tampopo

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

Comedy ꞏ widow ꞏ restaurant ꞏ business woman ꞏ restaurant owner ꞏ bullying ꞏ sensei ꞏ food ꞏ truck driver ꞏ erotic vignettes ꞏ hoodlum ꞏ foodie ꞏ stealing recipes ꞏ eastern philosophy ꞏ ramen ꞏ food culture ꞏ small town cook ꞏ gastronomia ꞏ recipes and preparation details ꞏ helping people ꞏ chef female lead ꞏ japanese restaurant ꞏ ramen noodles