Tang Zeng transmigrates into Journey to the West and becomes Tang Sanzang.
But Buddhist teachings are the last thing on his mind. All he cares about are recipes.
Whether they make it to the scriptures or not doesn’t matter. What matters is: what’s for dinner tonight?
Rescue Wukong? Let me try some monkey brain afterward.
Take in Bajie? Nice and fatty, perfect for Dongpo pork.
Red Boy becomes his personal chef, the magical treasures of the Gold and Silver Horned Kings are used to pickle vegetables, and the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge all end up in the same pot!
The Tathagata trembles. “Holy Monk, the scriptures are yours. Could you please put down that cleaver?”
As they journey west, all the demons tremble.
“Don’t let him see you, or you’ll be on the menu tonight!”
