The Gourmet Gamer

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7.58(1K votes)

Ranked #2736Popularity #7847

chapters

117

volumes

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Status

Finished

Published

Apr 30, 2021 to Sep 28, 2023

Authors:Kidari Studio, In, Key-young

Fantasy

Worth Reading? — Global Verdict

9.5/10

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Weird_I_Am

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Amazing. 10/10 would recommend to anyone who enjoys character driven RPG or food centric stories. Tbh I binged this thing on webtoon right after it was added and before the daily pass was initiated. I'm currently looking to see if there's a physical version I could get because I want to reread it but I didn't want to need with the daily pass and I kind of want to try some of the recipes. Well done art, especially with the textures which is big when food is such a big element. Diverse personalities and likable mc which is an accomplished all on it's own in myopinion (then again I've watched isekai so maybe my bar for that is lower than most) Overall highly enjoyable.

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Tashdacat

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Synopsis

When he lost his ability to taste and smell, Rim Lee's life as a chef ended. Just as he's sinking deeper and deeper into depression, Rim discovers [Real], an incredibly immersive VR game that simulates all five senses. There, he's able to regain his senses of taste and smell. Not only that, but he can cook, too! Although he does need to hunt his own monster ingredients down... Now, Rim is here to cook up delicious food, hunt some dangerous monsters, and maybe even build a whole new legacy along the way. Welcome to Rim Lee's new life as "Rice," the gourmet gamer! (Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Blew through it in less than a day because it was so damn good I couldn't put it down. I adore the series, the constant through line of being a good person to others leads to peoples lives getting better, and that good cooking can heal people is one of my favourite ideals in fiction. While I would have prefered they kept him as the more grizzled look he had at the very start, instead of the semi standard manwha protag they went with, I get it had to do with marketability. I do hope there is a second series, as there's still some plotlines left incomplete,but it still stands on it's own.