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| You might not have heard of it, but 10 years ago, there | | | | exaggerated to give the sense of super ability to the |
| was a show called Cooking Master Boy. The show | | | | chefs. For example, a character may throw a potato |
| took place in a fictional version of China, during an also | | | | up, use his or her super speed to slice the potato in |
| fictional “Era of the Cooking Wars,” | | | | mid-air, and then catch the sliced potato with a plate, |
| which is placed during the Quing dynasty. In this China, | | | | using his or her other hand. The person eating the |
| chefs, not warriors or priests, are the epitome of | | | | prepared potato might like it so much that he or she |
| bravery, wisdom and skill, and they compete between | | | | will feel as if he or she were transported to a paradise, |
| each other to see who the best chef in China is. The | | | | complete with musicians and fairies surrounding him or |
| show revolves about Mao, a 13 year old boy that has | | | | her. Yet, all he or she ate was a potato prepared in |
| a gift for cooking and travels around China after his | | | | some way. |
| mother’s death in order to learn more cooking | | | | Of course, not all of us have the skill it takes to be a |
| techniques and prove to everyone that he is indeed | | | | master chef, like Mao. In fact I can barely do anything |
| China’s greatest cooking master. The style | | | | useful in the kitchen. My friends and family have a joke |
| reminds me of programs and events, such as Dragon | | | | about this. They say I’m so bad at cooking that |
| Ball’s martial arts tournament. Cooking Master | | | | I’m capable of burning water when I try to |
| Boy also features cooking tournaments, where they | | | | warm it up. It’s a bit of a shame, because I |
| use techniques and cooking utensils that have names | | | | really like watching cooking and I would like to be |
| that sound like anime magical moves. For example, the | | | | better at it. I tell myself it’s a matter of practice, |
| “Devil Cow Knife,” or the “Coiled | | | | and that someday I’ll be able to prepare dinner |
| Dragon Pot.” Another funny thing about the | | | | for everyone. |
| show is that the main character’s enemy is a | | | | So, what do I do instead? I play cooking games online. |
| secretive mafia organization of chefs called the | | | | Yes, cooking games that I find on several sites. |
| Underground Cooking Society. | | | | They’re designed for children, but I can spend |
| One interesting thing about the show, is that all recipes | | | | hours playing them. In fact, playing some of them that |
| and dishes are pretty normal and can be prepared in | | | | have anime type characters was what got me thinking |
| real life by a real chef. It’s the processes and | | | | about China’s Cooking Master Boy. |