Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom

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Panda-monium
Episode overview
Feeding giant pandas; bamboo banquet; harvesting young bamboo; artists who use bamboo as an artistic medium.
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Tomorrow's Chengdu
Episode overview
Exploring the township of Tianfu, a model of future cities in China; Mao Chai restaurant; the molecular gastronomy of chef Huang atop a Chengdu high rise.
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Hot Pot, Anyone?
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Exploring the features and themes of Chengdu, China's, hot pot restaurants.
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Tea Time!
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The tea cultivation process; sampling popular brews; a tea serving ceremony; the oldest tea house in People's Park in Chengdu, China; dishes that use tea as an ingredient or flavoring agent.
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The Voice of the Mountain
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Mountain music expresses local culture and records local history; the culture and cuisine of the Sichuan mountains.
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That Which Sustains Life
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The Dujiangyan Irrigation System eventually gave rise to the city of Chengdu, China; sampling produce from local farms and orchards.
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Poetry in a Cup
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A visit to a Chengdu distillery to see how Chinese baijiu is produced; a typical Chinese banquet; Chinese drinking games and toasting.
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Hot, Hot and Extra Hot!
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The world's largest bean paste factory and the world's biggest chili market; chili banquet.
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Small Bites
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Xiaochi is used to describe a snack, appetizer, street food and a cleansing of the palate between courses.
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Rising Stars
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Talented young stars from Chengdu, China, may be future opera divas, poets, pop singers, sculptors and chefs.
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Fine Art, Fine Food
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Local artists create ceramics and file paintings; encrusted chicken; the home restaurant of Chef Lan Guijun.
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Back to Roots
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Dinner with a farming family; authentic farmers cooking.
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One Belt, One Road, One World
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The Silk Road railway connects Chengdu, China, to Western Europe by high speed train; sampling new food imports from Spain and Denmark.

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