Boukyaku no Sachiko is about three aspects of Sachiko's life: her coming to terms with her love lost, her unique and fastidious way of dealing with her often stressful work, and her enjoying various types of superbly drawn food. Through the chapters, we get to see her grow into a more full-fledged person, with deeper relationships and richer palate as well. The art is a bit on the simple side with clean lines and not many effects, but it does the job well and everything is easy to read. However, the mangaka spared no expense in rendering each of the food. Sauces, meats, and even soupsare all drawn very intricately and beautifully, enough to make your stomach growl.

Of course, no culinary manga is complete without eating reactions. Sachiko usually employs imageries related to the chapter's story to express her enjoyment (e.g. becoming a diver in a beautiful underwater world in a chapter about seafood). It's still somewhat fantastical, but not really overblown like shonen manga, especially since it all takes place in her head.

For those looking for a more realistic culinary manga with adult troubles (especially romance, and work) should definitely give this manga a try.