Umami

Food is symbolic of talk when the words are missing.

5.7

|2023|92 min

Following a near-death experience France's leading chef throws himself into a quest seeking the flavor that has confounded his life since he was defeated by a Japanese chef's bowl of noodles as a young man.

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