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Food and Pleasure

Issue 25: "Butter" by Asako Yuzuki

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June Tara
Sep 11, 2025
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Butter by Asako Yuzuki brings a fresh and delicate descriptive tone to food. Beyond the story, the book captivates you within the first few pages just by the quality of the writing. Although most of my own experience with food has had to do with consuming it, this book brings in a satisfactory element from a different angle. The read itself is very enjoyable. The quality of the writing ennvelops you into the pages right away, and whether or not you love a murder mystery, if you love quality writing, then this work will captivate you regardless.

For readers that are looking to immerse themselves visually into a story, this book is a fantastic option to look into. The book is highly recommended online and for good reason. This is a classic case of, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” moment, becasue has I not read up on the awards that it had received, I probably wouldn’t have picke up this book myself. Reading “Butter,” I came to real…

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