The Cantonese Circle’s Young Master Storms the Imperial Kitchen

[Food + business + transmigration + lighthearted comedy + no political scheming + no characters acting stupid]

Li Kun, a top Cantonese foodie, accidentally transmigrates to ancient times after eating some not-so-fresh white-cut chicken. Wearing flip-flops, he barges into the emperor’s banquet, only to be mistaken for an immortal chef from the South Seas.

With his passion for food and flair for innovation, Li Kun gradually wins over the emperor, the imperial consorts, and a whole host of other food lovers with his inventive dishes. He also meets an arrogant little cat of a Grand Princess who loves food as much as he does...

The palace roast duck is too bland? Then let this crispy-skinned, tender-fleshed, gloriously fragrant well-roasted goose teach you a lesson!

The consorts have lost their appetites after falling ill? A bowl of nourishing sweet rice wine with soft, melt-in-your-mouth eggs will warm both heart and stomach.

Palace pastries too boring? Egg-yolk pastries and double-skin milk pudding are about to spark the capital’s latest food craze...