Yummy Yummy Yummy

Cozy family shenanigans w/ a slow burn romance & bittersweet end

Long time watchers of time travelling romance comedies, you know how this goes. It's fun watching our characters adjust, fall in love, build wealth and prosperity, overcome obstacles, but in the end, the story must address: Will the modern character(s) end up staying or end up going back to their own time?

If you are a lover of romantic comedies with many silly yet earnest moments, and a tinge of sadness toward the ending, you'll enjoy this one. I laughed out loud so many times. This drama brought me out of a slump. One of my favorite dramas of 2025.
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This is the first time I've watched a drama where the female lead isn't the only one who "traveled" to the past--her whole family comes with her!

So, of course, there are hilarious family shenanigans as they adjust to their new lives. I love the female lead's cleverness and logical personality. I love how distinct her family members are: the simple yet occasionally accidentally wise brother, the stern but loving mother, the overconfident and silly father, and the cutest and free-spirited niece. Although family dynamics can get a little tiring at times--especially when it comes to the brother and father doing dumb things--the actors really make the characters so believable and so sympathetic. The father figure, especially, infuriates me the most at multiple points, but when he shows his regretful face and actions, I pity him and also cry with him. In general, almost every supporting character feels real. They don't feel like a stereotype. For a comedy, the characters' personalities feel logical.

The male lead is wonderfully played by Li Yunrui. After his hit drama "Blossom" (2024), you can see that there's traces of that character here too. The male lead type who is logical, competent, righteous. When he begins to fall in love with the female lead first, he has these yearning, innocent expressions that make him super adorable in his pining for the female lead.

His romance with the female lead is truly a slow burn. Even if they have feelings for each other halfway through, there is no Big Confession Scene. Their relationship is built on trust and respect and admiration and, gradually, they come to recognize the unsaid feelings in their hearts. Their chemistry and support for each other really just carries this entire drama. Props to Li Yunrui and Wang Yinglu.

The serious main plot of the drama is paced decently through the whole drama. We know who the villain is by like episode 10, but it's just about how the male lead will get enough evidence/witnesses to get him. I personally was OK with this rather than having escalating dramatic plots with multiple villains. This drama is NOT those kind of full, serious court drama stories.

Now, the ending: There is a pessimistic view and then there's the optimistic view. If you consider any separation of the characters a tragedy and a terrible ending? Then this is not for you. But if you're an optimistic who recognizes that it's sad, but not sad forever? Then you might be fine with the ending.

Overall: You'll have a good time if you enjoy romcoms and slow burn. You might be a little disappointed that some supporting characters don't really get any more development or storylines about mid-way through. (I loved the character of A'Yuan and she doesn't get much focus after her main story is done.)

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Don't Judge a Drama by Its Synopsis!

After being transported back in time to Yong'an City, the Shen family met their (supposed) ancestor Lin Yan, a royal official. Following their failed attempts at returning to the present, the Shen family decided to settle in the city where they go on a journey filled with culinary delights, business, familial bond, and an unconventional love story.

Upon reading the synopsis and watching the trailers, I have to admit that I was skeptical about the whole romance plot with your ancestor. I eventually gave it a try and ended up getting hooked. The whole concept of a family of three generations that gets transported back in time was definitely fresh and interesting enough for me to give this drama a chance. The story started out great with elements of comedy that stood out when the Shen family were just transported back to the past. It was funny to see how the Shen family would treat their then young ancestor with respect and fear of retribution when they go against him. The sound effects also helped in supporting the comedic mood to the story. The story even got more interesting when the present-day three generation Shen family started settling down and building a business in the old Yong'an City. Unfortunately, what started out great ended up going downhill towards the end.

After the plot twist towards the end, the story started to get heavy and hard to digest. The ending was slow yet rushed, clear but questionable, and definitely bittersweet. The ending definitely raised some questions unanswered. Not to mention, the scene of nearly meeting them in the present time, as expected from time travel costume dramas. How I wish for a better ending to this warm family costume romance drama.

Despite the sloppy ending, the drama really did well in casting Li Yun Rui and Wang Ying Lu for the roles of Lin Yan and Shen Shao Guang, respectively. Li Yun Rui exudes the charisma, intelligence, power, and maturity befitting for the role of Lin Yan. He was great with his expressions and he was able to portray Lin Yan as a dependable young man (or ancestor) for the Shen family. Wang Ying Lu also delivered with her performance as Shen Shao Guang, a young, modern, and smart lady. She was able to clearly show Shen Shao Guang's conflict after starting to develop feelings for Lin Yan. In addition to the two main characters, the actors who acted as the Shen family also left a lasting impact, enough to say that they stole my attention. Even the kid actor was such a scene stealer!

Do I recommend this drama? Only if you stop just before the ending. Yummy Yummy Yummy is a drama that lures you with warmth and wit yet ends with an unnecessary sad and draggy approach.

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Triple Y was a triple delight.

This will be a short review because I mainly want to remember that I watched this series—and the points that stood out to me.

The show hooked me right from the start. I love time-travel-to-the-past tropes, and seeing the entire family travel together was such a fun twist. That alone was enough to keep me excited. MDL already summarizes the plot well, so I won’t repeat too much, but the basic setup is: the FL and her family end up in the past and, in order to survive, they trick the newly arrived vice magistrate into letting them stay with him by claiming he has a childhood arranged marriage with the FL. Chaos ensues.

As I’ve told others, this drama does exactly what it’s supposed to do—it entertains. If you’re looking for something funny, romantic, and supported by a great ensemble cast, you’ll enjoy Yummy Yummy Yummy.

The only part I didn’t care for was the ML’s ongoing investigation into his family’s downfall. We know from the beginning what he’s trying to uncover, and I honestly skipped most of those scenes. Instead, I focused on the main couple’s romance and the relationships built between the side characters and the FL’s family. That dynamic was the biggest highlight for me, and I enjoyed every moment of it.

Surprisingly, I also loved the ending. Using the “dream” she had, the FL decides to revive her family’s struggling restaurant business—a cute and fitting conclusion.

Overall, I’m giving this a 7.5/10 for the fun story direction, the slow-burn romance, and a cast I genuinely adored.

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Charming, sweet and funny!

I always love watching time travel dramas. At first when I saw that the whole family time travelled, I got really excited. They are so chaotic and funny at the same time 😂 their personalities are what makes them close.
Lin Yan and Shen Shao Guang had great chemistry and I love that there was no love triangles and not too much hate as the main focus was Lin Yan/Cui Che clearing his father's name.
You will definitely laugh while watching this and how they "invented" things/recipes/lifestyle from modern to past.
The wedding scene was hilarious because the MC didn't understand what he was reading.
Fast forward to the ending, I get that Shao Guang fell and hit her head and was dreaming but I really thought her family also would have had the same dream since they all didnt time traveled then. What was really puzzling was the paintings of Lin Yan and Shen Shao Guang because if she disappeared, and no-one remembered her or the family, and he was left alone all those years and didn't marry, how comes the painting still exist?
I wish they gave us more in the modern world ending part though instead of just having them standing and tearing up.

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The story is like a butterfly effect added with 'destiny'

One family travel back in time, meet their somebody they acknowledge as their ancestor then later on realized it's the other ancestor. The family helped the male lead with his revenge and they succeed. Later on the leads realized their romance is not forbidden, they marry but their marriage is not long lasting. Since the female lead whole family went back to the modern times. Coincidentally only the leads remember or regain their memories back when the female lead family travel time.
—The plot unfolded really well, I like how the female lead feels after she realizes that their 'love' is forbidden, totally understandable why she push the male lead away.

Characters have a good development later on. Thumbs up also to the emperor for not being bias. The fellow censorate for being cautious. The female lead may not be strong and genius, she did her part being brave.

I like the crying scenes, the actors perform great.

I must say, the ending is rushed

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A Nice Lighthearted Drama That Lost It's Way From The Middle

This drama at the beginning felt nice, funny, and quite entertaining to watch. The casting was great. Wang Yinglu surprised me by doing four totally different characters in a year. The initial 20 or so episodes were really nice. The cinematography was nice as well. The music is good. The comic timing was great as well. But from the middle, I felt the story dragged a lot. The most horrible twist was probably the last episode, and I absolutely hated how the writers treated the ML. The main revelation was delayed a lot, and later the story ended abruptly. I felt there was not enough interaction between the 2 leads. It could have been a very nice drama, but instead turned out to be average due to the sloppy 2nd half. Nevertheless, it was a decent one-time watch.

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the ending didn’t fully meet my expectation

I really enjoyed watching this drama. The story was interesting and unique, and it kept me excited for every new episode. The characters were engaging and the plot had many moments that made the drama feel special. For most of the show, I would honestly rate it 9/10 because I was enjoying it so much.

However, the latest episodes made me hesitate a little. I didn’t really like the ending, and I feel like it could have been much more satisfying. It would have been perfect if they showed more about his pov ; how he actually entered the other world. I also wish they had included a scene where the family meet their ancestor, because that moment could have added more depth and emotional impact to the story.

Even with that disappointment at the end, I still truly liked the drama and had a great time watching it. The story and the journey were very enjoyable, even if the ending didn’t fully meet my expectations.

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A Delicious Misinterpret In A Time Slip

A food-themed, historical-fiction, romance, comedy, drama. Centered on a family who runs a restaurant. Once, they have an idea to make an advertisement video about their eatery with 'historical' gimmick. Turns out, they accidentally got slipped into past time, the dynasty era, and stop at the Yong'An city. Their long journey unveil a bunch of mystery behind. And leading them into the serious 'forbidden relationship' within the fate.

Starting the sequence by a bunch of witty jokes that fit my taste. Hilarious and silly. The food looks appetizing and tasty. The culinary themed at its peak. But, it doesn't last long enough. The focus on food and comedy slowly shattered as long as the show runs. The transition within a comedy and politic kingdom becomes dull, it's rough. The tension was unwell-structured.

So much wrong in this drama. The premise was unique and promising, especially the acestors plot, but sadly the execution was lame. The weight of political kingdom and the comedy ain't balance at all. After those long journey, they still lefting us behind with too much plot holes. It ain't a good wrapped, gosh.

I'm beyond loving the performance of Wang Yinglu and Li Yunrui, honestly. Their dynamic chemistry was so good. The love-hate was well developed. Especially Wang Yinglu's detail mimic, so good. She's flawless and barely overreact.

Speak about character development. I'm beyond stressfull and disappointed. Some character have zero development and become more annoying. Such as, Shen Shaoguang's older brother, and father. Their character need a bold development, honestly. They failed to give such a big impact of those characters.

If you familiar with 'Moon Lovers: Scarlett Heart Ryo' and love this kinda drama, this one might be fit for your taste. The ending was healed me enough from Moon Lovers, honestly. A bit similar like those cut-ending scene of Moon Lovers.

All in all, the plot holes were ruinous and the balance of political kingdom with comedy one is unwell-build. Felt too rushed and packed, while it start with slow and fun. But the chemistry still hit the top. At least, both heroine could maintain the good things of their romance stuff.

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When a guy in a revenge drama meets a family from a comedy

This was an entertaining ride that I enjoyed all the way through. I do think it's quite crucial to understanding the story that the watcher realize there's a revenge drama happening along side the comedy. The male lead's goals don't change, and neither does his tragic back story. The first act of the drama is all about the comedy that the family is in intruding on the male lead's very serious drama and slowly drawing him into a more light-hearted existence. In the second act, the revenge drama starts to assert itself again, and things get a little more dangerous for the family while everyone tries to solve the conspiracy and help the ML get his revenge (I mean, more justice than "revenge"... like, this isn't The Glory or anything!).

Thinking about it that way, the tonal shifts didn't feel jarring for me. I felt like the revenge plot stuff was satisfyingly complex and the resolution believable. The comedy aspects lightened that story line, while the drama aspects put some extra angst in the comedy storyline, but I found the blend satisfying. I enjoy both revenge dramas and comedies, and I think that the blend here was good at taking the strengths from both genres and using them to lessen the excesses of the other. Revenge dramas often get bogged down in angst and darkness, but the show had comedic scenes throughout. Comedy plots can be underdeveloped and they can tend towards silliness and repetativeness, but the drama elements kept things moving and changing. The comedic characters had more depth and more emotional range than a lot of comedic characters do (although the father and brother are a little more one-note than everyone else) and there are some really enjoyable side characters and stories.

The ending.... well. As another review pointed out, time travel stories in China are a bit tricky because of regulations and I think most of my complaints about the ending can be chalked up to that. I agree with others that it was more "bittersweet" than "happy" but the final note was more sweet than bitter. Overall, I found it really enjoyable and fun.

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Moral of the Story?

The message behind the show is what caught my attention -- that despite your circumstances or situation you must strive to survive. The characters played their roles so well that'll make you eager to watch the next episode. This drama is packed with wholesome and sad moments that will make some of us cry but later you'll find yourself laughing because the show is also packed with a lot of humor. The visuals is top notch and costumes is pretty. The drama in my opinion is not heavy on romantic plots between the ML and FL which is a good thing because it gives those with supporting roles a chance to shine. Also i suck at cooking so i'm learning some new dish and how to cook pork through this show *sighs. Overall a must to watch drama before the end of 2025.

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