Case Number 25024: Small Claims Court   First Run Features //
2012 // 83 Minutes // Not Rated Reviewed by Appellate Judge
Daryl Loomis // December 26th, 2012  The Charge  A culinary
journey through Taiwan.  The Case  Internationally, Taiwanese
food doesn't get the same kind of attention as Chinese or Thai
cuisines, but the nation has the second highest population
density in the world and its offerings are as rich as they are
diverse, even if they aren't so well-known in the West. German
director Monika Treut (Seduction: The Cruel Woman) helps to
rectify this with The Raw and the Cooked, a documentary that
takes us on a tour across the country and exposes just how
wonderful Taiwanese food can be.  Treut begins her journey in
Taipei, Taiwan's massive capital city. As the largest and most
cosmopolitan city in the nation, it's a natural place to start.
Here, she takes us with her to vast markets, a traditional
Taiwanese restaurant, and the place that makes apparently
produces the tastiest soup dumplings on Earth.