Gohan no Otomo
If anyone likes this kind of free cooking style genre, then I recommend Hungry Heart Dinner game. The bgm, feels, conversations is almost the same style, a slight bit of patience is required, but no in-game purchases are required (unless u want it) The customers share their memories, some happy, some traumatic yet attempting to change, some may look normal on the surface but has a special place in their mind and so on. This manga was cute, although I couldn't completely comprehend their relationships, in short I felt that somewhere or the other that hiitokuchiya (written on the board at the entrance if you noticed, meaning "in one bite" if I recall Hito= people & kuchi= bite [referring to eating food in bites] and unique in itself) brought them all together, directly or indirectly. Thanks for the meal!
Leveling Up, By Only Eating!
Seeing this always makes my mouth drool (personally abstaining non-veg, but looking at the MC makes me feel hungry) As a foodie I get the feeling of selfishly eating tasty food by yourself. But after a period of time, it gets boring no matter how good a dish is made. Idk whether he was taught to share food or it's just his inferiority complex when it comes to fast food and preferred ones. So stingy, although it's funny how both humans & NPCs love his cooking (he doesn't need to open charity house for free meals but he can nurture them well then let them go out and learn something or gathering ingredients so MC can eat more and share that joy with trusted and caring others
Become a kitchen soldier legend
Man, others may think MC is always like a pushover, but it's only because his background isn't strong enough, has no mother and also has to take care of his sick father, moreover he as a human tends to make mistakes. The system he obtained is ONLY limited to cooking, it works in the military surroundings than other places and even if it's a cheat, it has its own downsides too. Like if he offended his Superiors by mistake, favourability decreases (Tho I prefer if they Expelled that piggy-b*chy head & his accomplice specifically rather than nitpicking each and every fault of good persons.) It's sad that in the beginning the MC wasn't exactly recognised for his efforts and had to be screened time and again because of his special case. He does improve later on, but I'd sensed that the food system is unnecessarily adding romance (not that men don't have desires, but MC is not yet prepared fully to accept love whole heartedly cuz his gf was mentioned in between and there remains a gap in terms of spending time getting to know each other, meaning that their relationship is still not solid enough. The interactions between the military are CONFUSING. I admit that I remember the others only by eyes, hair or its color, face and overall body size. But atleast some mild action could have been there, like actually going to a battle or work emergencies instead of just Food. Also, balancing favourability between a certain limit is ridiculous, like numbers would tend to change?? How would he know to keep a distance to continue the new class? Got wasted just because of that. Sad that this has good potential, but even if the main point is cooking, some more plot could have been better. Brain-dead people are bullying for no good reason and they still continue even after knowing MC's food taste good, they themselves won't admit it. So anyone looking to read this, just turn off ur brains.
I Became the Lousy Side Top
Reading this makes me lose my IQ too much. It's like seeing kids fighting for a toy. And one potential ML surprisingly is someone who knew the original MC inside of Jaewoo that transmigrated. The worst thing I don't like is how he is so dmn clueless about HOW the characters changed so much? Come on, did he forget the novel or was the body itself made him dumb? He couldn't even put the equation of 'himself' as the one for triggering their soft spots and claims himself to have been to school, still goes with a stranger when he could have just blocked the number. True, they are big shot people, but unnecessary actions would only do more harm than good. Also, later when MC realises he grew feelings for Hyeonjin, he doesn't seem to communicate properly, poor guy had to blame himself for being the cause of MC's misery. I'm only able to continue reading due to Hyeonjin & family interactions & cooking parts. And it's still unknown what type of "friend" relationship Yoon had with MC, but taking him against his decision outside (?as in how) is a no-go for me, forget that, MC doesn't even know he isn't the actual person at all.
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