A Bite of China
A Bite of China

A Bite of China

2012 4 Seasons 30 Episodes ⭐ 8.3 Documentary

This series explores the history, traditions and culture of Chinese food. Filmed at over 160 locations across China, this series truly is a feast for the senses. The seven-episode documentary series introduces the history and story behind foods of various kinds in more than 160 locations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The documentary has also been actively encouraged as a means of introducing Chinese food culture to those unfamiliar with local cuisine.

This series explores the history, traditions and culture of Chinese food. Filmed at over 160 locations across China, this series truly is a feast for the senses. The seven-episode documentary series introduces the history and story behind foods of various kinds in more than 160 locations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The documentary has also been actively encouraged as a means of introducing Chinese food culture to those unfamiliar with local cuisine.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Gifts from Nature

This episode explores the rich bounty of food that is nature's gift to the Chinese people. Elf ear mushrooms gathered ne

EP 2

The Story Of Staple Foods

This episode explores the staple foods that comprise the base of the Chinese diet. Examples are shown of the five tradit

EP 3

Inspiration for Change

This episode looks at several traditional methods of processing food to produce distinctly Chinese delicacies, in partic

EP 4

The Taste Of Time

This episode explores both modern and traditional ways to preserve food - from salting and drying to stewing and smoking

EP 5

Secrets of the Kitchen

This episode looks at the various cooking traditions peculiar to the Chinese. In the Tibetan village of Nixi, handmade b

EP 6

A Perfect Blend of Five Flavors

This episode examines the flavours that dominate Chinese cuisine. Sweet, salty, spicy, sour and bitter. In Guangdong w

EP 7

Our Farm

The final episode explores the relationship between people and the production of food, specifically how people have adap

EP 1

Seasons

Most of great food is fissile spectacle resulting from combination and crash of different ingredients. If compare it wit

EP 2

Footsteps

In China, the habit of having breakfast dates back to Han Dynasty 2000 odd years ago. Since then, the majority of Chines

EP 3

Heart’s message

In the old city of Beijing, within a short distance, you can have a taste of authentic Turkish food, genuine Spanish sea

EP 4

Realm of Secrets

There are a thousand pairs of hands with a thousand flavors. Chinese cuisine is mystic and hard to duplicate. From the c

EP 5

Daily domestics

Home where life begins is also one’s ultimate safe harbor. Under the same roof they cook together, eat together. They

EP 6

Encounters

China, a country with varieties of geographical environment and climates. People work from day to night .As spring plant

EP 7

Three Meals

Life always pushes us to strive forward regardless of our willingness. Prepared to depart, people begin to trudge. Where

EP 8

Episode 8

EP 1

Utensils

From pottery, bronze, iron, porcelain, Chinese cooking utensils all the way, along with the continuous advancement of ci

EP 2

Fragrance

Water and soil on one side and people on the other. China's rich natural resources have brought a variety of unique snac

EP 3

Banquet

Chinese people are used to turning joys, sorrows and joys in life, weddings and funerals, and socializing into eating ac

EP 4

Nutrition

The Chinese use diet to maintain health, have developed a unique system of botany, medicine, and nutrition, and created

EP 5

Food

Chinese food culture has distinctive features and displays unique values. Food has been integral to our culture for thou

EP 6

Pastries

Dim sum is an important part of Chinese cooking, known for its long history, excellent production, rich variety and chan

EP 7

Season

Everything in the world changes with the seasons, and China's agricultural work also follows the rhythm of nature. The w

EP 8

Reunion

In the history of China, the North-South exchanges, multi-ethnic integration, East-West convergence... The unique histor

EP 1

Unique Skill

EP 2

Fireworks

The life of Chinese people is centered on the vegetable market. It is the entrance to a local customs, always bustling a

EP 3

Revitalize

Our taste inspiration often appears in some hidden places. The new knowledge gained from storage is passed down from gen

EP 4

Heaven Made

Chinese pastoral stories often happen when people and nature meet on a narrow road. Can they always survive? In the moun

EP 5

Scenery

The county town carries the homesickness of half of the Chinese people. It may be simple and unpretentious, or it may be

EP 6

Different Worlds

Chinese kitchens are often "a different world": drifting on the vast ocean, shuttling between the vast forests; there ar

EP 7

Chinese Style

If the world really has a clear food map, then there must be no clear national boundaries. Overseas Chinese restaurants

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