Currently in pre-production, Kimchikhan is aiming for a December 2009 release. Press release below.

A unique hybrid of documentary and informative travel excursion, Kimchikhan aims to reveal the healthiest and tastiest cooking secrets in the search for the 6th taste bud!

A fascinating story of health and the quest for longevity, the story transports us on an eye-opening trip to South Korea in hopes to change the basis of the food essentials we consume everyday. In the United States, the food the average American consumes is fast and satisfying to taste, but rarely gives the nutrients the body needs for a healthy lifestyle.

The food that all human beings need is one that is satisfying and tasty but also keeps our mind and body healthy.

Through this journey, the main chef in the story creates a groundbreaking new menu with an entirely different preparation and process for an ultimate green and healthy cooking culture to discover the 6th taste bud that is beyond the salty, sweet, spicy, sour and even greasy tastes. The story reveals the secret to the health effects of kimchi (a spicy cabbage dish) as well as many other Korean foods -- which is fermentation.

The idea behind it is a "slow food" philosophy, which takes a long time to prepare and has an equally long positive effect on the body. These slow foods are known to revive the body and have powerful healing effects. The story takes us on an adventure, explaining the process through interviews and discoveries with renowned chefs, professors as well as restaurants in the United States, Korea and Japan.

We discover that the majority of the salt, sugar, soy sauce, and oils we consume on a daily basis are hazardous to our health at the sake of satisfying certain taste buds. The chef in the story reinvents the basics of these staples by implementing a pure and natural process and ingredients. Through various interesting characters and situations, the chef learns that the root of good food and medicine are one in the same. At the end of the trip, the story reveals a healthy and innovative 31-item menu that incorporates the sixth taste bud and the fermentation process, which includes impressive side items that reinvent kimchi into its fusion cuisine.

Steve Shin, the producer and director of Kimchikhan has been preparing for this documentary for over 20 years, with a life-altering experience in a fatal car accident that almost left him dead and discovering the natural healing powers of food that revived his life.

Contact:

Contents City Entertainment
213 380 9650
3600 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90010

http://www.kimchikhan.com/