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If you love Korean cuisine, these K-dramas are a must-watch
If you love to savour Korean cuisines, these K-dramas featuring food as the main character are definitely a must-watch.
Korean dramas have taken the world by storm because of their beautiful storyline and amazing cast. While most K-dramas revolve around love stories, we have picked out some of the popular K-dramas where food is the main character. Scroll down to check out the Korean dramas that might make their way to your binge-watching list this weekend. Don’t forget to accompany some Korean delicacies while watching these, I’m sure you will crave them.
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Pasta
The story revolves around kitchen assistant Seo Yoo-kyung, who aims to be a chef and master Italian cuisine. But tables turn against her when her restaurant hires a chauvinistic Italian expert Choi Hyun-wook as the head chef. Watch the drama to learn how she works her way back.
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
Directed by Jang Tae-yoo, the drama follows the story of a South Korean French cuisine chef who, upon reaching the heights of her profession, slips to the past and encounters the king. The series stars Lim Yoona and Lee Chae-min in the lead roles.
Mr Queen
Starring Choi Jin-hyuk and Shin Hye-sun in the lead roles, the drama revolves around the story of a modern-day ambitious male chef who hits a milestone when he lands a cooking gig for South Korea’s most prominent politician’s house. However, sometime later, he finds himself magically transported into the body of a young Queen Cheorin from the Joseon Era.
Chocolate
This drama takes you through the life of a neurosurgeon who dreamed of being a cook and a woman who is an actress but becomes a chef because of him. Watch the drama to see how the story unfolds when the two meet again at a hospice ward and heal their own emotional scars by preparing meals for the patients there.
Jewel in the Palace
Dating back from the Joseon dynasty, the story is about a woman who rises in rank from being poor to being appointed as the first female royal physician. The drama unfolds her journey as a young trainer cook in the royal kitchen, where she unravels the secrets of Korean cooking.
Tastefully Yours
As the name suggests, the drama depicts the story of two chefs - one who runs the best fine dining restaurant in Seoul, while the other runs a one-table restaurant in a remote corner of the countryside. The story unfolds when they grow together and fall in love while running a small restaurant in the city of Miraek.
