Does anyone have any food related anime recommendations?

20. Farming Life In Another World

 

Even though Farming Life In Another World isn't exclusively a cooking anime show, Hiraku Machio ensures to include some helpful hints and tips from his makeshift kitchen within the depths of the Forest of Death. Hiraku puts his basic survival skills to the test with only a farming tool in tow; however, this nifty piece of equipment is more versatile than it looks. With just a thought, Hiraku can transform his All-Purpose Farming Tool into an assortment of items, perfect for cooking, plowing, construction, and more.

19. Delicious Party Pretty Cure

 

Hands down the cutest approach to anime about food comes compliments of the Cure girls, who are on a mission to save the CooKingdom by rescuing the poor imprisoned Recipepes. These adorable food-themed critters are essentially what keep the world turning, as far as anyone's tastebuds are concerned. Fairies and humans team up to defeat the rogue Bundoru Gang with their scrumptious Magic Girl style and "Deliciousmiles!"

18. The Way Of The House Husband

 

The "Immortal" Tatsu Kuroda has more going for him than the Yakuza can offer, as his true calling in life has unexpectedly come to light. Never mind brawling, blackmail, and bad behavior; Tatsu is all about the house husband lifestyle now. From cooking to cleaning and everything in between, the former gang-banger takes the utmost pride in preparing a loving and comfortable life for his dear wife, Miku.

17. Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits

Aoi Tsubaki is a pretty decent cook by anyone's standards; however, those dwelling in the spiritual world find her food to be particularly appetizing. Her specialized culinary expertise becomes particularly useful after she is suddenly confined to the Hidden Realm with her grandfather's extensive debt hanging over her head. Refusing to marry an Ogre to mitigate the money owed, Aoi decides to pay her dues by opening a Bed & Breakfast for Spirits.

With the help of an insightful kitsune, Aoi learns the intricacies of each spirit species' (aka Ayakashi) palette and adjusts her meals and menu accordingly. The Ayakashi have grown bored of the same spread offered at the revered Tenjin'ya Inn, which now has some heavy competition on its hands. Forbidding women to work in the kitchen is clearly a giant oversight on Ōdanna's part.

16. The Gourmet Hunter, Toriko

One of the best cooking anime series with a comedic twist follows Toriko's outlandish globe-trotting adventures as he searches for the ultimate ingredients. The Gourmet Hunter has landed with his bum in the butter after teaming up with the five-star chef Komatsu, and together, they make all their magnificent munchy dreams come true. This action-packed appetizing anime is in a league of its own and will leave viewers in fits of hungry giggles.

The Gourmet Age comes equipt with unimaginable food sources, from bacon-growing trees to Mushroom Pudding, Waflotuses, and more; all freshly growing straight from the earth. And don't get started on the glorious meat-eating options. Toriko also features some top-notch cross-over episodes and invites fan-favorite powerhouses like Luffy (One Piece) and Goku (Dragon Ball Z) to the table.

15. Campfire Cooking in Another World

 

Who would've thought that Isekai could fit so seamlessly into the cooking anime industry? And yet, here's another success story. Mukohda's Isekai Bonus may not seem like much at first glance, but an all-access pass to online shopping within the trying times of a medieval setting means no hungry bellies. That's a win by most standards. Furthermore, Mukohda is quite skilled at rustling up a high-quality meal and easily adapts to the new array of natural ingredients from this strange world. Traditional Japanese cuisine and fantasy fusion are so irresistible that everyone wants a taste.

Without really meaning to, Mukohda collects an assortment of high-powered allies in his party, each drawn to his sensational food. Unstoppable forces like Fel, the legendary Fenrir, an insanely overpowered slime named Sui, and Ninrir, the Goddess of Wind, in all her sweet tooth glory. He inadvertently becomes a top adventurer capable of easily eliminating hoards of monsters, essentially all thanks to his culinary talents.

14. Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

 

Focusing on the sweeter, more artistic side of food anime, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale delves into the intricate process of sugar art, which reaches a whole new level after crossing into the supernatural realm of Highland. Sculpting with delicate crystallized candy is by no means an easy feat. However, Ann Halford certainly seems to have her work cut out for her with the Duke of Philax constantly breathing down her neck and jumping at every opportunity to criticize her hard work.

Ann enlists a fairy warrior as her bodyguard during her surprisingly dangerous venture to become the next Silver Sugar Master. However, Challe/Shalle's slave status doesn't sit well with the girl, as she views fairies as a source of inspiration, not mere tools. Ann will have to toughen up to earn her place as a Candy Craftswoman at the prestigious sugar sculpture festival.

13. Silver Spoon

School is one of the most popular anime settings, not only because it’s easy for young people to relate to the daily trials and tribulations of going to class, dealing with difficult teachers, and hanging out with friends, but also because the school setting is ripe for storytelling. Not all kinds of schools have received equal love in anime, however, which makes the agricultural high school setting of Silver Spoon so refreshing.

Silver Spoon is a food and slice-of-life anime about a kid who transfers from his traditional school and learns about animals, food production, and making friends.The themes are great, and while the storytelling is on the simple side, the characters are all fantastic. It’s easy to stick around to learn more about ingredients and food production when the central cast is as solid as that of Silver Spoon.

12. Sweetness & Lightning

Sweetness & Lightning is an anime that goes heavy on sweetness in all the best ways. It's about Kouhei, a father who is left to care for his daughter alone after the death of his wife. The problem is that Kouhei doesn't know how to cook. The result is predictable: his daughter ends up eating pre-made convenience store meals, which are the height of neither flavor nor nutrition.

Kouhei is a teacher, however, and a student in his class inspires him to learn to cook for his daughter.Sweetness & Lightning splits its energy between depicting Kouhei's relationship with his daughter and the preparation of the meals they eat together. As both a touching family story and a food anime, it succeeds beautifully, making it easy to recommend.

11. Fighting Foodons

Fighting Foodons is, admittedly, a controversial choice for any best food anime list. The show is bizarre, even by anime standards, a food-based riff on the creature-collecting craze inspired by Pokemon. Chase, the hero, is a chef who uses foodons (weird creatures with designs based on food) to combat the series’s villain, who has been kidnapping chefs and forcing them to cook up powerful foodons with which the villain can take over the world.

No, Fighting Foodons doesn’t look or feel much like other food anime. While it certainly has its flaws, it's also one of the most creative food anime out there. While its “food as fighters” concept won’t please everyone, the sheer creativity on display in Fighting Foodons makes it well worth a watch, whether one wants to see tasty dishes or some monster-taming madness.

10. Yumeiro Pâtissière

Who hasn't eaten a lot of sweets in their life? Ichigo Amano has so much that a famous patissier recognizes her fantastic palette and gets her to join the most prestigious culinary school focusing on deserts around — St. Marie's Academy.

While the fact she is in a class with all of the "Sweet Princes" of the school follows a bit of an anime trope, the fact that fairies (yes, the magical kind) are added to the mix really changes up what could otherwise be just a simple shojo anime about making sweet treats.

9. Cooking Papa

Cooking Papa never made a big splash outside of Japan after it was released in the 90s and it's an absolute shame. This is because it's easily one of the best anime about food and cooking and is well worth a watch for fans of the genre.

The manga that inspired the series is one of the longest-running of all time spanning over 157 volumes showing just how popular the series is. Watching Mr. Araiwa cook amazing dishes for his wife and son is not only wholesome but also quite funny at times.

8. Restaurant To Another World

 

Restaurant to Another World stands out compared to typical isekai anime by bringing multiple people from all over the world into the Western Restaurant Nekoya to try the amazing meals Tenshu is able to cook. Throughout the series, viewers get to learn about each character coming to eat and hear about why they love their favorite meal on the menu.

The series was so popular when it originally aired in 2017 that it surprised fans that a second season hadn't been ordered. Thankfully, season two is finally set to come out in the Fall 2021 anime season.

7. Born To Cook (Mister Ajikko)

Born to Cook is the first major cooking anime to come out — it even supposedly is what inspired the show Iron Chef to exist. One of the best anime of the 80s, Born to Cook follows the story of Ajiyoshi Yoichi as he goes from a boy helping his mother run a cooking house to a culinary competitor against some of the best chefs in the world.

His unique ideas on how to tackle each recipe he has to create are sure to inspire any cook watching to try out new things in their own kitchens.

6. Yakitate!! Japan

Fans looking for a show that will not only show off tons of amazing bread baking but will leave them smiling to the end will find that Yakitate!! Japan is the perfect choice to watch. The show follows Kazuma Azuma as he tries to create a national bread that all of Japan could be known for.

The show is campy, light, and absolutely hilarious at times. Don't go in expecting a terribly deep story, just turn it on and imagine the lovely smell of baking in the air.

5. Food Wars!

An entire elite academy for high school students dedicated to teaching teens cooking skills through extreme methods that have ultimate cooking competitions? It's someone fans would only see in anime.

Food Wars! shows Souma Yukihira as he decides to join the illustrious Tootsuki Culinary Academy at the suggestion of his father and slowly climbs his way to the top of the culinary food chain there. The "shokugeki" competitions where chefs go head to head will leave fans drooling over the amazing creations these young chefs bring to the table.

4. Cooking Master Boy (Chuuka Ichiban!)

"The Era of the Cooking Wars" might not have been a real period of time in China, but this anime that takes place in the 19th century Qing Dynasty sure shows some incredible dishes being made. Cooking Master Boy shows Mao Xing as he tries to travel through China after his mother's death to become a famous chef just like she was.

While the original aired with over 50 episodes back in 1997, a surprise continuation was released in 2019 called New Cooking Master Boy which spanned over two seasons. Cooking Master Boy has to be amazing for a show this old to make a comeback.

3. Wakakozake

Wakakozake is unique compared to most cooking anime as its episodes only span two minutes apiece. Throughout the series, Murasaki Wakako goes to twelve different restaurants and tries twelve different dishes with a combination of drinks.

Each recipe is something viewers would actually be able to order in Japan and the show is almost like having Murasaki as a tour guide of the Japanese culinary world.

2. Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World

 

Isekai Izakaya was originally released as an ONA — an original net anime. This direct-to-internet release is a lot like Restaurant to Another World but has a stronger overarching storyline. Patrons from another world come to the bar called Nobu in Kyoto, Japan to try their Toriaezu Nama ale and the amazing dishes served there.

Viewers that want to know more about the restaurant and how and why it can connect to another world will find Isekai Izakaya the superior cooking anime to watch over Restaurant to Another World, though both are worth watching for their own merits.

1. Ristorante Paradiso

There are few countries known for their cuisine quite like Italy and Ristorante Paradiso focuses on the amazing dishes found there. It follows Nicoletta as she tries to track down her mother Olga in Rome.

When she does eventually find her mother at the Casetta dell'Orso, things aren't quite what she expected and she quickly becomes wrapped up in the food and people to eat there. This results in one of the best cooking anime around, with plenty of memorable moments for viewers to savor.