The God of Cookery 1996
食神
The most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. Humbled, he sets out to reclaim his title.
Cast
Vocabulary
Filter the words you want to study before watching.
| 西贡 西貢 | Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam; Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong | Proper Noun |
| 沙头角 沙頭角 | Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong) | Proper Noun |
| 武功 武功 | Wugong County in Xianyang, Shaanxi | Proper Noun |
| 少林 少林 | the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school | Proper Noun |
| 江河 江河 | Yangtze and Yellow rivers | Proper Noun |
| 玉皇大帝 玉皇大帝 | Jade Emperor | Proper Noun |
| 圣诞老人 聖誕老人 | Father Christmas; Santa Claus | Proper Noun |
| 下个月 下個月 | next month | |
| 屎 屎 | excrement, shit, dung | |
| 厨艺 廚藝 | cooking skills; culinary talent | |
| 厨 廚 | kitchen; closet; cupboard | |
| 王八蛋 王八蛋 | bastard; son of a bitch | |
| 旗 旂 | banner, flag, streamer | |
| 知 知 | know | |
| 骨 骨 | bone; skeleton; frame, framework | |
| 相 相 | mutually | |
| 尾 尾 | tail, extremity; end, stern | |
| 什么事 什麼事 | what matter | |
| 鲜味 鮮味 | umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery) | |
| 仙 仙 | immortal | |
| 降世 降世 | lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal); to be born | |
| 盐水 鹽水 | salt water; brine | |
| 极品 極品 | best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities | |
| 尤其是 尤其是 | especially; most of all; above all; in particular | |
| 硕士学位 碩士學位 | master's degree | |
| 娃 娃 | baby; doll; pretty girl | |
| 第一轮 第一輪 | first round (of match, or election) | |
| 可不 可不 | that's just the way it is; exactly! | |
| 秘 祕 | secret, mysterious, abstruse | |
| 怎么会 怎麼會 | how could it | |
| 得奖 得獎 | to win a prize | |
| 苦瓜 苦瓜 | bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) | |
| 折椅 摺椅 | folding chair | |
| 本应 本應 | should have; ought to have | |
| 冲走 沖走 | to flush away | |
| 擦掉 擦掉 | to wipe | |
| 隔夜 隔夜 | overnight; of the previous day | |
| 御 御 | drive, ride; chariot; manage | |
| 坊 坊 | surname Fang | |
| 菜色 菜色 | dish; lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet); emaciated look (from malnutrition) | |
| 伸出 伸出 | to extend | |
| 宝座 寶座 | throne | |
| 宅 宅 | residence, dwelling, home; grave | |
| 要嘛 要嘛 | either...; or... | |
| 稿 稾 | draft, manuscript, rough copy | |
| 松散 鬆散 | to relax; loose; not consolidated; not rigorous | |
| 确是 確是 | certainly | |
| 意 意 | meaning, intent | |
| 金黄色 金黃色 | gold color | |
| 冰块 冰塊 | ice cube; ice chunk |