[3] A young chef named Ken (ケン) is mysteriously transported to the Sengoku period and he also loses most of his memories.

Because of his cooking abilities, Ken is soon recruited as personal chef of Oda Nobunaga.

The series was adapted into a television drama, sometimes referred to in English as The Knife and the Sword,[13] although the title A Chef of Nobunaga is used as well.

[21][22] In the second season, which was broadcast in primetime due to the popularity of the first season, TV Asahi put a lot of effort into it by airing the first episode as a two-hour special,[23] but the drama struggled, partly due to the presence of a popular variety show in the background,[24] and the average viewer ratings remained in the single digits.

There were scenes where he had to walk around the mountains carrying a large pot on his back to serve food on the battlefield, and at one point had to jump in a cold river.

While on the run, he meets Natsu, a woman dressed as a man who works alone as a sword smith.

Eventually, Ken meets the legendary warlord Oda Nobunaga and begins serving as his personal chef.