The Legend of Taotie 饕餮记. Airing on December 10, 2024. New Trailer.
Starring An Yuexi, Wang Youshuo, Niu Zifan and Chu Junchen.
40 episodes. Youku.
The production team dropped a release date and a new trailer about 10 minutes ago.
According to Baidu, filming started on October 16, 2018. The drama had some legal issues; you can read more about it in the Baidu link if you're interested. Use your browser translator if needed. Chrome’s translator did a fairly good job with this one.
Set in the Great Liang dynasty, the story revolves around Tian Xiang Restaurant, a famed restaurant in Wu Xia City. Shopkeeper Zhu Chengbi and accountant Chang Qing are known to be [a] bickering couple. They underwent many heart-pounding and earth-shaking incidents and together came up with many delicious dishes. Each dishes encompass and tell a different story, and reflect a different meaning. In the end, the Langyang King decides to pit Zhu Chengbi and Chang Qing against each other to save his own life. He forces Chengbi to make a dish that extends one's lifespan, and freed the black kirin due to his own greed; thus destroying Lian Xin Tower and Wu Xia City. Under his manipulation, Chengbi evolved into a Taotie and almost swallowed Chang Qing. Eventually, Chang Qing awakened Chengbi and everything starts all over again.
(Source: DramaWiki)