Ryu Ka Hoppo Shoku Mokuroku Biminaru Kinki to Kyohan No Hajimari (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] "Tian Shang Yun Meng," a long-established, high-end restaurant in Jiangguo. Kei-getsu, the heir to the Ryu family who was entrusted with running this restaurant at a young age, is a strikingly handsome, brilliant, and flawless young man except for one thing: his obsessive passion for food. One day, Keigetsu meets Gyokuyo, a young, impoverished chef who lost his job due to a false accusation. Recognizing his culinary talent, Keigetsu offers him a deal: instead of hiring him at the restaurant, he asks him to become his accomplice in preparing Northern cuisine" a type of food deemed heretical and banned by the state!? A story of bonds and a major incident that shakes the nation, all sparked by the unknown flavors of this cuisine! Winner of the Grand Prize at the 11th Kadokawa Bunko Character Novel Awards.

江国の老舗高級酒楼・天上雲夢。若くしてこの店を任されている隆家の御曹司・慶月は、眉目秀麗、頭脳明晰で非の打ち所がない青年だ。ただ一つ、食への異常な探究心を除いては。ある日、慶月は、冤罪で職を失った貧乏料理人の青年・玉陽と出会う。彼の料理の才を見抜いた慶月は、店で雇う代わりに、異端の食として国に禁じられた〈北方料理〉を作る共犯者となるよう持ちかけて!?未知なる食が導く、国を揺るがす大事件と絆の物語!第11回角川文庫キャラクター小説大賞 大賞。