25 minSeason 1 • Episode 52
LatestWhile Fei and his team are working away cooking, Mao is still thinking of what to cook, with his friends anxiously waiting. Finally, after observing the king for a little, he comes up with a 'theme' and they start cooking. After a lot of rushing and hurrying, they finally finish their 100 dishes just in time. Fei presents his neo Man Han Banquet, and the king takes one spoon out of each of the 100 dishes and says that he's full (implying that Mao's dishes are rejected). However, after some begging from Mao, the king decides that he will try one dish. After that, he became crazy, and started eating more and more until he finished all 100 dishes! So he askes Mao the secret behind his dishes, and Mao said that he had observed that the king had small wrists and oily skin and the theme of his food was to be healthy and fresh. Then the king declares that Mao has won, and Mao says that he doesn't want to take the job, instead travel to find the remaining cooking utensils. He then askes Fei to come along, and Fei tells them why he joined the UCS. So they set off to look for the remaining 5 cooking utensils.
After the death of his mother, a young boy travels to China and become a master chef, in his attempt to become head chef of his late mother's restaurant
Practical Effects
Pre-digital animation where every sizzle and steam cloud was hand-drawn with love.
Production
Insane reaction shots — characters literally float when tasting good food.
Writing
Somehow makes a cooking tournament arc as suspenseful as any sports anime.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This anime rode the late-90s wave of 'gourmet boom' in Japan, where cooking shows exploded and shounen manga editors would greenlight literally any competitive activity. FREE
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