Summary- These five dramas are ready to make your food more delicious and your attention more focused. Romantic comedies like Dating in the Kitchen, to enemy-to-lover tropes like Flavour It’s Yours, this list brings you the finest culinary Chinese dramas.
We have seen high school, sports, suspense thrillers, and many more genres of Chinese dramas. But what happens when your heart is mellow and needs a light-hearted, sweet plot to enjoy while munching on your favourite snack? It’s a cooking drama! Yes, we have mentioned the best of the best that will make you fall in love with Asian culinary culture.
5. Dating in the Kitchen
Set in modern times, it’s a bubbling love between a young sous chef and the CEO. The story starts at Zijing Hotel where Gu Sheng Nan was an underrated commis chef in the kitchen. However she was free to express and experiment with the art in cooking. One such dish caught the eye of foodie and conglomerate Lu Jin, who inherited this place. He recognises her talent, and their passion for food creates love that’s never expected. This is highly recommended for food lovers. This series is one of those Chinese dramas where the audience gets to experience an attention grabbing story combined with the rich taste of traditional cooking.
4. Gourmet in Tang Dynasty
Xiao Xiao is a big time foodie, but with the extreme standards of beauty these days, she often gets sad and ostracised. She used to feel why not be in the Tang Dynasty, where plump women were the trademarks. Unexpectedly, she time-travels into her dream but into a different body of Wan Er, who is extremely thin and doesn’t have suitors. She embraces her life, but a gentleman has eyes for her. Their passion for cuisine bonds them deeply. There is something special about these Chinese dramas and their plot. The story subtle hints a message regarding accepting oneself and being comfortable in the skin you are in.
3. The Perfect Match
In The Perfect Match, Ting En is a master chef with a Five-star fine-dining restaurant that everyone wishes to go and experience. Surprisingly, the netizens are shocked when Fen Qing, a girl in the night market, replicates the same taste for a very low price. As he visits and tastes her dish, he understands her potential and talent that needs to see the Michelin-worthy places. He hires and starts training her, which soon swoons them into eternal love. The storyline beautifully combines the romance and delicacy in a way that it merges perfectly with one another. This is the type of drama a foodie can watch along with their special someone and share a few laughter and exquisite meals together.
2. Flavour It’s Yours
This love story tells that “Opposites create the best chemical reaction”. The Wine critic Lu Wei Xun is very hard to impress, falls in love with He Bu Zui, who has lost her sense of taste. Don’t judge it by a common plot, you will be hooked by its twists, turns, and dark episodes that turn out very entertaining. Also, both protagonists are perfect, which is another plus. What more can a culinary genre lover ask for when you are getting various subplots along with the main ones. There are many series out there which come with twists that you have never expected but this one is different from the other Chinese dramas. In the sense that it delivers a plot which is totally unpredictable but easy to grasp. So do try if you like, an enemy-to-lover trope.
Also Read: 5 Best K-Pop Girl Groups of 2025 Who Are Breaking the Internet
1. Delicious Destiny
Starring China’s Heartthrob Mike Angelo, Delicious Destiny is a decent culinary gourmet drama. Li Yu Zhe is a talented chef in Western Cuisine, while Song Jia Ming comes from a home food restaurant that serves traditional Chinese breakfasts. As Yu Zhe gets hired for a cooking program that Jia Ming directs, they slowly become attracted to each other. However, 53 episodes have too much drag; it becomes more like a soap opera. Still, many critics have praised the plot to be somewhat interesting. The story in between may get mundane but as you reach slowly to the end the satisfaction of seeing the story accomplish a true ending just leaves you with a heavy sigh.
Conclusion
You can love food not only for taste but also for visuals with these dramas. Each of them has a unique story that explores Asian Cuisine from different perspectives of love, life, and happiness. You may get hooked with how some of these characters pave their way through the obstacles. It is for a fact that these kinds of series go underrated. However, those who watch it tell a story for a long time. So what’s your first pick?
Written by Kenbi Riba