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Cinderella Chef (2018)

Cinderella Chef poster
Original title
萌妻食神
Genre
drama television series, historical television series, chuanyue, comedy television series, romance television series, time-travel television program
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
3 seasons, 36 episodes
Rated
M
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A modern woman travels back in time to ancient China. She uses her cooking skills to navigate the imperial court and find romance.

lightheartedplayfulromanticcomicalhistoricaltime-travelcookingwarm

What happens

Cinderella Chef (Chinese: 萌妻食神; pinyin: Méng Qī Shí Shén), aka Meng Qi Shi Shen, Adorable Food Goddess, is a donghua ONA series aired in 2018, published by Yuewen Animation (阅文动画) and produced by Wawayu Animation (娃娃鱼动画) in Hangzhou. The animation was adapted from the Web novel written by Ziyi 281 (紫伊281). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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