Iron Wok Jan Vol. 17 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

In this volume, the stage is set for a 'bloody battle of ingredients.' Jan selects a dish that combines a forbidden, phantom poisonous snake with meat pushed to the brink of rot. While his rivals prepare elegant, textbook dishes, Jan pushes 'discomfort' to the absolute limit. His goal is to assault the judges' brains directly, coaxing out an absolute, transcendent flavor that exists only beyond pure revulsion. The cursed lineage of the Akiyama family unveils a technique that celebrates life by 'killing' the ingredients. The intensity drives the judges to the edge of madness and ecstasy. Meanwhile, rivals who suffered humiliation at Jan’s hands reveal their trap to dismantle the Go-bancho restaurant. Jan, however, treats their conspiracy as mere seasoning, tossing it into his wok and cranking up the heat. By carving through hearts and dignity, Jan reigns supreme. Before his deranged aesthetic, the sanctuary of food crumbles into nothingness.