Musubi Tofu Kakioroshi Chohen Jidai Shosetsu (Futami Jidai Shosetsu Bunkoku 2-3 Koryori Nodoka Ya Ninjo Jo 3)

[Machine Translation] The owner of Sagamiya, which distributes the best tofu in Japan to Tokiyoshi's Nodoka-ya, a former samurai chef who has replaced his sword with a kitchen knife, has fallen ill. If nothing is done, the exquisite taste of the small tofu shop in the back row houses will be lost. Tokikichi, his regular customers, and the residents of the tenement stand up to save the day ("Knot Tofu," the title story). Tokikichi's small dishes warm the hearts of the people. A newly written full-length historical novel.

刀を包丁に持ち替えた元武家の料理人時吉の「のどか屋」に天下一品の豆腐を卸している相模屋の主が病に倒れた。このままでは裏長屋の小さな豆腐屋の絶品な味がとだえてしまう。時吉と常連客たち、長屋の住人が起死回生の策で立ち上がった(表題作の『結び豆腐』)。時吉の小料理が人々の心をほっこり温める。書き下ろし長編時代小説。