The Recipe
The Recipe

The Recipe

6.7(17 votes)
2010
1h 47m
Drama
Mystery
Romance

A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.

Production

CJ Entertainment, Film It Suda, Soran Playment

Cast

Lee Yo-won

Lee Yo-won

Jang Hye-jin

Ryu Seung-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Choi Yoo-jin

Yoo Seung-mok

Yoo Seung-mok

Kim Deuk-goo

Cho Seong-ha

Cho Seong-ha

Park Min / Park Goo

Lee Dong-wook

Lee Dong-wook

Kim Hyeon-soo

Nam Jung-hee

Nam Jung-hee

Grandmother

Kim Se-dong

Kim Se-dong

Volunteer

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Han Myung-sook

Kim Jung-pal

Kim Jung-pal

Detective Kang

Kim Ji-hoon

Kim Ji-hoon

Firefighter

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