"Shang Shi" tells the story of Yao Zijin (played by Wu Jinyan) who was selected as the chef of Shang Shi Bureau after many selections. He met Su Yuehua (played by Wang Churan) from a famous chef family and Yin Ziping (played by He Ruixian) who was born in a beggar family, and ran for the election.

The story of a female official of Shangshi Bureau.

By chance, the three of them innovated hundreds of fresh dishes and made various famous dishes from ancient books.

Yao Zijin gradually understood the true meaning of "food" and carried forward the traditional food culture.

In the process, she met Zhu Zhanji (played by Xu Kai), the emperor's grandson who was both civilized and martial arts, wise and courageous, and became acquainted with "delicious food". The two cherished each other through ups and downs, and wrote a warm and touching love story.