Wan returns home with an enormous debt after her modelling career fails, only to find that her family's restaurant has dwindled down to a single noodle stand. The situation is hopeless until a master chef decides to help her family return to glory.
Cinematography
Lavish food shots that'll ruin your takeout standards forever.
Acting
Lin Mei-shiu steals every scene as the fiery aunt Ai Fong.
Writing
Balances slapstick with genuine melancholy about dying traditions.
Director
Chen Yu-hsun
Tony Yang
Hai
Lin Mei-shiu
Ai Fong
Hsia Yu-chiao
Wan
Bamboo Chen
Stooge A
Wu Nien-jen
Master Silly Mortal
Ko I-chen
Master Fly Spirit
King Jieh-wen
Master Ghost Head
Tuo Hsien
Master Tiger Nose
Wu Pong-fong
Master Chef
Hsi-Sheng Chen
Gangster
Flower Chen
Beast
Love Fang
Rosemary
Lee Lieh
Actress
Ma Nien-Hsien
Agitator
Yang Li-yin
Judge Jiang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
"Ban Dou" refers to Taiwan's traditional outdoor banquet chefs who once served hundreds at weddings and funerals—an profession nearly extinct by the 2010s.
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