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SINGAPORE - Mouth-numbing fiery dishes are the stars in Netflix series The Way Of The Hot & Spicy.
The 12-episode Japanese drama follows a beverage salesman from Osaka who is transferred to the Tokyo office. Influenced by his new boss, who loves very spicy food, he pursues tongue-burning dishes and learns to appreciate their cathartic powers.

