Like many lightnovels, Gourmet Food Supplier reeks of Chinese nationalism, although it tries (and fails) to be subtle about it.
Yuan Zhou aspires to be a master chef. Ok. Cool. You would expect that a master chef would like to learn and "master" every dish out there. Yet whenever the MC learns a western dish (a rarity), he internally rants about "damned capitalism" and other such bs about why foreign dishes are inferior versions of more authentic, Chinese dishes.
If the author is familiar with Chinese cuisine and thinks it is the best food out there, why not make Yuan Zhou the "Chinese Master Chef," or just be blatant and make the MC say that "Chinese food = best food, therefore Master Chef = someone who can cook Chinese dishes."
Again, like many others, this author wants to portray that they are an unbiased source, and simultaneously convey that China rules and every other country sucks. Sorry, but both of those statements just cannot be true.
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Yuan Zhou aspires to be a master chef. Ok. Cool. You would expect that a master chef would like to learn and "master" every dish out there. Yet whenever the MC learns a western dish (a rarity), he internally rants about "damned capitalism" and other such bs about why foreign dishes are inferior versions of more authentic, Chinese dishes.
If the author is familiar with Chinese cuisine and thinks it is the best food out there, why not make Yuan Zhou the "Chinese Master Chef," or just be blatant and make the MC say that "Chinese food = best food, therefore Master Chef = someone who can cook Chinese dishes."
Again, like many others, this author wants to portray that they are an unbiased source, and simultaneously convey that China rules and every other country sucks. Sorry, but both of those statements just cannot be true.
2.7/5