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‘Food Lore’: Emotional journey of love, passion and memories
There are many ways to unite people despite their differences. One of them is through the diverse flavors of food.
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Food talk: Maria (second right) tells villagers about her food in "Food Lore", one of HBO Asia's original new series. (Courtesy of HBO Asia/-)
Food serves to satisfy one’s appetite while, at the same time, bringing people together.
The role of Asian cuisines in bringing people together is taken to the screen in Food Lore, one of the latest original Asian productions coming from the premium cable television network, HBO Asia.
The eight-episode anthology series, helmed by award-winning Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, explores the human narrative – an emotional journey of love, passion and memories through the perspective of Asian cuisines, including Indonesia's.
It features eight countries – Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam – and involves a number of directors, including Indonesia’s own Billy Christian.
Billy’s episode, Food Lore: Maria’s Secret Recipe, tells the story of a mysterious woman named Maria (played by Alexandra Gottardo), who moves to a small Indonesian island and opens a food stall, Kedai Maria (Maria’s Stall).
Her eggplant dishes quickly attract villagers and soon gain popularity in just a few days. Unknown to Maria, however, her beauty also mesmerizes her customers, especially men, who eat there almost every single day, much to their wives’ dismay.
