5 doramas about cooking that you need to watch

South Korean culture has become the stage of entertainment today, with the expansion of K-pop and especially K-Damas, affectionately known in Brazil as doramas. Thus, the small screens present to enthusiasts how life follows in the country with their own customs and of course, cooking.

She is always present in the productions of East Asia, has aroused the curiosity of fans for new experiences with food from abroad. One example of this demonstration happens in the famous 2020 drama, ‘ItaEwon Class’, starring Park Seo Joon and Kim da Mi. The plot, which revolves around the protagonist dream of following the footsteps of his deceased father and building his own restaurant in one of Korea’s hottest neighborhoods, leaves anyone with his flea behind his ear to try the dishes presented.

Therefore, if you like and want to know this side of Korean culture, Recreio indicates 5 doramas that has its plot around cuisine. Check it out!

1. Mystic Pop-Up Bar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwyrlgo61ue

Launched in 2020, ‘Mystic Pop-Up Bar’ Culinary Mixture with Fantasy By accompanying Weol Ju, owner of the mysterious outdoor drink pop-up resray, which has the superhuman mission of helping 100,000 people before being able to pass to death after death as a way to overcome their past crimes. Thus, she keeps the restaurant with two more employees: Han Kang Bae, who has the ability to have a touch with humans to count all their problems, and chief GWI, a former life-life after death to complete their mission.

The drama is starring Hwang Jung Eum, Yook Sung Jae and Choi Won Young and can be watched on Netflix.

2. Mr. Queen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ikfk0hjbw

‘Mr. Queen ‘accompanies Jang Bong Hwa, a renowned cooking chief, who transports herself to the body of Kim So Yong, the Queen of South Korea, after almost dying in an accident. Trying to unravel the mystery of her body exchange beside, she finds herself involved in the palace drama by finding that her husband King Cheol hides secrets of himself and is not as docile as it appears to be. Assuming the real kitchen, the character has the help of her brother Kim Jwa Guen to unmask the truth.

The drama is available in the Viki and Netflix catalog.

3. WOK OF LOVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT_FCNQJT4

Former convict Chil Seong sees in a Chinese restaurant the perfect opportunity to start his life with his gang. Then, after his departure from prison he opens the Hungry Wok in front of the famous 5 -star hotel, Hotel Giant. The owner, with a purpose of helping those who also have the same goal as he knows, knows former kitchen chief, Seo Poong, and the “bankrupt heiress”, Sae Woo, who join him in this new phase.

‘Wok of Love’ is starring singer and actor Lee Jdine2pm, and the actors Jang Hyuk and Jung Ryeo Won. The title is available at Kocowa, Viki and Netflix.

4. Dinner Mate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhuusnvu1le

Marked by the distinct dishes presented during the episodes, ‘Dinner Mate’ follows Woo from Hee, a young woman who underwent a difficult end and Kim Hae Kyung, plotted by her first love. The two meet on the island of Jeju and share the love for cuisine in dates where they do not reveal their names and nothing about their personal lives, thus always finding themselves on unexpected occasions.

The drama has all the episodes available on Prime Video.

5. Surprise suitor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-phcxpyasa

One of the most famous doramas of today, ‘Surprise Application’ also brings the cuisine in his plot indirectly to what Shin is, daughter of owners of a restaurant that serves fried chicken and the new researcher of GO Food, a company that takes care of food packaging, to help her friend goes to a blind meeting with CEO Kan Tae Moo. What she didn’t expect was that he was his future boss who wants to get married just to get his family out of his foot.

The drama starred by Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim SE Jung It is available in the Netflix catalog.