Gilded Chopsticks
| Gilded Chopsticks | |
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Official poster | |
| 食為奴 | |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | Yeung Song Bo 楊松柏 Ho Sai-kit 何世傑 Wong Cheng-man 黃靜雯 |
| Starring | Wong Cho-lam 王祖藍 Ben Wong 黃智賢 Joey Meng 萬綺雯 Nancy Wu 胡定欣 Louis Cheung 張繼聰 |
| Opening theme | Loyal Subject 忠臣 by Wong Cho-lam 王祖藍 & Stephanie Ho 何雁詩 |
| Ending theme | Tears of Departure 離人淚 by Louis Cheung 張繼聰 |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Wong Wai-sing 黃偉聲 |
| Production locations | Hong Kong, Zhejiang Province China |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jade, HD Jade |
| Release | 10 February – 14 March 2014 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 食為奴 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 食为奴 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Eat to be Enslaved | ||||||||||||
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Gilded Chopsticks (Chinese: 食為奴; Jyutping: sik6 wai6 nou4; Cantonese Yale: sihk waih nòuh; literally "Eat to be Enslaved") is a 2014 Hong Kong historical fiction television serial produced by TVB. Set during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor in the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, the serial follows the adventures of a lazy but gifted "golden-tongued" imperial chef Ko Tin-po (Wong Cho-lam), whose clumsy activities lead him to befriend the Yongzheng Emperor (Ben Wong) during an imperial struggle for the Qing throne. The story is inspired by Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Deer and the Cauldron.
Helmed by executive producer Wong Wai-sing, 25 episodes of the serial were produced. Production began in Hong Kong in March 2013. The serial was also shot on locations at Hengdian World Studios.