FINDING LOST LOVE IN TASTE

An Okinawan chef who has lost her passion follows an old photograph to Taiwan’s north coast, where she and a Taiwanese-restaurant heiress uncover a long-buried romance from the previous generation.

A chef named Sayo, who has lost her passion for cooking, hopes to recapture the taste of her Okinawan grandmother’s gua-zai-rou rice (braised pork with pickled cucumbers over rice). Guided by an old photo from her grandmother, she travels to Taiwan’s north coast. There she meets Chih-ching, the heiress of a Taiwanese-cuisine restaurant; dish by dish, they heal each other and uncover a secret romance from the previous generation long buried in history.