In the land of Fighting Foodons, regular recipes turn in to meal monsters when the art of culinary combat's concocted. King Gorgeous Gorge and his Fatties have cooked up a devious plan to rule the world and they sprinkled an extra dash of destruction. They plan to rule the world by kidnapping the best chefs & forcing them to make powerful Foodons. A boy named Chase, a young apprentice chef with an appetite for action, thinks he has what it takes to become an Elite Master Chef like his dad, Chef Jack. Chase believes that he, his friends, family, and Foodons can change the world, even if it involves going into battle against the Glutton Gormandizers, King Gorgeous Gorge's Big 4, and King Gorgeous Gorge's female cat-like servant, Clawdia.

该作讲述通过游戏卡令得到生命的食物（食怪）进行对战的历险故事。美食卡军团妄图利用游戏卡操纵食物从而操纵世界，正义少年美食斗士阿膳与他的朋友一起与之展开搏斗。

요리에서 탄생하는 몬스터 푸돈이 존재하는 세계. 세계는 '돈 쿡'이 이끄는 악의 군단 '비쇼커'와 그들이 악용하는 푸돈에 의해 고통받고 있었다.

주인공 '마쿠노우치 젠'의 아버지이자 우수한 요리사였던 '츠키지'는 비쇼커의 눈에 띄여 납치를 당하게 되었고, 아버지를 비쇼커의 손에서 구출해내고자 신참 요리사 '젠'은 여동생 '카린'과 다른 동료들과 함께 푸돈을 구사해서 비쇼커에게 도전해나간다.