Juzo Itami’s film Tampopo from 1985 is all about one woman’s quest to make perfect noodles. The obsessive journey is interspersed with all sorts of food scenes you can think of: in love, sex, death, awkward moments in the cinema, obsession with squishing things at the supermarket—you name it, Itami has it all beautifully presented visually.
Check the trailer for a snippet of the very sensual egg yolk exchange.
Hong Kong’s creative duo Saveur Cinema created a wonderful menu to accompany the film’s food moments.
