Anna has lost her memory, but she hasn’t forgotten how to cook. One night, she appears in a working-class neighborhood by a Greek harbor. There she meets the unpredictable loner Roulade and finds work and hospitality at his humble tavern. In the kitchen, amidst the scents of spices and old forgotten recipes, she struggles to reconstruct her past. Her simple but delicious food awakens memories for the regulars, who in turn help her to reconnect with herself. The story then takes an unexpected turn, when Roula suddenly stumbles upon the “Green Sea” and discovers Anna’s true identity.

Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. Sophie's daughter, Marguerite, and William fall in love. Marguerite's sister, Marianne, also loves William. Timothy, a lowly carpenter, secretly loves Marianne. He kills a man in a fight, and flees to New Zealand. William deserts inadvertently from the navy, and also flees in disgrace to New Zealand, where he and Timothy start a profitable business. One night, drunk, William writes Octavius, demanding his daughter's hand; but, being drunk, he asks for the wrong sister.

20世纪30年代，华夏大地正经历着生死存亡的关键时刻。硝烟弥漫的中原，在雾漫洱海的葱葱西北，似乎还未曾收到战争炮火的烦扰。曲曲折折的山道上，走来了植物研究工作者南林（王心刚 饰）。此前他受老师丘焕生所托，专门从北平来到西南山区对植物进行考察，采集标本，为此狠心告别了新婚燕尔的妻子。山路曲折，地势凶险，南林不畏艰难险阻，靠着两只脚深入西双版纳每一处角落，个种辛苦常人无法想象。未过多久，抗日战争爆发，南林的研究进入了最为艰难的时刻，他在妻子的支持下筹集经费，继续未竟的研究。 　　这是一个胸怀崇高理想的科技工作者的人生写照，他将一生扑在了科考事业上……