A Bite of China

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  • CCTV
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  • Documentary Food

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Gifts from Nature (自然的馈赠)
Episode overview
This episode explores the rich bounty of food that is nature's gift to the Chinese people. Elf ear mushrooms gathered near Shangri-La on the Tibetan plateau, bamboo shoots from Zhejiang .. show full overview
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The Story of Staple Foods (主食的故事)
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This episode explores the staple foods that comprise the base of the Chinese diet. Examples are shown of the five traditional grains of China: rice, wheat, broomcorn millet, millet, and .. show full overview
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Inspiration for Change (转化的灵感)
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This episode looks at several traditional methods of processing food to produce distinctly Chinese delicacies, in particular fermentation. Explore many different varieties of tofu in .. show full overview
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The Taste of Time (时间的味道)
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This episode explores both modern and traditional ways to preserve food - from salting and drying to stewing and smoking. Learn to make kimchi with the Korean ethnic minority of north .. show full overview
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Secrets of the Kitchen (厨房的秘密)
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This episode looks at the various cooking traditions peculiar to the Chinese. In the Tibetan village of Nixi, handmade black pottery pots are the favoured form of cooking. In the .. show full overview
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A Perfect Blend of Five Flavors (五味的调和)
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This episode examines the flavours that dominate Chinese cuisine. Sweet, salty, spicy, sour and bitter. In Guangdong we see the traditional production of sea salt. In Shanxi we see .. show full overview
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Our Farm (我们的田野)
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The final episode explores the relationship between people and the production of food, specifically how people have adapted to living in geographically diverse regions of China. In .. show full overview