Food for the Slaves (2014)

Original title

食為奴

Cast

Cho Lam Wong, Joey Meng, Ben Wong, Nancy Wu, Louis Cheung, Bob Lam, Matthew Ko, Elliot Yue

Genre

drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 25 episodes

Rated

14+

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lazy but talented chef with a special palate gets involved with the Yongzheng Emperor during a struggle for the Qing throne. Their friendship forms amid court intrigue and cooking mishaps.

lightheartedcomedicfast-pacedwhimsicalhistoricaladventurouscooking-focusedbuddy-dynamic

What happens

Gilded Chopsticks (Chinese: 食為奴; Jyutping: sik6 wai6 nou4; Cantonese Yale: sihk waih nòuh; literally "Eat to be Enslaved") is a 2014 Hong Kong historical fiction television serial produced by TVB. Set during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor in the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, the serial follows the adventures of a lazy but gifted "golden-tongued" imperial chef Ko Tin-po (Wong Cho-lam), whose clumsy activities lead him to befriend the Yongzheng Emperor (Ben Wong) during an imperial struggle for the Qing throne. The story is inspired by Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Deer and the Cauldron. Helmed by executive producer Wong Wai-sing, 25 episodes of the serial were produced. Production began in Hong Kong in March 2013. The serial was also shot on locations at Hengdian World Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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