This is a very solid story. The main protagonist is Tsurumi Asuta. He was working as an apprentice cook at a family restaurant, managed by his father. One day a fire broke out, for the sake of his father’s cherished knife [Santoku Houchou – the Japanese kind] he ran back inside to retrieve it and thus met his end. When he awakes he is saved by a girl named ‘Ai Fa’ from the [People of Morihen]. Now he must find a place for himself in a different world, with the skills he has… COOKING!

I really like this Light Novel. The series has great pacing with good character and world-building. The cast is large and varied, there are no badly written characters, they all have their own unique traits that help them stand out. Also, the relationship between the two MC’s is nice 🙂 There are no cheat abilities, no grand prophecies, no epic battles with magic and explosions. It all feels really grounded and believable. Because a large part of the plot revolves around cooking, the food descriptions are all top-notch, with heavy emphasis put on describing the actual preparation of the dish. I recommend having a snack on hand when reading this one.

There are some grammar and spelling mistakes in this one, but because it is a fan translation its to be expected. Don't let it bother you, they are minor, but they are there.
The fan translations go up to volume 13 and then stop because the official translations started and they are only up to like book 7 or 8.

... Last updated on October 18th, 2019, 3:57am