Set within the Kaga Domain in the Edo Period. Oharu is an excellent cook and recognized for her skills. Due to her cooking talents, she marries Yasunobu, who is an heir in the Funaki family. The Funaki family serves as the cook for the Kaga Domain. Nevertheless, Yasunobu himself is a terrible cook. With the help of Oharu’s mother-in-law Mitsuru, she begins to teach Yasunobu how to cook.

Based on the manga “Tsuribaka nisshi” written by Juzo Yamasaki and illustrated by Kenichi Kitami. The comic has been serialized in “Big Comic Original” since 1979.