Jiang Jin, a former Michelin three-star chef who was demoted to a delivery boy, rekindled his faith in taste with a bowl of spicy hotpot in the dark alleys of the city. When Su Tang, the abandoned daughter of a French culinary family, joined forces with him with ancient French pepper and sesame oil, they ignited not only the spicy aroma, but also the truth about cooking that the five-nation jury dared not touch. Lao Zaotou's oral spices, Ah Jiu's forbidden taste map, and Chen Yutong's betrayal list are turning a street fireworks into a storm sweeping the global food order.
