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Sleuth of Ming Dynasty, episodes 1-2 — R and have started watching a new show together -- its Chinese drama with detectives and mysteries and such! Having just started this I’m still confused about who is who and how they are all related. There seem to be a bunch of competing official investigation offices. One thing that I’m really enjoying is the food! Our main detective is such a foodie and its adorable! There’s lots of discussion of cooking technique and such. I have no idea how historically accurate it is but at least there’s no potatoes yet. (Content note: prostitution, child death)

Flavorful Origins, episodes 1- 6 — this a mainland-Chinese produced food documentary with little ten minute episodes available on Netflix. Watching how this episode treats pork lungs, raw crab, ext exactly the same as any other ingredient really makes me realize how exocitizing most western coverage of Chinese food is. Anyways it's a fun and informative show.

Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson — YA romance told in text messages. This was the first thing I got out of the library now that I can pick up my holds again. It was cute and fun and I gobbled it up. Ultimately I wanted the ethical implications of something one of the characters did to be explored more, but I still enjoyed this a lot. It’s been ages since I read a novel!

No Man's Land by A.J. Fitzwater — having read a novel I thought I’d try reading this novella. It's a fantasy set in New Zealand during WWII, very queer in a lot of ways. This had so much texture, I loved all the daily life on a farm bits, and the food especially sounded so good!

Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau — This queer YA graphic novel was the other thing I got from my first trip back to the library. It's pretty cute, featuring teens working at a bakery, but the ending felt really rushed and unearned.

“A Guide for Working Breeds by Vina Jie-Min Prasad” — I was excited to check out a new story form the author of “Fandome for Robots” this one features robots, dogs, and terrible working conditions. It is incredibly charming, and also rather dystopic

The Rise of Tea Culture in China by Bret Hinsch — I really love histories focused on food and drink! I found this one very clearly written and informative. It helps put tea drinking into a wider cultural context. I especially enjoyed the chapter on tea and masculinity.

Date: 2020-07-08 06:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] shadaras
Oooh, Sleuth of Ming Dynasty sounds neat! Where are you watching it?

Date: 2020-07-08 07:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] shadaras
Cool, good to know :)

Date: 2020-07-08 06:59 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] solo
Having just started this I’m still confused about who is who and how they are all related.

Watch the detective, the military guy, and the eunuch! They're my first OT3 ever!

Date: 2020-07-28 11:02 am (UTC)
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'A Guide...' is so charming - thanks for highlighting it as I didn't know it existed :)

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