Delicious!

It was serialized in 35 parts in the monthly shōjo publication Nakayoshi from April 1996 through May 1999.

Each part was published with a recipe for the reader to prepare.

Although she can't cook,[1] she tries out for the lead in a cooking show called "Delicious Time," which will also be starring the star she idolizes, Mahito Ishizaka.

When she discovers that the final stage of the competition will mean she has to prepare a dish, however, Ringo calls on her good friend, chef, and next-door-neighbor, Tsutsui Kazuomi.

Thanks to Kazuomi's help and her own cute persona, she is chosen for "Delicious Time."