Shin Chuuka Ichiban! - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Dream Maker
Mao, Mei Li and Shiro continue their training journey to the fabled Chicken Town, where it's known for its cuisines general to the chicken according to the town's name. They incidentally stumble across a impoverish restaurant whose low reputation is as infamous for its "jet-black" chickens of misfortune.
Dim Sum Master
Mao, Mei Li and Shiro return to Guangzhou, resuming their normal lives in the Yang Spring Restaurant. But a storm starts to brew when a wandering customer carrying a metal rod appears.
The Strange Invitation
Mao, Mei Li and Chouyu were mysteriously invited to a banquet in a mansion in the woods. What awaits them is a venomous trap served by the banquet's host, whose maliciousness seems to focus against Chouyu.
Pot of Grudges
The triple lobster showdown between Mao and the Masked Chef continues, with the lives of Mei Li and all of Guangzhou's elders on the line. Both sides have completed their third dishes, and everything rests on an anonymous judge's decision.
Ambition of the Cooking Underworld
The Yang Spring Restaurant is preparing for a surprise guest, whose cooking talent is rumoured to be prodigious on Mao's level. Meanwhile, Shell was mysteriously assaulted by a shadow assailant whose only description is a recognizable mark. Who is this guest-to-arrive and the branded stranger?
The Seventh Knife
Mao and Lei En begin their knife skills contest to determine the true heir to the legendary utensil. Their ingredient is sea bream! Mao battles Lei En's Seven Star Knives with his steel wire and Hundred Hole Knife forged by Xie Lu. Both contestants fight fiercely, and their contest goes into an extra round. Both chefs bring their final trump cards to the contest... but who will win...?
Two Successors
Mao and Lei En's knife skills contest is concluded! When Mao grasps the legendary utensil "Ever-Soul Knife," the dragon mark signifying that he is the successor appears on the blade. After experiencing its mystical power for himself, Mao declares that there is another successor...
The Eight Legendary Utensils
Recognizing Mao has the determination and skills to face the cooking underworld, Luo and Zhou Yu reveal the secret of the legendary utensils. Together with Xie Lu and Lei En, Mao sets out on a journey to search for the legendary utensils. Joined by Mei Li and Shirou, the five of them travel to Shanghai, where the next legendary utensil is sealed away. On the way, Mao tells Xie Lu and Lei En about his path to becoming a Super Chef..
Shanghai, City of Devils
Mao and his friends land in Shanghai, City of Devils. They are welcomed by former senior apprentice to Mao, Sanjie. However, the cooking underworld's hands have already reached the Shanghai Chef's Grand Alliance and taken its leaders, including Sanjie's father, hostage. The battle against the cooking underworld for Shanghai's legendary cooking utensil has begun!
Clash of the Super Dim Sum
The Huangpu River Warship Pavilion banquet begins. Dim sum master Xie Lu of the Steel Staff and dim sum king Luo Kong face off in the sweet bun challenge of the century! While Luo Kong, master of standard sweet bun-making, produces a masterpiece and the greatest Chinese dim sum ever made, Xie Lu creates a dish based on a bold idea. Who will win?
Clash of the Two Seven Star Knives
Man of Destiny
Lei En swears to make as many people happy using his Seven Star Knives. Though he completes the ultimate crab dish, the judges declare that it tastes disgusting. When Mao identifies Xiang's strategy, she reveals the truth behind her second set of Seven Star Knives. With the third round approaching, Mao's opponent is revealed to be a man with whom he shares history!
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