Based on the real history, under the background of national hatred and family feud, The Bite Hunter shows the emotional collision between Chinese and Japanese chefs with food as the link. It not only has a considerable breakthrough in war writing, but also has ups and downs, which is really beautiful. Writer Mo Yan commented that the polemicists "turned history and legend into the individual spiritual history of a group of war figures". Cai Jiayang believes that this novel, which combines multiple perspectives such as the Anti-Japanese War, food and suspense, not only echoes the rare craftsman spirit of the contemporary era, but also adds full wings to the film adaptation with a large number of Japanese haiku, classical poems and various dishes.