This weekend, I watched しんや しょくどう, also known as Midnight Diner, on Netflix.
Midnight Diner follows the background stories of guests who go to a diner that is only open from midnight to 7 AM. The owner of the diner listens to their stories and what leads them to a place like this. All the characters are special in their own way and the show highlights aspects of Japanese life that are not so glamorous. I would encourage everyone to watch it because I think this show encourages empathy and a sense of humanity from its viewers as the characters are in some ways just normal people going through their lives as best as they can.
One of the great parts of this show is that after every episode, there is a mini-tutorial on the recipe that was incorporated in the plot in some way. For example, Miyuki is one of the guests in Season 1 Episode 2 and she always ordered ねこマッマ so, at the end of the episode, they explained how you could make it yourself at home! It is very interactive and I want to try out some of the recipes when I go back home!
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