Shinmai Shimai no Futari Gohan - Vol. 5 Ch. 24 - Jansson's Temptation

Page 13 reminds me so much of “Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear” with the outfit.
 
An advice to anyone trying to do this dish: the original fish used in this dish, the ''sprat'' is very different from anchovies, and truth to be told, not that much good in terms of flavour and it is the cheapest fish one can find, which makes more dubious the idea of the temptation, but who know, maybe after brining them they get a very different flavour.
 
There's two factual errors which Hiiragi-sensei made in this chapter:

1. The story about the religious man is apocryphal: the dish's modern name most likely comes from a particular opera singer and gourmand.

2. "Anchovy" is a false cognate with the Swedish "ansjovis," or pickled sprats, in several European languages, notably English. Due to the resulting mistranslation, it is very common for recipes to erroneously call for anchovies; they are very salty and have a wonderful flavour, yes, but one that differs greatly from the Swedish fish (although the resulting, different dish is apparently pretty good). In Sweden, they use sprats or, sometimes, herring for the dish; as such, anchovies are not the substitute to go for if you can't get your hands on some sprats. (Her information at the end of the chapter only gets some of this correct.)
 
"First friend" is in quotes
The obvious blatant not-even-subtext-subtext

Eri is going for the polygamous route 👀
 
Swedish cuisine and salmon on the same plate? Nothing strange about that... while it's probably a different species from the salmon eaten in Japan, we do eat salmon in Sweden... =P
 

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