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[[Stephen Chow]] plays Stephen Chow ([[Lost in Translation|the Chinese characters in his name are different from his actual name]]),the undisputed "[[Title Drop|God Of Cookery]]". His respect highly valued and his skills beyond compare, he's supported by [[The Triads and the Tongs]] and big businesses alike, making him untouchable, until all of a sudden his support dries up and he's cast aside for Bull Tong, who reveals Stephen can't actually cook. Thrown and beaten to the street, he's helped by a disfigured noodle vendor named Turkey, until he's dead smack in the middle of brutal gang politics of street food vendors between Turkey and her rival Goosehead. Can Stephen find a way to regain his honor and title?
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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: The "fangirl" who brings flowers. Also, Sister Turkey. {{spoiler|She becomes less abhorrent after some plastic surgery.}}
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* [[Deus Ex Machina]] One of the most [[Egregious]] and ''literal'' examples in Chinese cinema.
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Subversion: Nancy wiggles her hips and does a little jig while walking past some of the contestants, then disqualifies them for taking their eyes off their cooking. It's a subversion since it's less than sexy and more of "WTF?" from the looks on the competitors' faces.
* [[Divine Intervention]]: Counts as a [[
* [[Dressed in Layers]]: Bull. Twice.
* [[Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting]]: Semi-subversion: Nancy seems to know an awful lot about Shaolin martial arts, even though she doesn't partake in any fighting at all.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]
* [[Food Porn]] / [[Foreign Queasine]]: "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" is a real Fujian Chinese dish containing dozens of meats, fish, and shellfish in a stew that takes really does take 2 days to prepare due to the need to let some ingredients sit overnight. It was named by a scholar who thought it was so delicious that Buddha himself would give up vegetarianism to try it. Here's [https://web.archive.org/web/20140412230626/http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blrecipe078.htm one version of the recipe].
* [[Gonk]]: Turkey {{spoiler|until the end of the movie}} and the "fangirl". Most Stephen Chow movies have at least one.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Goosehead and his food stall staff/gang joins with Turkey and Stephen.
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* [[Kayfabe]]: {{spoiler|The first contest is entirely rigged to make Stephen look good.}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Too many moments by both Stephen and the villains to recount.
* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]:
** Bull does this once to show he's now the boss...an even ''more'' ruthless boss than Stephen.
** The irony is Stephen still does this later while pretending to calm down a fight.
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* [[Tampering with Food and Drink]]: {{spoiler|The cheap beef Stephen's business partner sets him up with}}.
* [[Three Act Structure]]: Each roughly 30 minutes or so.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Transformation Sequence]]: Try to say "Magical Chef Transformation Sequence" with a straight face.
* [[The Triads and the Tongs]]: {{spoiler|The entire cooking association lead by Steven's right hand man.}}
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:God of Cookery]]▼
[[Category:Film]]
▲[[Category:God of Cookery]]
[[Category:Hong Kong Films]]
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