Stir the Pot
Love is the best seasoning but sometimes it’s all about the food.
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1. This Is Not What I Expected
Chinese Movie - 2017
Absolutely my favorite chef/cooking romance. Funny and touching. I loved Zhou Dong Yu and Kaneshiro Takisha.
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2. Dating in the Kitchen
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Very nice. I like the leads Zhou Li Si (3rd romance I‘ve seen her in and each enjoyable to e watch). First time seeing Lin Yu Shin in a lead role. This not as good as “This is not What I Expected” but it’s easy and fun to watch.
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3. Coffee Prince
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
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4. Hanwoo Rhapsody
Korean TV Show - 2021, 2 episodes
Reality show. Wonderfully done and interesting. You almost taste everything.
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5. Hunger
Thai Movie - 2023
Dark, haunting, enroaching until it consumes you.
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6. K Food Show: A Nation of Broth
Korean TV Show - 2022, 3 episodes
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7. Chef Fang
Chinese Drama - 2017, 36 episodes
It is cute story and like watching a cooking show with a dash of family drama, a pinch of envy mixed with jealousy, seasoned with minced mean girl.
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8. Midnight Diner
Japanese Movie - 2015
The food was secondary to the individual stories of the bar denizen. I have only watched the first season.
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9. Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
Japanese Drama - 2015, 4 episodes
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10. Love Story of Court Enemies
Chinese Drama - 2020, 25 episodes
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11. Cold Noodle Rhapsody
Korean TV Show - 2021, 2 episodes
Reality show. Fascinating, stoked my hunger for noodles,
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12. K Food Show: A Nation of Kimchi
Korean TV Show - 2023, 2 episodes
Agree - Kimchi is a super food and can be individualized via any cooking culture.
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13. King Is Not Easy
Chinese Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
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14. Royal Feast
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
I loved the food and costumes, romance was so so, history was thinly sliced and yet the culinary aspect during the Ming dynasty was interesting.
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15. Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
Interesting view of like in a yakata. A bit of regional flavor for customs and food.
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16. Pork Belly Rhapsody
Korean TV Show - 2020, 2 episodes
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17. The Little Wife of the General
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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18. Dear Probationary Girlfriend
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
Not so much about cooking as it is for drama with a hash of romance. Not a romcom.
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19. The Hot Life
Chinese Drama - 2019, 7 episodes
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20. Jjajangmyeon Rhapsody
Korean TV Show - 2024, 2 episodes
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21. Flavorful Origins: Gansu
Chinese TV Show - 2020, 10 episodes
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22. Flavorful Origins: Yunnan
Chinese TV Show - 2019, 10 episodes
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23. Flavorful Origins: Chaoshan
Chinese TV Show - 2019, 20 episodes