Cen Zhaoye was once Jiangnan's most celebrated master chef, but on the night his wife Wen Jin died, he burned down his own kitchen. The seven dishes she made most often in life became the refrain of his nightly nightmares. He stopped cooking and never touched a spatula again, until one day he found a note amid the ashes of the old stove, covered in secret seasoning recipes. The handwriting was Wen Jin's, but it contained one unfamiliar line: “If you make it again, don't forget to add a drop of moonlight.” He frantically recreated all seven dishes, each one like a knife to the heart. He thought he was paying tribute to her, unaware that Wen Jin had hidden herself in the heat of the fire and the fragrance of the food, waiting until he had tasted every last note before she would let him see her again.
