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Three Meals a Day (2014)

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Original title
삼시세끼 정선편
Directed by
Na Young-seok
Genre
reality television
Country
South Korea
Length
2 seasons, 29 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A reality cooking show where cast members live in a rural village for three days a week. They gather local ingredients and cook three meals each day, interacting with villagers and hosting celebrity guests for dinner.

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What happens

Three Meals a Day (Korean: 삼시세끼; RR: Samsisekki) is a South Korean reality cooking show broadcast on tvN. The cast live in a small rural or fishing village for three days a week and are tasked to use whatever food they find there to cook three meals a day. They also experience village life while interacting with the locals and entertain various celebrity guests for dinner. Nine seasons aired from October 2014 to July 2020 on Friday nights at various time slots. Each season featured different locations and casts, according to various themes. There are four themes in total: Jeongseon Village and Fishing Village, which recur across multiple seasons; Gochang Village; and an all-female cast edition Mountain Village. Two web spin-offs featuring various cast members of New Journey to the West were also produced and released on producer Na Young-seok's YouTube channel. Three Meals in Iceland was released from September 20 to November 29, 2019, while Three Meals a Day for Four, featuring Sechs Kies, was released from May 15 to July 24, 2020. In October 2021, a third spin-off was released for television broadcast, featuring the cast of hit drama series Hospital Playlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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