フリーライターの歩美（小池栄子）は、中国で出会ったカメラマン（ワン・チュアンイー）と結婚するが、夫の会社がつぶれ失業してしまう。気晴らしに石垣島を訪れた二人は、美しい自然と温かな人情、そしておいしい食材に魅了され、移住を決意。人脈も職のアテもない中、二人は共通の趣味である食を生かし、地元の食材を用いた新しいラー油を作ろうとするが……。

When Ayumi Mastuda (Eiko Koike) worked as a freelance writer she met Chinese cameraman Gyoukou (Kingone Wang), who worked at the same publishing company in Tokyo. They married 5 years ago. After his employer's went bankrupt, Gyoukou and Ayumi Matsuda moved to Ishigaki Island. Gyoukou also decided to apply for naturalization as a Japanese citizen. In order to prove they are real married couple they have an interview at a local Bureau of Judicial Affiars branch. As the interview goes along, they find it more difficult than expected ...