Meaning of Gourmet
Chapter 237 — A Sickness Worth Celebrating
Chapter 236 — The Sea Bream's Sea Bream
Chapter 235 — New Year's Eve Udon
Chapter 234 — The Sardine's Heart
Chapter 233 — The Painter's Buri
Chapter 232 — The Suiton Affair (Part 2)
Chapter 231 — The Sweet Soup Incident (Part 1)
Chapter 230 — First of the Season Delicacy
Chapter 229 — Spaghetti Showdown! (Part 3)
Chapter 228 — Spaghetti Showdown! (Part 2)
Chapter 227 — Face Off!! With Spaghetti (Part 1)
Chapter 226 — Curry Showdown! (Part 9)
Chapter 225 — The Curry Showdown (Part 8)
Chapter 224 — The Curry Showdown (Part 7)
Chapter 223 — Curry Showdown! (Part 6)
Chapter 222 — Curry Showdown! (Part 5)
Chapter 221 — The Curry Showdown (Part 4)
Chapter 220 — Curry Showdown! (Part 3)
Chapter 219 — The Curry Showdown (Part 2)
Chapter 218 — Curry Showdown! (Part 1)
Chapter 217 — The Art of Tasting Whitefish
Chapter 216 — The Bean Sprout Kid
Chapter 215 — The Two Superstars
Chapter 214 — Midsummer Soba
Chapter 213 — Grandma's Gamble
Chapter 212 — Power Meat
Chapter 211 — Seared Bonito
Chapter 210 — Umeboshi in The Rain
Chapter 209 — Sweet & Spicy
Chapter 208 — Jumbo Chawanmushi
Chapter 207 — Kanten and Love
Chapter 206 — The Joy Of New Potatoes
Chapter 205 — The Korean Cuisine Battle! (Part 4)
Chapter 204 — The Korean Cuisine Battle! (Part 3)
Chapter 203 — Korean Food Competition (Part 2)
Chapter 202 — Korean Food Competition (Part 1)
Chapter 201 — The Tofu Showdown!! (Part 3)
Chapter 200 — The Tofu Showdown!! (Part 2)
Chapter 199 — The Tofu Showdown!! (Part 1)
Chapter 198 — The Oddity in The Food Composition Tables
Chapter 197 — Life and Pottery
Chapter 196 — Spicy Cod Roe
Chapter 195 — Japanese Roots
Chapter 194 — Two Potential Brides
Chapter 193 — The Value of a Winter's Catch
Chapter 192 — Rising to The Challenge
Chapter 191 — The Forbidden Bird
Chapter 190 — A Brand New Project
Chapter 189 — A Successful Porridge
Chapter 188 — A Delicate Feast
Chapter 187 — A Heartfelt New Year
Chapter 186 — How To Cook Oysters (Part 3)
Chapter 185 — How to Cook Oysters (Part 2)
Chapter 184 — How to Cook Oysters (Part 1)
Chapter 183 — The Mad Crab Battle
Chapter 182 — The Covered Baking Showdown (Part 2)
Chapter 181 — The Covered Baking Showdown (Part 1)
Chapter 180 — The Matsutake Dream
Chapter 179 — The Treasure in The Mountains
Chapter 178 — A Mysterious Plate
Chapter 177 — Precious Mint
Chapter 176 — The Buddha's Foot
Chapter 175 — The Third Generation Gourmet (Part 2)
Chapter 174 — To Know Gourmet Takes 3 Lifetimes (Part 1)
Chapter 173 — Korean Style Okonomiyaki
Chapter 172 — A Slip of The Tongue!
Chapter 171 — The Master Brewer's Water
Chapter 170 — Face Off! Revitalizing the Village (Part 2)
Chapter 169 — Village Revitalization Showdown (Part 1)
Chapter 168 — The Heart for Roasted Tea
Chapter 167 — The Secrets of Dry Beer (Part 2)
Chapter 166 — The Secret of Dry Beer (Part 1)
Chapter 165 — An Ugly Fish
Chapter 164 — The Norimaki Battle
Chapter 163 — A Tiny Universe in The Ricebowl
Chapter 162 — Cats & Marmalade
Chapter 161 — The Raw Meat Battle Continues
Chapter 160 — The Raw Meat Showdown!! (Part 2)
Chapter 159 — The Raw Meat Showdown!! (Part 1)
Chapter 158 — Sea Matsutake Rice
Chapter 157 — A Luxurious Menu
Chapter 156 — Gum Substitute
Chapter 155 — Rays and Sharks (Part 3)
Chapter 154 — Rays and Sharks (Part 2)
Chapter 153 — Rays and Sharks (Part 1)
Chapter 152 — Spring Gyoza (Part 3)
Chapter 151 — Springtime for Gyoza (Part 2)
Chapter 150 — Springtime for Gyoza (Part 1)
Chapter 149 — Rice Buddies
Chapter 148 — Vegetable Showdown (Part 3)
Chapter 147 — Face Off!! With Vegetables (Part 2)
Chapter 146 — Face Off!! With Vegetables (Part 1)
Chapter 145 — Rice Full of Vigor
Chapter 144 — The Seabream Showdown!!
Chapter 143 — The Worries of a Western Food Chef
Chapter 142 — His Palate After Fifty Years (Part 2)
Chapter 141 — His Palate After Fifty Years (Part 1)
Chapter 140 — The Ultimate Hidden Menu
Chapter 139 — New Year's Shrimp
Chapter 138 — A Peculiar Karaage
Chapter 137 — The Warmth of Downtown
Chapter 136 — Song of My Hometown
Chapter 135 — The Family Dining Table
Chapter 134 — The Ultimate VS The Supreme (Part 3)
Chapter 133 — The Ultimate VS The Supreme (Part 2)
Chapter 132 — The Ultimate VS The Supreme (Part 1)
Chapter 131 — The Test to Be Bowlchef (Part 2)
Chapter 130 — The Test to Be Bowlchef (Part 1)
Chapter 129 — Lemons & Health
Chapter 128 — Pacific Saury
Chapter 127 — Potato Bonbons
Chapter 126 — A Mother's Apple
Chapter 125 — A Boneless Fish
Chapter 124 — Boke & Tsukkomi
Chapter 123 — Beer and Edamame
Chapter 122 — The Treasure of The North Seas
Chapter 121 — Garlic Power
Chapter 120 — An Abalone Extravaganza
Chapter 119 — Refreshing Somen
Chapter 118 — Soft Vinegar
Chapter 117 — Cooking and Painting
Chapter 116 — Fierce Whale Battle (Part 5)
Chapter 115 — Fierce Whale Battle (Part 4)
Chapter 114 — Fierce Whale Battle (Part 3)
Chapter 113 — The War for Whaling (Part 2)
Chapter 112 — The War for Whaling (Part 1)
Chapter 111 — Emergency Food
Chapter 110 — Piping-Hot Xiao Long Bao
Chapter 109 — Japanese Style Curry (Part 2)
Chapter 108 — Japanese Curry (Part 1)
Chapter 107 — Tofu Flower
Chapter 106 — Brown Rice VS White Rice (Part 2)
Chapter 105 — Brown Rice VS White Rice (Part 1)
Chapter 104 — The Meaning of Gold
Chapter 103 — The History of a Long Established Store
Chapter 102 — The Taste of Summer Heat
Chapter 101 — Fond de Veaux (Part 2)
Chapter 100 — Fond de Veau (Part 1)
Chapter 99 — Love of Tonkatsu
Chapter 98 — Desserts and a Dream
Chapter 97 — Hong Kong Flavor Competition (Part 3)
Chapter 96 — The Hong Kong Cooking Showdown (Part 2)
Chapter 95 — The Hong Kong Cooking Showdown (Part 1)
Chapter 94 — The Joys of Fish (Part 2)
Chapter 93 — The Decadence in Fish (Part 1)
Chapter 92 — Ice in Midsummer
Chapter 91 — Fried Chicken
Chapter 90 — The Taste of Dried Food
Chapter 89 — A Blessing from The Sea Breeze
Chapter 88 — I Hate Milk
Chapter 87 — Perseverance & Yams
Chapter 86 — The New Year's Meal and The New Bride
Chapter 85 — The Old Ways of Sake
Chapter 84 — The Spirit of Kimchi
Chapter 83 — The Specialty of The Resort House
Chapter 82 — The Yokozuna's Favorite Food
Chapter 81 — The Homecooking of The Newlywed
Chapter 80 — Beef of The Highest Quality
Chapter 79 — The Japan-America Palate Showdown
Chapter 78 — The Five Year Pasta
Chapter 77 — A Black Sashimi
Chapter 76 — Reunion Bowl
Chapter 75 — His Reason for Not Eating (Part 2)
Chapter 74 — His Reason For Not Eating (Part 1)
Chapter 73 — The Essentials of Hamburgers (Part 2)
Chapter 72 — The Elements of a Hamburger (Part 1)
Chapter 71 — The Skills of The Heir
Chapter 70 — Broth and Noodles (Part 3)

The Gourmet

The Gourmet is a manga by Kariya Tetsu, first published in 1983. It blends psychological, romance, comedy and drama. You can read all 274 available chapters of The Gourmet online for free on MangaPulse; the newest is Chapter 343, added 2026-10-06.

Kariya Tetsu · 1983 · Hiatus

Psychological · Romance · Comedy · Drama · Slice of Life · Tragedy