Food Wars!: Who is Soma's Mother?

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Food Wars! has seen the Yukihira family create weird and wonderful dishes together at their family diner and separate ventures. Sōma and Jōichirō have been thick as thieves, as the father and son duo have had numerous food wars of their own. However, for a large portion of the series, Sōma's mother, Tamako, has been left out of the picture until a flashback in season 5. So who is Tamako Yukihira, and what happened to her?

Food Wars! follows the adventures of Sōma Yukihira, a boy who grew up working in his family diner with his father. He soon joins a prestigious culinary school, of which his father is also an alum unbeknownst to him. Armed with his home-style cooking, hands-on work experience, and practical thinking, Sōma participates in battles known as Food Wars against other talented students as a means of creating, learning, and engaging in fierce competition.

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Tamako Yukihira was born into a family in the food industry. Her father, Kazusato Yukihira, was a diner cook and the family owned a restaurant. As a young girl, she was rebellious and mischievous until she left high school. Tamako was a notoriously atrocious cook, trying to cook anything and everything. Although the result of this was winning dishes from her now and then due to trial and error.

Tamako met Jōichirō, Soma's father, while he was traveling and came across her family's establishment, noticing that they were struggling to deliver on their customers' orders. Jōichirō then offered his service to Kazusato. The two did not like each other initially. On one hand, Jōichirō found Tamako's cooking to be horrendous; and on the other hand, Jōichirō's constant presence at their restaurant greatly irritated her.

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