In a corner of a bustling city stands a strange restaurant called the Yin-Yang Eatery. Its sign changes with the day and night: by day, it welcomes diners from the world of the living; after midnight, it serves only guests from the underworld.
The owner, Lin Ye, appears to be a laid-back young man with extraordinary culinary skills. In truth, he is the reincarnation of the very first King of Hell. Armed with a special pass issued by the Ten Yama Kings, he can travel freely between the realms of the living and the dead. By day, he stir-fries and simmers; by night, he delivers takeout to the underworld. He brings Granny Meng a bowl of red bean soup she’ll never forget by the Bridge of Helplessness, delivers the City God a promotion banquet that must be eaten hot, and even sends a dish called “Remorse” to the depths of the Eighteen Levels of Hell, where it can awaken a conscience.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face are regular customers and good-for-nothing pals who would deliver takeout all the way to the Gates of Hell for a taste of braised pork. The eternally youthful Granny Meng loves not just making soup, but also trying Lin Ye’s new dishes and swapping stories about past and present lives. Even the Ten Yama Kings specifically reserve his second-floor “Two Realms Private Room” for their work lunches.
Life should have gone on in this easygoing, entertaining way, until chaos struck the underworld. Evil spirits escaped, and the order between yin and yang teetered on the brink of collapse. Lin Ye had no choice but to wield his kitchen knife and iron wok as weapons, using dishes imbued with the laws of heaven as his medium to cook up an ultimate salvation that spanned both realms and crossed past and present lives, all amid laughter and bickering.
Here, the warmth of everyday life meets the uncanny wonders of the underworld. A bowl of soup holds an unshakable obsession; a dish resolves an age-old grudge. See how this King of Hell, the finest cook around, stirs the balance of yin and yang with a pair of chopsticks, using the ultimate flavors of the mortal world to save people, ghosts, and all living beings.
In this world, nothing matters more than good food and true affection,
