The talented chef Shen Shian lost his proud sense of taste and right hand due to an accident. He fell off the altar and was forced to return to the old community "Zeshengli" in Wugang City to take over the "Steam Restaurant" left by his aunt and was about to disappear due to renovation.
With his heart in a state of stagnant water, he copied the recipes mechanically, using precision to combat roughness, and regarded the small restaurant as a cage that was isolated from the outside world. Next door to him is Su Yunning, a pet doctor who also closes herself in a "sterile" clinic. She is calm and professional, but is afraid of having a deep connection with life.
There are also a group of neighbors who are about to be scattered to the end of the world: programmer Chen Chenyu who uses code to simulate human feelings, middle-aged couples who wear out in silence, Grandma Xu who lives alone with Mei Gancai guarding the past...
When the "Farewell Banquet" motion was issued, the trivial division of labor connected the isolated islands. Shen Shi'an was busy for everyone in the mist of steam, while Su Yunning provided peace to the restless pets. When the fresh aroma of sea bass and tofu suddenly spread, and when the stopwatch broke free from rust and started to move, Shen Shian's frozen time and sleeping taste buds were quietly opened by the same key.
When the heat is up, the original flavor comes out. This is not only a warm farewell to the community, but also a mutual illumination of two lonely souls, a peaceful and profound healing about acceptance, waiting and rebirth.
Purpose: The highest level of healing is not to return to the complex and sophisticated clouds, but to learn to accept your imperfect self and cherish the concrete warmth around you in the ordinary days of slow steaming.