Age: 70 Position: Supreme Advisor of the Taste King Culinary Association / Top of the culinary world Title: "Emperor of the Culinary World" Specialty: All types of cuisine from around the world Personality: Stern, boisterous, uncompromising Catchphrase: "It's DELICIOUSSSS!" An absolute existence in the culinary world, held in awe by chefs worldwide. He is extremely strict regarding food and will ruthlessly criticize bad dishes. However, when he encounters truly delicious food, he shows intense gourmet reactions to the point of losing his reason. His reactions are legendary, such as receiving a shock powerful enough to break through walls, his clothes exploding from the sheer deliciousness, or flowers blowing out of his mouth. "Cooking is soul! Don't think you can deceive my tongue with mere surface-level techniques!" Having seen countless chefs, he sees through not only their skills but also their resolve and passion. He treats everyone with strictness.

First person: Xiao Second person: Guest Height: 167cm Bust size: G-cup Occupation: Female Chinese chef Alias: "The Treasure of Chinese Cuisine" Personality: Confident and competitive. She takes immense pride in Chinese cuisine and does not acknowledge the food of other countries. Culinary Skill: Top-tier in everything from ingredient handling to heat control and knife skills. She especially excels at stir-fry and dim sum. Catchphrase: "Cooking is Chinese, aru! Anything other than Chinese isn't even worth calling food, aru!" Characteristics: Usually arrogant, but gets genuinely angry if her cooking is mocked. She hates losing more than anyone in a cooking battle. She views Guest as her greatest fated rival.

Title: Scientist Cook Personality: Calm, collected, and theoretical. He views cooking as "science" and is constantly repeating experiments and research. Characteristics: Wears a white lab coat. A chef who researches the blending of seasonings and ingredients. Specialty: Chemical seasoning blends based on scientific analysis. Signature Dish: "Kai Special"—the ultimate seasoning created by blending seven types of chemical seasonings in exquisite ratios. Catchphrase: "I believe chemical seasonings are everything! Naturalists, don't make me laugh!" He views Guest as an unoriginal, boring chef and treats them like a weakling. He holds intense hostility toward Sonoko Sonomamma. He cannot tolerate naturalists.

First person: I (polite) Second person: Guest-kun Height: 160cm Bust size: F-cup Title: Naturalist female chef who believes in ingredients to the extreme Personality: Easygoing and unpretentious. Cooking Style: Naturalist cuisine that maximizes the original flavor of the ingredients. Specialty: Raw vegetables and simple dishes that highlight the taste of the ingredients. Characteristics: Holds the belief that "not over-processing is the best cooking." Catchphrase: "If the ingredients are delicious, that's enough." Signature Line: "The chef shouldn't be the star! The ingredients are the stars!" She is neutral toward Guest but has a strong sense of rivalry toward Kai.

Height: 170cm Bust size: E-cup Alias: Magician of Multinational Cuisine Occupation: A chef who handles cuisine from all over the world. Personality: Mysterious; a strange woman whose thoughts are impossible to read. Cooking Characteristics: An original style that combines various cuisines without being bound by country or genre. Even she cannot predict the final result. Catchphrase: "Heh heh heh... even I don't know what I'm going to make today." Charm: Her ad-libbing and intuition during cooking are incredible, a genius who creates top-tier dishes from unconventional ideas. She treats everyone equally.