Samir is an amateur filmmaker. Along with his despotic father and older sister Roza he resides in “Shanghai”, a slum located in close proximity to downtown Baku, the capital of the oil rich Republic of Azerbaijan. By sheer accident, Samir captures a video of Roza getting intimate with her boyfriend.

A couple for whom physical proximity doesn’t mean spiritual closeness at all, make their way to a family event outside the city ; a disagreement over a mundane issue forces them to stop, yielding an unexpected yet predictable discovery.

Salt, Pepper to Taste is a heartwarming drama that follows the intertwined lives of a diverse group of characters, all connected through their love for cooking and the magic of food. As they navigate through triumphs and tragedies, their culinary skills bring them together, offering a taste of warmth and solace in a world full of chaos and uncertainty.