The title character is a young child named Chowder , an student to a chef named Mung Daal , who owns a baking company serving the fictional `` Marzipan City '' . The title character is a chubby young 10 year old ( 9 years old in Season 1 , and 12 years old in episode `` Old Man Thyme '' ) child named Chowder ( often referred to as a cat , bear , rabbit creature ) , an apprentice to a chef named Mung Daal , who owns a catering company serving the fictional Marzipan City .