The Astute Macaron
Hello! This is the Astute Macaron Podcast, where I (finally) read the classics, and then bake about them. My name is Misty, and I have worked in bookstores and libraries for over a decade - I currently work at a very small, super cute library in the mountains. Somehow, even being surrounded by books and selling more classics than I can count, I have managed to avoid ever reading them, mostly because they are boring. I am not a professional baker, or even a particularly talented one, but I enjoy a challenge, and I can usually make something that tastes good and won't poison you, even if it looks inedible.In this podcast I am challenging myself to finally read the classics, to see what the heck everyone is talking about. I probably won't like them, to be honest, so be prepared for some Unpopular Opinions. Baking is my stress relief, so in order to get through this nonsense, I will be baking something themed after the book! Or, attempting to, anyway.I hope you enjoy it!
The Astute Macaron
04 - Rashomon
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Misty
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Season 1
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Episode 4
In this episode I get to experience the crushing weight of terrible humanity - in Japanese! Okay, not actually in Japanese, I read a translation.
This one is short because Rashomon is a short story! Yay, I needed that after last week's insanity. Also I am super sick and it's really noticeable. Hey, at least you can't catch a cold over the internet, right?
My recipe was literally just made up. I poured some match in some milk and added sugar until it tasted nice.
Recommendations:
- Murakami's top ten: Natsume Soseki, Mori Ogai, Shimazaki Toson, Shiga Naoya, Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Dazai Osamu, Mishima Yukio, and ???
- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (with caveats)
- Geisha: a Life by Mineko Iwasaki
- Geisha by Liza Dalby
Music: Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod