Aromas waft over from a steamy simmering soup, a knife blade hisses through spring onions, mushrooms sizzle on a scorching fire. In Haribo Kimchi, we find ourselves in a pojangmacha, a typical late-night snack bar seen on the streets of South Korea. There, we meet several lost souls: a YouTuber, an eel, a toad and a rice cooker. They take us on a culinary journey, exploring food culture as a language that reveals the structure of society. In a series of poignant absurdist anecdotes, they recount the diaspora of Kimchi culture, cannibalism during the great famine, the sour pain of unadulterated racism and the deep umami taste of home. Following the success of his Hamartia Trilogy (2021), which delved into the far-reaching imperialism in East Asia, South Korean theatre maker and composer Jaha Koo returns to Kunstenfestivaldesarts with a new creation. His patented hybrid style combines music, innovative video and robotic performers to craft a reflection on cultural assimilation with all its conflicts and paradoxes. In an exceptional performance that plays with all the senses, Koo forever alters our perception of food.