Season 1 (2012)

Gifts from Nature
10.0

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

The Story Of Staple Foods
9.0

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

Inspiration for Change
10.0

May 16, 2012 • 49m

This episode looks at several traditional methods of processing food to produce distinctly Chinese delicacies, in particular ferme...Read more

The Taste Of Time
9.0

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

Secrets of the Kitchen
10.0

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

A Perfect Blend of Five Flavors
8.0

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

Our Farm
9.0

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

Episode 8
0.0

May 21, 2012 • 57m

Episode 8 of Season 1 premiered on May 21, 2012