Here's the Summary [Personal Choice]:
20. Tensei Reijou wa Shomin no Aji ni Uete Iru
(The Reincarnated Young Lady Is Hungry for Commoner Food )
Year: 2019 - Present, ongoingGenre(s):
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One day, I realized that I, a former Japanese, had reincarnated into a different world as Cristea Ellisfeed, a Duke’s daughter. Reincarnation…? Duke’s daughter…? A world with magic…? Is this a light novel!?!? I received the reality while being confused. However… I’m dissatisfied with this! This full course is somewhat dissatisfying! Sweetd - only sweets! I’m sick of it already!! The taste of commoners, please!!
19. Isekai Omotenashi Gohan (2017 - 2019, completed)
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Akane, an ordinary office lady, gets summoned to a different world along with her younger sister and pet dog. There, she ends up treating rare guests one after another with hospitality through meals!! Can she satisfy the citizens of a different world with home cooking...?!
18. Bartender (2004 - 2012, completed)
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The story of the Sasakura Ryu and Eden Hall, a small cocktail bar in the Chiba area of Tokyo, where troubled customers come for the "glass of the gods," which with Ryu's assistance helps them to resolve their often highly emotional problems.
17. Addicted to Curry (Curry Naru Shokutaku)
Year: 2001 - 2012, completed
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Makito Koenji is a curry chef with a mysterious past who helps Yui Sonezaki keep her father's curry restaurant, Ganesha, open through a lack of customers, a hostile takeover attempt by a huge company, and many other challenges. Get addicted... to curry.
16. Hell's Kitchen(2010 - 2014, completed)
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Dogma, the Earl of Poor Eating comes to train high school student Satoru into the perfect chef. But what awaits Satoru at the end of his training is only death. His teacher is not an ordinary noble but a demon from hell who promises to eat his soul, spiced with a lifetime of cooking expertise. Will Satoru abandon his normal life to become the puppet of this demonic earl? How will he cope with his life's expiry tag?
15. Toriko (2008 - 2016, completed)
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In the world where the taste and texture of food are very important, there is Toriko, a hunter of precious foods regularly hired by restaurants and the rich.
He's a man with the inhuman skills necessary to capture the ferocious, evasive, and rare animals to complete his ultimate dinner course!
His current accomplice is a weak, timid person who was inspired by Toriko's greatness and accompanies him on all his journeys on his quest for the course of his life.
Note: Was nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award in 2009.
14. Bambino! (2004 - 2009, completed)
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Shogo Ban, a college student from Fukuoka, likes to cook. Thanks to the owner of the restaurant where he works part-time, he finds himself working at the line of Roppongi's best Italian restaurant, Trattoria Baccanale, and discovers that the real deal isn't quite as easy as he'd thought. The manga follows Ban as he struggles to keep up with the hectic workload and his co-workers, along with issues outside the kitchen like his relationship with his girlfriend Eri, who he left behind in Fukuoka.
13. Nobunaga no Chef (a Chef of Nobunaga)
Year: 2011 - Present, ongoingGenre(s):
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Ken is a modern-day chef who wakes up one morning in war-torn 16th century Japan. Faced with an impossible situation, he does what he does best – he cooks. Soon, word of his wonderful food reaches the capital, and the ears of warlord Oda Nobunaga, who immediately orders Ken to cook for him. What will happen to Ken as he finds himself stumbling around in an era he doesn't belong?
12. Kitchen Princess (Kitchen no Ohime-sama)
Year: 2004 - 2008, completedGenre(s):
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When Najika was a little girl, her parents died, and she nearly did as well until a boy saved her and gave her a flan so that she'd stop crying. Since then Najika has wanted to once more meet her ‘Flan Prince,' though all she has to go on is the silver spoon he left behind. Now a young lady, Najika is on her way to Tokyo to study at Seika Academy, the origin of the spoon and a prestigious cooking school. While there she'll hone her culinary skills, help transform a school eatery into something special and make new friends such as the brothers Daichi and Sora - but will she ever find her prince?
11. Chūka Ichiban! (Cooking Master Boy)
Year: 1995 - 1999, completedGenre(s):
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After the death of Mao's mother, who was called the "Fairy of Cuisine", Mao must strive to become a legendary chef himself, in order to take the title as head chef at his mother's restaurant. To do this, he must travel to China to learn the many ways of cooking. During his journey, he meets great friends and also fierce rivals.
10. Mister Ajikko (Born to Cook)
Year: 1986 - 1989, completedGenre(s):
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Ajiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary prodigy who manages the eating house together with his mother. One day, Murata Genjiro appears in the eating house and is surprised at the delicious taste and delicate culinary skills of the katsu-don prepared by Youichi. Subsequently, Youichi is being invited to the Aji-oh Building in which he is involved in a spaghetti match with the in-house Italian chef, Marui. Youichi's novel culinary ideas, coupled with his enthusiasm of serving the best for his guests, allow him to defeat Marui in the match. From then on, Youichi begins to compete with other rivals in the race for the best tastes and dishes.
Won the 12th Kodansha Manga Award for shounen in 1988.
9. Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi)
Year: 2014 - Present, ongoingGenre(s):
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After his sister was devoured by a dragon and all their supplies were lost in a failed dungeon raid, Lyos and his party are completely broke and have resorted to eating the monsters they hunt, but are still determined to save her before she gets digested. They then meet a dwarf who introduces them to the world of Dungeon Meshi: delicious cuisine made from ingredients such as the flesh of giant bats, walking mushrooms and even screaming mandrake.
Note: Nominated for the 9th Manga Taishou Awards in 2016.
8. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
(Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi)
Year: 2017 - Present, ongoingGenre(s):
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Mukouda Tsuyoshi has been summoned from modern Japan to a different world of sword and magic. He eagerly thought of what kind of a huge adventure was waiting for him, but actually, Mukouda is just a civilian who got caught in a Hero Summoning. On top of that, Mukouda’s base status is shabby compared to the legitimate heroes. Suspecting the king of foul play, as he's morbidly obese in a kingdom in crisis, apart from being war-happy, Mukouda decides to leave the castle by presenting his lack of martial prowess. The only thing that Mukouda can rely on in this world is his unique skill Net Supermarket, that can only order goods from modern Japan’s internet to the new world.
7. Sweetness and Lightning (Amaama to Inazuma)
Year: 2013 - 2018, completedGenre(s):
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Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and one of his students, Kotori Iida, together for homemade adventures. With those three cooks in the kitchen, it's no wonder this dinner table drama is so delicious.
6. The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes (Gongjakbuinui 50-gaji Tea Recipe)
Year: 2019 - Present, ongoingGenre(s):
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When I opened my eyes I had become the duchess. But something isn’t right. I went as far as becoming a character but I’m just a duchess in name that gets mistreated by the maids and ignored by her husband. What a crappy life! Gosh, I don’t know what to do anymore. I’ll just quietly enjoy my tea, was what I thought. “Can you prepare tea for me again next time?” Something’s gone wrong with my cold husband!
5. Yakitate!! Japan (2002 - 2007, completed)
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England. France. Germany. What common thread binds these three nations together? Answer: each is famous for producing unique, distinctive, delicious bread.
But what of the island nation of Japan, home to rice and delicacies of the sea? Is there not a doughy, gastronomic delight they can claim as their own? The answer is no...until now!
Kazuma Azuma, a 16-year-old boy blessed with otherworldly baking powers, has taken it upon himself to create Ja-pan, the national bread of the land of the rising sun!
Note: Won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category.
4. Yumeiro Pâtissière(2008 - 2013, completed)
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Fourteen-year-old Amano Ichigo is a would-be pâtissière who acquired her love of sweets from her late grandmother’s desserts. After meeting the talented Henri Lucas at a local sweets festa, Amano convinces her parents to let her attend the culinary Marie Academy so that she can fulfill her dream. However, as she’s only armed with a positive attitude and no real cooking skills, Amano quickly finds herself at the bottom of the class. Luckily, she soon meets Vanilla, a sweets spirit who’s here to help Amano reach her full potential. Alongside good friends such as Rumi and the three gorgeous Princes of Sweets, Amano will bake, mix and sift her way to the top!
3. The Magic Chef of Ice and Fire (Bing Huo Mo Chu)
Year: 2014 - Present, ongoingGenre(s):
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Nian Bing is the son of a fire mage and an ice mage. After both of his parents were killed by the Ice Lord, Nian Bing received both of his parents' magic gems. When Nian Bing was trying to escape from the Ice Lord's followers, he managed to cast both fire and ice magic at the same time. An impossible feat for a mage. He fell from the cliff, unconscious, and was saved by an oldman. After he woke up, the oldman gave him a food so delicious he never tasted before. It turned out that the oldman was a genius chef, once called a spirit chef. And he wants Nian Bing to be his disciple no matter what! Is Nian Bing able to seek vengeance while aiming to become the greatest chef?
2. Leveling Up, by Only Eating! (Bamman Meokgo Level Up)
Year: 2020 - Present, ongoingGenre(s):
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The main character is stricken by a rare condition that affects only two people in the entire world, bulimic deficiency.
He organizes his daily meals to survive, but his hope of survival grows dimmer as the days go by.
He consults a doctor, who suggests playing the Alternate Reality Game 'Athens', where he can eat as must as he wants without gaining any weight.
He plays the game to save his life and grow in strength by doing nothing but eating!
A Gourmet Fantasy Life!
1. Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars!)
Year: 2012 - 2019, COMPLETEDGenre(s):
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Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a school that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?!
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