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Gourmet (2008)

Gourmet poster
Original title
식객
Directed by
Choi Jong Soo
Cast
Kim Rae Won, No Young Hak, Kang Yi Suk, Nam Sang Mi, Kim So Yun, Kwon Oh Joong, Ahn Yong Joon
Genre
romance film
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 24 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young chef travels across South Korea to find the best ingredients and recipes for Korean cuisine. He enters a rivalry with another chef that tests their skills and passion for cooking.

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What happens

Gourmet (Korean: 식객; RR: Sikgaek) is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won and Nam Sang-mi. It aired on SBS TV from June 16 to September 9, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. It was adapted from Sikgaek, a popular manhwa by Huh Young-man, which was first serialized in newspapers in 2002. The TV series explores the theme of cooking through the rivalry between two hansik (Korean cuisine) chefs, as one of them travels around the nation looking for the best ingredients and recipes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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