A husband's kitchen notebook becomes the quiet center of Recipe for Farewell, a South Korean drama about cooking for someone you might not have much longer with.

What is Recipe for Farewell about?

After a divorce, a man learns his ex-wife has been diagnosed with colon cancer, and the news reshapes how he spends his time. He returns to something he knows how to do: cook. Working from a kitchen diary, he prepares meal after meal for her, and the show follows that routine as it becomes less about food and more about presence, regret, and what two people who once shared a life still owe each other. Director Lee Ho-jae keeps the frame close to the kitchen and the table, letting small domestic gestures carry weight that dialogue does not need to spell out. Han Suk-kyu leads as the husband, with Kim Seo-hyung playing opposite him, and Jin Ho-eun, Cho Yu-jung, Yang Kyung-won, Jeon Yeo-jin and Jeong Min-gyeol filling out the surrounding cast.

About the cast

Han Suk-kyu carries the lead role, working through a script that asks for restraint rather than big dramatic swings, opposite Kim Seo-hyung as his ex-wife. Jin Ho-eun, Cho Yu-jung, Yang Kyung-won, Jeon Yeo-jin and Jeong Min-gyeol round out the ensemble around the two leads.

Context & significance

Recipe for Farewell is a 2023 South Korean series carrying a strong 8.5 rating, and it belongs to the growing lane of Korean drama built around illness, family, and food as a language of care rather than as a device. Its episode length runs closer to a short-form drama than a sprawling series, which keeps the story tightly focused on one household rather than a wide ensemble. For K-Time viewers who follow Korean drama, it sits alongside other titles that use everyday routine, rather than plot twists, to carry emotional weight.

Watching Recipe for Farewell on Ktime

Recipe for Farewell is available on K-Time with Persian subtitles, letting Farsi-speaking viewers follow the original Korean dialogue and performances closely. Watching requires a free K-Time account login, though the show's page itself is open to browse without one. K-Time's Farsi-first design makes it straightforward for the diaspora audience to discover Korean drama alongside the rest of the catalog.