One Dish a Day: Building a Culinary Empire
一天只卖一道菜，我打造美食帝国
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- Urban
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- Urban High-Concept
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- You Were Told to Open a Shop to Pay Off Your Debt, but You Made the Whole Country Drool让你开店还债，你把全国网友馋哭Alternate title on Fanqie
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It reads quite well, and the content is also good, but it looks like it was written by AI. A dish costs 158 in the first sentence, but it becomes 168 in the next sentence; a dish costs 188 in the previous sentence, but it immediately becomes 128; and the daughter can calculate 58 x 3 at will in the first sentence, but when tutoring her daughter, she can't calculate 3 + 2.
The plot is very detailed and well-written; it's not just a simple compilation of data, but incorporates many lifelike descriptions, making it feel very relatable. What I hate most is the idea of awakening a system and then spending all your time writing down what you did, how many points you scored, how much money you made, and how you reached the pinnacle of life. This novel has many excellent descriptions of guests; I really enjoyed reading it.
It's a heartwarming book with no deliberately offensive plot points. A good read for relaxation.
This is a lighthearted, enjoyable read; you don't need to think too much. The male lead has a wife and children, and the couple is loving and their daily life is heartwarming. So far, four dishes have been described: 88 yuan for stir-fried pork with chili peppers, 58 yuan for eggplant with minced pork, 158 yuan for braised pork belly, and 188 yuan for boiled cabbage in clear broth.
It's beautiful! It's so beautiful! Men who watch it will get their period, women who watch it will go crazy. It's the nemesis of depression, the alarm clock for those in a vegetative state. It's so beautiful that it evokes the longing and unrequited love of a villager living alone for a widow. It's so beautiful that tears streamed down my face, forming a tidal wave like the Qiantang River.
It looks pretty good, but it made me hungry just looking at it, especially the stir-fried pork with chili peppers.
The content looks pretty good, but it's just that 3 dishes in 3 days resulted in over 60 chapters 🤦🤦
It's a great read. I really enjoy stories about cooking in a fixed location. Every time I read it, I want to eat the same dishes the male lead makes the next day. The male lead's family seems very happy, and the plot doesn't just revolve around cooking; it also occasionally shows him spending time with his family.
Having read so many stories of "cutting off one's love interest before getting ashore," this is the first time I've read a novel about a heartwarming family of three. The author writes very well, and although I'm not good with fancy words, I can only say simply that it's a very good read.
It's really good, looks great. The store location and staff will need to be arranged later, and shouldn't the main character receive systematic culinary training? Add some background information, otherwise, won't they be lacking in professional knowledge when asked?