Shen Zhiwei, who was reborn in Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty, only wanted to inherit his family's restaurant that was about to close down, but was accidentally bound to the "Five Flavors System". Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, every emotion of the diners can be transformed into special seasonings to create an unstoppable taste.
With a spatula in her left hand and an abacus in her right hand, she led the bankrupt county magistrate father, her powerful but gluttonous mother, and her brother who was determined to take the imperial examination to run the small "Shen Ji Restaurant" in a prosperous manner. By the way, I got acquainted with the sharp-tongued young man from the drugstore next door, the gossipy little embroiderer from the embroidery building across the street, and the down-and-out scholar who always came to have a meal, and formed the first "melon-eating group" in Bianjing.
From "Crab Roe Bilo" to "Cherry Bilo", from restaurants to restaurants, Shen Zhiwei's food territory continues to expand. However, how come Gu Qingzhou, the handsome tea merchant who often comes to visit her, can always accurately guess her next new dish? When the "Five Flavors System" triggers a hidden mission, a secret about "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is slowly revealed...