From her cute meeting with Milani to the tense job interview with head chef Chanda, Yarrow is a likable character, who’s willing to self-improve and self-reflect and is a welcome facet of a cooking protagonist. Yarrow’s emotional arc in connecting with her heritage and rediscovering her passion for cooking is a wonderfully paced turn and gives her plenty of time to interact with the incredibly diverse cast.

In fact, after the main narrative is complete, there are recipes in the back for some of the dishes that were presented.ĭelliquanti and Ho make a wonderful team. Throughout the 150-page story, we get fascinating insights into why certain cultures have been more readily accepting of insects and actually preparations of mealworms and honey larvae. In addition to being a sweet and sentimental story about preserving culture, Delliquanti and Ho spend a fair portion of the book educating the reader on the history and benefits of insect proteins. Yet in addition to the queer romance that drives the story’s B-plot, Meal is unique in that both Yarrow and Chanda specialize in the preparation and serving of insects. Along the way, she becomes friends with neighborhood artist, Milani, and discovers the true meaning of cooking along the way. Meal chronicles the journey of Yarrow, a young chef who has moved across the country in hopes of impressing her idol, Chanda Flores. However, all of my personal apprehensions aside, I found myself enamored with the culinary concoctions that was Delliquanti’s and Ho’s Meal. The creepy crawlers definitely have me a little squeamish at times, and the idea of eating bugs still inadvertently closes my throat up. I am not necessarily entomophobic, but insects and I certainly aren’t on the best of terms. Creators: Blue Delliquanti (Writer, Illustrator), Soleil Ho (Writer) / Iron Circus Comics Dreams.

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