Updated: June 12, 2025
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, Tastefully Yours (2025):
Episode 1
“There’s an eraser in my head. I won’t remember you tomorrow.” – Director Han Beom Woo
“Only freeloaders would keep the director waiting.” – Director Han Beom Woo
“With no room of creativity, I can’t just pull three stars out if thin air.” – Chef Jang Young Hye
“No matter how hard you try, it’s your one star up against my two.” – Director Han Sun Woo
“Those standards drive me mad. But my anger has no legs to stand on.” – Han Yeo Ul
“You money-hungry people think you can make food and sell it? You have no idea how much value there is in the work, care, and sincerity behind it.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“About this sincerity you speak of, without having or making money, how will you run this place that you love with all your heart?” – Director Han Beom Woo
“Why do you run a restaurant? Is it because you want to? Forget money. Forget big titles. Do you actually have a passion for it?” – Mo Yeon Joo
“Find what you can do. That’s the real test of your ability.” – Han Yeo Ul
Episode 2
“Who says fine dining is only tor Seoul?” – Mo Yeon Joo
“The chef is something else. Both in terms of personality and skill. I must have it, no matter what.” – Han Beom Woo
“Using good ingredients is a matter of principle, not choice.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“You need to spend money to make money and make more money with that money. That’s the market economy and capitalism.” – Han Beom Woo
“Are they dating or fighting?” – Jin Myung Sook
“Of course, people like you are needed so the people who cook can shine.” – Butcher shop owner
“He couldn’t in the past, he can’t now, and he never will.” – Han Sun Woo
Episodes 3-4
“Running a restaurant comes with all sorts of problems.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“People don’t change.” – Jin Myung Sook
“Crying makes you hungry.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“A day feels so long and yet so short.” – Han Beom Woo
“Do you think fancy ingredients like tuna and sea urchin make everything tasty?” – Mo Yeon Joo
“Now that I’m in my forties and it feels like half my life’s gone, I wanted to change something before I died.” – Jin Myung Sook
“Your food is bound to be ruined if you care too much about how it looks.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“Don’t enemies from a past life end up getting married in the present?” – Choon Seung
Episodes 5-6
“Even if you want to get madly involved, some things just can’t happen.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“We might be from different countries, but I guess everyone’s palates are the same.”
“Both you and my food have changed a lot.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“Jungjae is a restaurant that changes with the seasons. The menus shift to incorporate seasonal produce. But we welcome visitors with an unchanging heart.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“It ends at number 135. This means she doesn’t trust us.” – Jin Myung Sook
“It’s not confinement. It’s a vacation.” – Han Beom Woo
“Being a chef and running the business won’t be easy.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“I’ve seen him cook for others but I’ve never really seen him eat.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“Whether it was 3 years or 365 years, what’s important is that you’re her past.” – Han Beom Woo
Episodes 7-8
“We cooked and sold the most extravagant and expensive foods, but we ate instant food to get by.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“He was so upset with me for making it, so why is he craving it?” – Mo Yeon Joo
“It’s really hard to love a woman who’s crazy about cooking.” – Han Beom Woo
“It would be great if life could go the way you wish, but most of the time it doesn’t, does it?” – Han Beom Woo
“People are more important than the restaurant.” – Mo Yeon Joo
Episodes 9-10
“Man, the swordtip squid’s good, but my life’s boring.” – Jin Myung Sook
“I’m talking about your heart, not your stomach. Is your heart empty?” – Little Mo Yeon Joo
“I lived my life thinking I was a really cool, great guy. But turns out I was just an uncool, pathetic guy. I don’t even have the guts to spill my heart.” – Han Beom Woo
“For me, cooking good food for the people who come to the restaurant is all I care about. Regardless of who it is that comes, serving good food cooked with care and sincerity. That’s what I do.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“I was taught that food should be cooked for those who will be eating it. I didn’t know that my whole life either, but I only realized it now. I cooked it with all my heart for the three of you. I hope you enjoy it.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“I’m letting you live despite all you did because I like you.” – Mo Yeon Joo
“My life was nothing but bitter but I tasted something I never had before. Sometimes, it’s so spicy that it makes me frown, but at times, not only is it just spicy, but it’s salty sour, and astringent. But ultimately, it tastes so sweet that it even makes my blood sugar spike. The taste that I’ve only come to know, because of you. The taste of you.” – Han Beom Woo
“Thanks to you, at last, I found the taste of you.” – Han Beom Woo / Mo Yeon Joo
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Synopsis: Two people with different backgrounds and philosophies about food end up running a small restaurant together in the city of taste.
No. of episodes: 10
Cast: Kang Haneul, Go Minsi, Kim Shinrok , Yoo Soo-bin
Screenwriter: Jung Soo Yoon
Director: Park Dan Hee
Network: ENA, Studio Genie
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: May 12, 2025
Netflix English subtitle translation:
Helen Cho, Jennifer Jean Lim
Images: ENA
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