我在现代做厨子[美食] I am a Chef in the Modern Era

by 桃子苏, Táozi sū

In this life, Lin ShuYi has two wishes that are irrelevant.

One is to be scholar and the other is to cook.

He had the highest title of scholar in his previous world, but the emperor was a traitor, and he cut the scholar’s road off. Before Lin ShuYi died, he decided to realize his second wish in his next life.

Lin ShuYi smiled, it was so good to be alive.

1154 pages, Unknown Binding

Reviews

[angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not enjoy this book. 😬

This is a transmigration story. We have Lin Shuyi who died in ancient times and transmigrated to the future. It was quite an interesting synopsis. Usually, transmigration novels are 'died in the future then woke up in the past' but this story is the opposite - 'died in the past and woke up in the future'. This synopsis is the reason I read this book. Also, it was supposed to be focused on cooking. I love cooking themes on light novels.

This book did not go the way I envisioned it. One more tag for this book is bl or boy's love. So our main character Lin Shuyi is partnered with Shen Fu. It wasn't really a big deal for me. The thing that made this read so slow is the plot itself. The non-existent plot was filled with daily mushiness and sweetness that will surely hurt everyone's teeth.

The fact that he's a transmigrator was glossed over. Also, Shen Fu being a part of a rich family was not a conflict at all. The conflict on this story is almost non-existing. The story is too smooth sailing, it was so hard to read through.

It was all good times and fun times and cutesy times. What is this? 😬

I only pushed through because of the cute kids. Too good to be true.

[cindy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Completed. 119 chapters + 6 chapters side story.

It was good until chapter 60-ish, then going slump. I love the kind hearted but ambitious Lin Shuyi, the one that keep surprising everyone with his wit and skill, but half way the writer destroyed his image and made him "bucin". The story after that, lacks of conflict, all but lovey-dovey without character. The only thing that still grabs my attention till the end was brother Shen Yan and his mysterious love story.

That and all the plot holes, logic holes and inconsistency, aaarghhh.... I would love it more if the fantasy part got dig more deeper, gave it some villain like xiao xiao and his mother, and some more heart-wrenching tears (bad me) 😜😂

The thing is... alllll the cooking and foodie description always, ALWAYS, made me hungry.

[Angelica Lovera · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5/5

Estaba entretenido pero no es memorable.

Fue refrescante ver la trama de persona de la antigua era transmigra a la era moderna 😃.
Fue emocionante al principio pero después se vuelve tediosa. Será por qué no hay un conflicto o villano ,que la historia aburre un poco, pero después entendí que es una novela tipo “recuentos de la vida” en donde cuentan el día a día de los protagonistas y sus avances. Así que viéndolo de esa manera dejé de odiarlo un poco 😅, solo que eso me hizo demorar en terminar de leerlo a pesar de ser una novela corta de 120 caps aprox.

Lo que sí me dio pena! Y lamenté que no profundizaran más fue;
- La relación rota de padre e hijo!
- La carrera de Chef del prota. Ya que al tener a sus bendiciones, como se espera de la “mamá” la carrera del Shou pasa a segundo plano 🥲. Ósea entiendo que pase eso cuando uno de los bebés tiene una salud delicada pero vamos!! La novela se llama “Un chef en la era moderna” 🤨.
-MÁS DE LA PAREJA DEL HERMANO MAYOR!!! Eso sí me entretuvo bastante.


Debo admitir que me salté varios párrafos por que la descripciones de la preparación de los platos eran muy detalladas 😅. Es que me daba hambre cada vez que los leía.

[Danielle DoVale · Rating 2 out of 5]

it was good and fluffy but literally nothing happened?? How in 120 chapters could absolutely nothing occur, this prospect continues to completely baffle me. I kept waiting for the story to pick up but it never did. This has been the biggest disappointment of my life. Like would a competition or something be that hard to implement. Like okay he cooks! bitch me too tf write about me.

[Kat R · Rating 2 out of 5]

This novel was about 10% interesting tension and plot, and 90% domestic bliss and food. I liked the food, but I found I got bored with no major plotline outside of everyday life.

[Claudia Marcela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho esta historia, un toque diferente a las típicas historias de transmigración, porque en este caso Lin Shuyi es transportado al futuro. En los primeros capis fue muy satisfactorio ver cómo se las iba arreglando para adaptarse a su entorno, e incluso encontró una persona a quien apoyar, un abuelo. Todo ese aspecto fue muy dulce, considerando que en su vida pasada había sido un huérfano y murió injustamente.

Los conflictos que posteriormente surgen con la familia sanguínea del abuelo Yang fueron tremendos, daban ganas de golpear a la nuera y al nieto, pero fue genial la forma en que Shen Fu logró arreglar ese asunto y que el mismo abuelo Yang renunciara a resolverles la vida a esa familia de lacras.

En cuanto al romance entre Lin Shuyi y Shen Fu, todo evolucionó muy lentito, dulce. En cada momento vemos cómo Shen Fu apoya a Lin Shuyi para que siga su sueño y se abra a nuevos horizontes, por supuesto siempre probando comida nueva (que era el opio de Shuyi). La trama con la familia política y cómo dieron a conocer su relación fue emocionante. Pero tal vez la autora pudo dejarla con menos capítulos, porque le dedicó demasiados capis a la planeación de la boda y etc. Lo único que me hizo seguir hasta el final fue el anhelo de saber qué sucedió en el pasado con la relación de Shen Yan y Jiang Cheng.

No es de las mejores novelas chinas que he leído, pero en general fue una lectura entretenida, si pasamos por alto los hoyos de la trama o los capis extendidos.

Lo mejor
La relación de los protas tuvo un progreso creíble que culminó con una gran familia feliz.
AHH, y era una delicia ver todos los platillos que preparaban en cada capítulo. Forzosamente acababas con antojo.

Lo peor
El mayor anhelo de Lin Shuyi al morir en su vida pasada era ser un chef... pero al final de la novela eso se dejó de lado y ya solo era un hombre de familia, incluso su restaurante se lo encargó a alguien más. Como que el perdió su esencia.

[Misoko Fukumoto · Rating 5 out of 5]

To be perfectly honest, it became boring as heck.
No nail-biting conflicts, no doubt-inducing situations. It's like taking a break from spices and settle for some rices.

I mean, sure, the first part has got some conflict and oh-no-what's-gonna-happen plot drivers, but after that was resolved, it was just.. as if it didn't really affect anyone. No one learnt anything, no one became more anything or less anything.

I had to take a break to read some other faster paced short stories. At one point, I accidentally had to read paranormal smut(hey, sometimes you don't have cover to judge but the title.... my bad tho), but that's okay, I pretend it was a part of the plan.

[Vania · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buena novela, me gusto el hecho de que el protagonista pasara de una época antigua a una época moderna, también el que cada capítulo hablen sobre un plato y como describen cada plato me pareció muy interesante, al leerlo la novela deberías acompañarlo con algo de comida por que se te antoja los platos que presentan, es una novela tranquila y pasas un agradable momento al leerlo. Totalmente recomendado.

[Staring At A Star · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the book, though the beginning more than the end. The chapters with recipes were the best! However, the recipes disappeared towards the end, as did the fun cooking scenes, and the book became much more pure fluff with little plot.


I also thought the author's viewpoints a bit simplistic sometimes, especially some of the assumptions about the US and how easy it was to do things there.

[Misai Castaneda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first half of the book then on the second half, it lost its original focus. I still managed to read until the end though but i feel like the second half of the story might have worked better as extras instead.

[Fernanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a beautiful novel. Yes, it's a slow romance full of tenderness and support between the protagonists. No, it doesn't have a plot or a villain, but that's what makes it such a relaxing and cozy read.

Each chapter is based on or involves a dish from ancient China, everything sounds delicious!

[Sandy Chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

AT THE START ITS ALL ABOUT THE DELICIOUS FOOD
BUT AS THE STORY GOES ALONG.... MC WAS ALMOST PERFECT A REBIRTH PERSON FROM THE PAST...
ITS NICE STORY WITH CUTE FLUFFY CHILDREN

[Tofa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet romantic novel. I loved it. It was refreshing. I think I became food addicted after reading this novel.

[Mia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Awalnya menarik, apalagi ngebahas tentang makanan. Sayangnya setelah chapter 40an dst ceritanya jadi ngebosenin

[Blanca · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a sweet, entertaining story, the transmigration is completely unnecessary to the plot.

[Ealhya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think people were setting their hope way to high with this book, if you just think of it as mindless fluff you will enjoy it and not be too dissatisfied.

[Paulynne Cheng · Rating 1 out of 5]

Started off promising... but the story goes nowhere!

[Melissa Jane · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dnf. Kind of boring.

[ninyaaaangg · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's actually a good book, I just feel like it needs more character story and there are details that are left behind and not explained more.

[Soren · Rating 4 out of 5]

The love was a bit slow but the storyline was great

[Melissa Vanherr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me dio un hambre cada que leía un capítulo que ni se imaginan. Es un slowburn bonito, me gusta la historia y el como se desarrolla me gustó bastante.

[Camila · Rating 2 out of 5]

Não achei o drama necessariamente ruim, porém também não achei ele bom; ele fica no meio.

No começo eu gostei bastante, tanto que devorei os capítulos e nem notei o tempo passando, mas quanto mais eu ia lendo, mais eu ia achando algumas coisas... irreais.

Conta a história de um homem da era histórica chinesa que morre e renasce na era moderna e decide seguir seu antigo sonho de se tornar um chef.

O primeiro arco ocorre tudo bem e é incrivelmente bem escrito e pensado, o romance não é rápido e também não é lento, o que acaba deixando a novel ainda melhor, mas a partir do segundo arco algumas coisas começam a ficar confusas.

Comecei a achar o protagonista muito apático; quando ele diz gostar de seu parceiro, este não parece ser o caso. Além disso, após o casal decidirem namorar, quase imediatamente a família do ML quer que os dois se casem e é isso que acontece, e, logo posteriormente eles decidem (com pouquíssimo tempo de relacionamento) que querem adotar uma criança.

Quando eles decidem adotar e CONSEGUEM adotar depois de conhecer as crianças em um dia, foi quando comecei a notar coisas bastantes irreais na história. Vocês já viram alguém conseguir adotar uma criança em apenas um dia? Na novel eles dão a desculpa de que eles são ricos, mas eu duvido que até mesmo para pessoas ricas a adoção funcione tão facilmente e tão rapidamente — não sou uma cidadã da China e posso estar errada, mas infelizmente não posso deixar de ler isso com um olhar mais ocidental — ainda mais levando em conta que eles adotam duas crianças, na qual uma das duas é uma criança doente e que precisa de muita atenção e cuidados extras e constantes.

Acabei ficando bastante entendiada no decorrer da história e apenas terminei a leitura, pois tenho dificuldade de largar novels.

Enfim, não estou aqui para dizer para as pessoas não lerem, apenas estou dizendo que para mim tanto fazia se eu havia lido ou não. Quero que tomem suas próprias decisões após lerem a novel. De fato, é uma novel boa (se você desconsiderar algumas coisas), eu apenas não gostei do segundo arco, o que acabou abaixando minha nota.

[TofuBao]

DNF - at chapter 50.

I started getting bored with the ML and MC. They seem to be on two different wavelengths and they aren’t very interesting.

Enjoyed the story with Old Man Wang, but as soon as things shifted to meeting Shen’s family, I just found it annoying and the idiotic misunderstanding that was deliberately done by the ML was just s*upid.

Won’t pick up again as it’s too boring.