Bon Appétit, Your Majesty | Official Trailer | Netflix [ENG SUB]
Netflix K-Content
Silly Korean historical drama / romance. Modern day woman has just won a prestigious cooking competition and is flying home to Korea. She opens an ancient book she is carrying, some of the characters on the page start magically glowing and presto! She magically gets transported back a thousand years in time to the Joseon Dynasty.
Because this is TV, she escapes being executed (happens in every episode I think) and ends up running the kitchen in the king's palace. Meanwhile, the king is writing the book that she was carrying.
Stand out element of this show is what happens to people when they taste our girl's concoctions. It is like a psychedelic experience and their faces glow with rapture. There have been times when I have tasted foods that were exceptional. I enjoyed them, but seeking out these flavors has never been a high priority with me. I can see that for some people it could become a bit of an obsession. I mean witness all the cook books and all the cooking shows. Some people are really into this fancy food thing. Kind of like some people are into football, cars, or opera. People are just weird, man.
Have you ever tasted something that reminded you of a taste from childhood? That has happened to me on occasion and even now it influences my food selection. For instance, tuna fish. My wife fixes hers with Miracle Whip and celery, I fix mine with mayonnaise and sweet relish. I put a dash of catsup on my scrambled eggs. I can eat tuna or eggs prepared other ways, but it just isn't the same.
12 episodes 90 minutes each.
- Im Yoon-ah plays Yeon Ji-young. A talented, assertive chef from the modern era who is transported to the Joseon Dynasty.
- Lee Chae-min plays King Yi Heon. The young, charismatic but tyrannical King of Joseon, known for his discerning taste.
- Kang Han-na plays Kang Mok-joo. A passionate woman who is a long-term concubine in the King's court. (Villain)
- Choi Gwi-hwa plays Prince Jesan. A powerful and influential figure within the royal family. (Villain)
- Seo Yi-Sook plays Queen Dowager Inju. The powerful Queen Dowager of the Joseon Dynasty.
- Oh Eui-Sik plays Im Song-jae. The King's cunning Chief State Councilor, who forms an alliance with Ji-young.
- Park Young-woon plays Su-hyeok.
- Yoon Seo-Ah plays Seo Gil-geum (our girl's best bud).
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From my childhood: cucumber sandwiches with Miracle Whip and salt and pepper, on white bread. Eaten in the screened porch at my grandfather's cottage at the lake. Accompanied by the call of the loon.
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