Cooking Master Boy
Cooking Master Boy
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Cooking Master Boy

7.8 / 10
1997
1 season
52 episodes
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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Seasons

  • Young Cooking Master/Genius Cooking Boy, Mao!

    1.Young Cooking Master/Genius Cooking Boy, Mao!

    27-04-199723m

    Qing 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 ('Mao') has...

  • Fantastic Mapo Tofu/A Mystery Mapo Tofu

    2.Fantastic Mapo Tofu/A Mystery Mapo Tofu

    04-05-199723m

    In 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 on his smar...

  • Super Chef

    3.Super Chef

    11-05-199725m

    Mao 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 recommendation from G...

  • Merciless Rules/The Cruel Rule of Yosen Shuka!

    4.Merciless Rules/The Cruel Rule of Yosen Shuka!

    18-05-199723m

    Sanche, 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 some vegetable...

  • Destroy Old Tradition

    5.Destroy Old Tradition

    25-05-199725m

    Mao, 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 else to creat...

  • The Dumpling Brothers

    6.The Dumpling Brothers

    01-06-199723m

    The 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 Dumpling Brother...

  • Despicable Trap!Cornered Mao!

    7.Despicable Trap!Cornered Mao!

    08-06-199723m

    The 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 dumpling bu...

  • The Final Battle

    8.The Final Battle

    15-06-199725m

    At 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 is quickly...

  • Challenge the Dream!  Super Chef Examination

    9.Challenge the Dream! Super Chef Examination

    22-06-199723m

    Mao 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 the first ro...

  • Ultimate Skill!  Incomparable Noodles

    10.Ultimate Skill! Incomparable Noodles

    06-07-199723m

    When Meili finally comes back with the ingredients, two people has already finished the noodles and qualified (3 left!). Feiyi makes 'dragon whisker' noodles which shocks the judge...

  • The Last Battle! Taste Battle Stadium

    11.The Last Battle! Taste Battle Stadium

    13-07-199725m

    There 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 noodles are tas...

  • A Great Rival Appears.  Talented Young Chef Fei

    12.A Great Rival Appears. Talented Young Chef Fei

    03-08-199723m

    Mao 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 finding them no...

  • The Catfish Noodle Completed!  Fated Decision

    13.The Catfish Noodle Completed! Fated Decision

    10-08-199723m

    Mao 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 presents he...

  • The Honorable Mark

    14.The Honorable Mark

    17-08-199725m

    The 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 fairly, Han only...

  • Genius Boy Chef, Shilou!!

    15.Genius Boy Chef, Shilou!!

    24-08-199723m

    Mao 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 around him...

  • Super Boobs!  Sweet Trap.  Beware of the Beauty

    16.Super Boobs! Sweet Trap. Beware of the Beauty

    31-08-199723m

    Mao 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 is a special...

  • Return! Dreamy Singe Cuisine

    17.Return! Dreamy Singe Cuisine

    14-09-199723m

    Mao 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 appears and shows...

  • Scary Red Congee.  Secret of the Haunted Mansion

    18.Scary Red Congee. Secret of the Haunted Mansion

    21-09-199723m

    Mao 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 owners how...

  • Galaxy Noodles

    19.Galaxy Noodles

    26-10-199725m

    Mao, 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 chef, Harry and...

  • The Ominous Black Chicken

    20.The Ominous Black Chicken

    02-11-199723m

    Mao'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 books, the...

  • Yang Spring Restaurant`s Challenge

    21.Yang Spring Restaurant`s Challenge

    16-11-199725m

    Mao 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 were already...

  • The Battle of Two Chef

    22.The Battle of Two Chef

    30-11-199725m

    Mao 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 Meirii was ab...

  • Big Universe Pork Dumpling

    23.Big Universe Pork Dumpling

    07-12-199725m

    Mao 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 is less th...

  • Mysterious Invitation, The trap of the masked Chef

    24.Mysterious Invitation, The trap of the masked Chef

    14-12-199725m

    It 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 they are b...

  • Western Style Blood Match

    25.Western Style Blood Match

    21-12-199725m

    The 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 was very s...

  • The Strongest Ace

    26.The Strongest Ace

    18-01-199825m

    The 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 that he has s...

  • The Secret of the Masked Chef

    27.The Secret of the Masked Chef

    25-01-199825m

    Shilou 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 pick the one t...

  • Wilderness Cooking

    28.Wilderness Cooking

    25-01-199825m

    Yosen 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 having a great...

  • Darkness Society`s Assassin! Cold Blooded Genius Leon

    29.Darkness Society`s Assassin! Cold Blooded Genius Leon

    01-02-199825m

    Mao 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 guest. The...

  • Sharpness of Evil. Seven Star Knife

    30.Sharpness of Evil. Seven Star Knife

    22-02-199825m

    Mei 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 the undergrou...

  • China within a Fish

    31.China within a Fish

    01-03-199825m

    The 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. 2nd dish, ste...

  • Ice and Fire`s Impulse

    32.Ice and Fire`s Impulse

    08-03-199825m

    Leon 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 made. Leon an...

  • The Legendary Cooking Utensils! The Secret of the Always-sharp Blade!

    33.The Legendary Cooking Utensils! The Secret of the Always-sharp Blade!

    15-03-199825m

    Finally, 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 where the le...

  • Evil City Shanghai!  The Underworld Declares War!!

    34.Evil City Shanghai! The Underworld Declares War!!

    22-03-199823m

    The 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 they are reuni...

  • Huge Floating Cooking Arena!  Magical Iron Arm Soup

    35.Huge Floating Cooking Arena! Magical Iron Arm Soup

    19-04-199823m

    Mao’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 with four ca...

  • Brother Sanche`s Cold Sea Turtle Soup

    36.Brother Sanche`s Cold Sea Turtle Soup

    26-04-199825m

    Rouko 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 served the...

  • Dim Sum king, Lakon 1600-years-old Soul-Calming Steamed buns

    37.Dim Sum king, Lakon 1600-years-old Soul-Calming Steamed buns

    03-05-199825m

    In 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 fermented dough p...

  • The Super Dim Sum Competition! The Startling Results!

    38.The Super Dim Sum Competition! The Startling Results!

    10-05-199825m

    Now 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. The judges...

  • Another Set of Seven-Star Knives!  Enigmatic Beauty Shan

    39.Another Set of Seven-Star Knives! Enigmatic Beauty Shan

    24-05-199823m

    Matchup 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 cutting ski...

  • Wake Up Leon! The Destiny of a Cook!

    40.Wake Up Leon! The Destiny of a Cook!

    31-05-199825m

    Finally, 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 Knives. Knowi...

  • Destroy The Evil Sword, The Sacred Seven Star Knives

    41.Destroy The Evil Sword, The Sacred Seven Star Knives

    07-06-199825m

    The 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 soup first...

  • Final Battle, Shouan`s Revenge

    42.Final Battle, Shouan`s Revenge

    14-06-199825m

    Thanks 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: Shou An, his...

  • Mao's Real Ability!  Magical Panda Tofu

    43.Mao's Real Ability! Magical Panda Tofu

    21-06-199823m

    Sabotaged 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 Shou An pre...

  • Shocking Verdict!  In the Palm of the Fairy

    44.Shocking Verdict! In the Palm of the Fairy

    28-06-199823m

    Now 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 cooked togeth...

  • Flame on the Yangtze River! Shouan's Death In The Ocean

    45.Flame on the Yangtze River! Shouan's Death In The Ocean

    26-07-199825m

    Shou 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 Treasure Maps and...

  • Shell`s Rescue! Storm of Ramen!

    46.Shell`s Rescue! Storm of Ramen!

    02-08-199825m

    Now 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 moments (which...

  • The Meeting Of God And Devil! Mysterious Demonic Holy Instruments

    47.The Meeting Of God And Devil! Mysterious Demonic Holy Instruments

    09-08-199825m

    Shilou 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 Jiuhua. Upon...

  • Heaven's diminished star! Special Meteor Fried Rice!

    48.Heaven's diminished star! Special Meteor Fried Rice!

    16-08-199825m

    Well 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 pretending to b...

  • Labyrinth of Darkness!  Soul-Connecting Serving of Porridge

    49.Labyrinth of Darkness! Soul-Connecting Serving of Porridge

    23-08-199823m

    After 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 framed by Xi...

  • Imperial Capital Peking!  The Underworld Cooking Society Bares its Fangs

    50.Imperial Capital Peking! The Underworld Cooking Society Bares its Fangs

    30-08-199823m

    The 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 young masters...

  • Secret Plan of Fei the Genius!  Neo Manchu Han Imperial Feast

    51.Secret Plan of Fei the Genius! Neo Manchu Han Imperial Feast

    06-09-199823m

    The 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 started to co...

  • The Big Reversal! The Brave Chef`s Glory

    52.The Big Reversal! The Brave Chef`s Glory

    13-09-199825m

    While 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 little, he comes...

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