May 14, 2012 • 49m
This episode explores the rich bounty of food that is nature's gift to the Chinese people. Elf ear mushrooms gathered near Shangri...Read more
May 15, 2012 • 49m
This episode explores the staple foods that comprise the base of the Chinese diet. Examples are shown of the five traditional grai...Read more
May 16, 2012 • 49m
This episode looks at several traditional methods of processing food to produce distinctly Chinese delicacies, in particular ferme...Read more
May 17, 2012 • 49m
This episode explores both modern and traditional ways to preserve food - from salting and drying to stewing and smoking. Learn to...Read more
May 18, 2012 • 49m
This episode looks at the various cooking traditions peculiar to the Chinese. In the Tibetan village of Nixi, handmade black potte...Read more
May 19, 2012 • 49m
This episode examines the flavours that dominate Chinese cuisine. Sweet, salty, spicy, sour and bitter. In Guangdong we see the ...Read more
May 20, 2012 • 49m
The final episode explores the relationship between people and the production of food, specifically how people have adapted to liv...Read more
May 21, 2012 • 57m
Episode 8 of Season 1 premiered on May 21, 2012