A Northern Song Dynasty Woman Chef’s Daily Life

After transmigrating to the Northern Song, Shen Zheng became the mainstay of the Shen family's kitchen maid business.

Hardworking and talented, she used her family's secret techniques to gradually become the most refined female chef in Bianjing.

Golden platters, silver spoons, crystal cups;

Overseeing the Four Offices and Six Bureaus, organizing tea and wine gatherings, literary salons, birthday banquets, and wedding feasts.

Moving among Bianjing's wealthy families, charging the highest prices and hearing the juiciest gossip.

She had money and fun;

Good food and drink, with friends and family by her side.

That was her ideal life as a female chef in the Northern Song.

Theme: Even little people should live life with enthusiasm.