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Murphy is in the East Asian isles with her boyfriend; he scrams; she ends up become a ramen chef. She is taught how to cook in the local style; but she needs to rattle through things like local blessings to be able to tout her wares. Mixed-race romance ensues: one cloying scene involves her crying into her cooking; the resulting food causes the customers to blub, too. It's no Lost In Translation – but might make a stocking-filler for lobotomised additions to your address book.
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