Cooking Master Boy

Cooking Master Boy 1997

中華一番!

★ 7.8TMDB 0h 25min 1 season

AnimationKidsComedy

After the death of his mother, a young boy travels to China and become a master chef, in his attempt to become head chef of his late mother's restaurant

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S1·E1 Young Cooking Master/Genius Cooking Boy, Mao!Apr 27, 1997Qing Dynasty, Imperial China, a small restraunt in Szechuan Province is messed up by a first grade cook, Shouan.To defend his deceased mother's restraunt, Liu Mao Tsing…S1·E2 Fantastic Mapo Tofu/A Mystery Mapo TofuMay 4, 1997In the on-on-one cooking match Mao easily defeats Shouan. Shouan, shamed that he was beaten by a little boy, runs away from the restraunt. General Lee congratualtes Mao…S1·E3 Super ChefMay 11, 1997Mao arrives at Guangzhou and goes to the Yang Spring Restraunt. At first he is ignored by the master chef of the restraunt, Choyu. Mao shows him the letter of…S1·E4 Merciless Rules/The Cruel Rule of Yosen Shuka!May 18, 1997Sanche, also a young chef in Yang's Spring Restraunt, becomes jealous of Mao's talent and tries to spoil Mao's cooking. However when Sanche is asked by Choyu to chop…S1·E5 Destroy Old TraditionMay 25, 1997Mao, Sanche and Meili open up a store to attract customers away from Yang's Spring Restraunt. They make 'stir fry capsicum and pork strips', but want to add something…S1·E6 The Dumpling BrothersJun 1, 1997The annual Guangzhou dumpling festival is nearing, and this year Yang's Spring Restraunt is hoping to win again. However a new challenger has arrived - the Chinese…S1·E7 Despicable Trap!Cornered Mao!Jun 8, 1997The Guangzhou Dumpling Festival has arrived! The winner is the team who has the most eaten plates of dumplings. An old man wants to try the wonderful Dumpling Brother's…S1·E8 The Final BattleJun 15, 1997At night, the stronger Dumpling Brother tries to sabotage Mao's indgredients before the dumpling challenge but is luckily stopped by Choyu. Meanwhile, the other brother…S1·E9 Challenge the Dream! Super Chef ExaminationJun 22, 1997Mao goes to the large castle which holds the Special Grade Cooking Tests. The tests are held every four years and only one person will pass the test (very strict!). In…S1·E10 Ultimate Skill! Incomparable NoodlesJul 6, 1997When Meili finally comes back with the ingredients, two people has already finished the noodles and qualified (3 left!). Feiyi makes 'dragon whisker' noodles which…S1·E11 The Last Battle! Taste Battle StadiumJul 13, 1997There is only one more place left to enter the next round and somebody beats Mao in making the noodles. Luckily for Mao, the man's noodles are rejected and so Mao's…S1·E12 A Great Rival Appears. Talented Young Chef FeiAug 3, 1997Mao decides to cook 'namazu noodles' (namazu is a type of fish, looks like a catfish). He quickly finishes and tells Meili to taste it. Meili rejects to the noodles…S1·E13 The Catfish Noodle Completed! Fated DecisionAug 10, 1997Mao finishes his noodles and is time is up! The judges must now taste the food..... But the judge tells the five chefs to taste each others dishes! The green hair woman…S1·E14 The Honorable MarkAug 17, 1997The scores are announced, and Han believes that he had won. However the judge disqualifies him for using dirty tricks. Whereas Mao and Feiyi had judged each other…S1·E15 Genius Boy Chef, Shilou!!Aug 24, 1997Mao and Meili travel to Wunam province in China and along the way meet a boy who has fainted from starvation. Mao makes some food for him using igredients from the trees…S1·E16 Super Boobs! Sweet Trap. Beware of the BeautyAug 31, 1997Mao and his friends go to Wu Nam province to seek new Chinese cuisines. They enter a village where they are welcomed by a beautiful female chef, Ang. Ang finds out Mao…S1·E17 Return! Dreamy Singe CuisineSep 14, 1997Mao and Siro are found and untied by Meirii. Meanwhile the Official rejects Ang's dish because it does not taste like her father's although it looks the same. Mao…S1·E18 Scary Red Congee. Secret of the Haunted MansionSep 21, 1997Mao is split up from Meirii and Siro in a forest at night. When they regroup they find a large house where they are served a very nice meal by the chef there. The sickly…S1·E19 Galaxy NoodlesOct 26, 1997Mao, Meili and Shilou are eating in a restaurant, but when they were about to pay, they found out that Shilou lost all their money. They were thrown out by the head…S1·E20 The Ominous Black ChickenNov 2, 1997Mao's party stay at 'Chicken Town' a village in south west china. This village is the largest provider of chickens in China. After Mao spends all their money on cooking…S1·E21 Yang Spring Restaurant`s ChallengeNov 16, 1997Mao just returned from his trip and he is given a key for Yosen Shuka because Master Luo & Chouyu went to attend the chef alliance’s meeting for two weeks. When they…S1·E22 The Battle of Two ChefNov 30, 1997Mao was chosen to hold the restaurant key. Then, when he had to leave the restaurant for some pick-me-ups, he left the restaurant to Meirii and Siro's care. Now, when…S1·E23 Big Universe Pork DumplingDec 7, 1997Mao doesnt believe that Shell has chosen the same ingredients as him and stolen his idea! Mao sits on the floor, cursing himself and thinking about something else. There…S1·E24 Mysterious Invitation, The trap of the masked ChefDec 14, 1997It was a beautiful morning in the Yosen Shuka, and it was broken by an arrow hitting a wall with a note tied around it. Mao gave flowers to Mei Li and she comments that…S1·E25 Western Style Blood MatchDec 21, 1997The masked chef rejected Mao’s challenge, but Mao insisted. The next scene, we see Shilou working in the restaurant cleaning the dishes when all the lights went out. He…S1·E26 The Strongest AceJan 18, 1998The third round starts, and it will be a cooking in a pot. Mao has a choice of the freshest ingredients, while the Masked Chef is going to use the seafood ingredients…S1·E27 The Secret of the Masked ChefJan 25, 1998Shilou was having a hard time picking the bowl, because he knew that all the lives depended on his judgment. Mao then tells Shilou not to try and pick his bowl, just…S1·E28 Wilderness CookingJan 25, 1998Yosen Shuka was closed and the employees of the restaurant had a picnic and a fishing tournament. The prize who caught the biggest fish will be a ladle. Everyone is…S1·E29 Darkness Society`s Assassin! Cold Blooded Genius LeonFeb 1, 1998Mao was preparing a dish, and the employees at the restaurant are all fascinated with his knife skills. Luo arrived and asked Mao to prepare a special dish for a special…S1·E30 Sharpness of Evil. Seven Star KnifeFeb 22, 1998Mei Li goes to Mao’s room, but he’s not there and she and Shilou start searching for him. It turns out Mao is in the kitchen, holding his mother’s knife. They discuss…S1·E31 China within a FishMar 1, 1998The gong sounded and both chefs are finished. The chiefs of Guangzhou cooking are the judges of the match. Leon starts the tasting with his dishes: 1st dish, sashimi.…S1·E32 Ice and Fire`s ImpulseMar 8, 1998Leon breaks open the seal of the Northern Wolf knife, and it turns out to be a knife that has a blade made completely out of ice! A story is told of how the knife was…S1·E33 The Legendary Cooking Utensils! The Secret of the Always-sharp Blade!Mar 15, 1998Finally, the winner is announced. It’s Liu Mao-Hsing! The tool now has a new owner. But there’s a tradition, the tool chooses it’s owner. Chouyu explained…S1·E34 Evil City Shanghai! The Underworld Declares War!!Mar 22, 1998The Yosan Shuka group composed of Mao, Leon, Shell, Shilou, and Mei Li are off to their first destination in search of the legendary cooking tools - Shanghai. There…S1·E35 Huge Floating Cooking Arena! Magical Iron Arm SoupApr 19, 1998Mao’s group has arrived at the Lou Lin Vessel, a large cooking arena inside a huge boat. The underworld announces that the competition will be a Banquet Cooking Battle…S1·E36 Brother Sanche`s Cold Sea Turtle SoupApr 26, 1998Rouko was angry when Sanche showed that a melon couldn’t be a soup. But Sanche replied that it is a soup, and it’s his special: the bouncing snapping turtle soup. Sanche…S1·E37 Dim Sum king, Lakon 1600-years-old Soul-Calming Steamed bunsMay 3, 1998In this episode, King Lakon prepares the Spirit Calming Buns of the Hakura Family. The bun’s secret ingredient was a piece of 1600 year old ‘lao mien’, a piece of…S1·E38 The Super Dim Sum Competition! The Startling Results!May 10, 1998Now that none of them lifted the red spoons for Shell, they were asked to lift the white spoons for King Lakon. Surprise, surprise! The result of the battle is: A DRAW.…S1·E39 Another Set of Seven-Star Knives! Enigmatic Beauty ShanMay 24, 1998Matchup no. 3 involves Leon and Shan from the Underworld. The chosen ingredient is crab. What follows is demonstration of each other’s abilities. Leon demonstrates his…S1·E40 Wake Up Leon! The Destiny of a Cook!May 31, 1998Finally, Leon decides to come clean. Leon had killed the blacksmith that made those knives, after he said that he would make better set of knives than the Seven Stars…S1·E41 Destroy The Evil Sword, The Sacred Seven Star KnivesJun 7, 1998The judges awarded the verdict in favor of Shan. However, Mao finally figures it out. It was Shan’s soup. Shan’s soup was rich in crab taste. Since the judges tasted the…S1·E42 Final Battle, Shouan`s RevengeJun 14, 1998Thanks to Shan’s trickery, now the banquet cooking competition is now tied. The results of the next dish will determine the winner. Mao finally meets his competitor:…S1·E43 Mao's Real Ability! Magical Panda TofuJun 21, 1998Sabotaged by the Underworld, Mao had to wait for the tofu to harden. Shou An was cooking away as Mao sits besides his box, much to the disappointment of his friends. As…S1·E44 Shocking Verdict! In the Palm of the FairyJun 28, 1998Now that the judges have savoured every bit of Mao’s tofu, Shou An’s dish is Three Harmony Tofu. Secret Ingredients: Tofu, meat-flavoured tofu strips and tofu noodles…S1·E45 Flame on the Yangtze River! Shouan's Death In The OceanJul 26, 1998Shou An triggered the self-destruct mechanism and the ship begins to sink, as explosions rip through the ship and destroys all life boats. Shan runs away with the…S1·E46 Shell`s Rescue! Storm of Ramen!Aug 2, 1998Now they have gotten the Coiled Dragon Pot, Mao used the pot to cooked Pai’s famous Kikka sauce using the recipe in the package given to him by Shou An in his dying…S1·E47 The Meeting Of God And Devil! Mysterious Demonic Holy InstrumentsAug 9, 1998Shilou found the other portion of the third map in the treasures stolen by the bandits. Putting the two maps together, they know the location of the third tool: Mount…S1·E48 Heaven's diminished star! Special Meteor Fried Rice!Aug 16, 1998Well Mao and his group of friends (Meiri, Siro, Shel, and Leon) arrive in a village and the village is empty because everyone is at the temple where a little man is…S1·E49 Labyrinth of Darkness! Soul-Connecting Serving of PorridgeAug 23, 1998After finding the third piece of kitchen utensils, the Magic Sacred Bronze Ware, the young masters continued their journey to find the fourth piece. On the way, he was…S1·E50 Imperial Capital Peking! The Underworld Cooking Society Bares its FangsAug 30, 1998The imperial capital Beijing, the clutches of the dark culinary world xa0 Hearing Admiral Li say that the dark culinary world's clutches have reached Beijing, so the…S1·E51 Secret Plan of Fei the Genius! Neo Manchu Han Imperial FeastSep 6, 1998The genius A Fei's unique skill, the New Man-Han Feast Imperial Cuisine Showdown stipulates that one hundred dishes must be prepared within three hours. A Fei quickly…S1·E52 The Big Reversal! The Brave Chef`s GlorySep 13, 1998While Fei and his team are working away cooking, Mao is still thinking of what to cook, with his friends anxiously waiting. Finally, after observing the king for a…

Cast

Crew

Director
Masami Anno
Composer
Ōta Michihiko

Details

First air date
Apr 27, 1997
Last air date
Sep 13, 1998
Seasons
1
Episodes
52
Episode runtime
25 min
Network
MBS, TBS
Status
Ended
Studios
JY Animation, NAS
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese

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