A Bite of China - Season 1

舌尖上的中国 (Shéjiān shàng de Zhōngguó), lit. "China on the tongue tip" is a Chinese documentary television series on the history of food, eating, and cooking in China. The seven-episode documentary series, which began filming in March 2011, introduces the history and story behind foods of various kinds in more than 60 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.

7 Episodes

Gifts from Nature

Season 1 - Episode 1

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...

The Story Of Staple Foods

Season 1 - Episode 2

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

Inspiration for Change

Season 1 - Episode 3

This episode looks at several traditional methods of processing food to produce distinctly Chinese delicacies, in particular fermentation. E...

The Taste Of Time

Season 1 - Episode 4

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

Secrets of the Kitchen

Season 1 - Episode 5

This episode looks at the various cooking traditions peculiar to the Chinese. In the Tibetan village of Nixi, handmade black pottery pots ar...

A Perfect Blend of Five Flavors

Season 1 - Episode 6

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

Our Farm

Season 1 - Episode 7

The final episode explores the relationship between people and the production of food, specifically how people have adapted to living in geo...