A classic in Chaoshan cuisine, the oyster is traditionally cultivated in the town of Jingzhou.A regional product, the Chaozhou orange can be deep-fried or dried and preserved to make sweet treats, while its peel can be used for zesty seasoning.In the Hakka tradition, tea leaves are cooked with fresh herbs, then ground with sesame seeds or peanuts in a mortar to make lei cha, a fragrant drink.Garlic, fat, liquor and fermented bean curd.

A fascinating perspective into culinary secrets of China, with a focus on Chaosan (a city in GuangDong) cuisine. The traditional tofu cake is a baked pastry boasting a rich taste profile and centuries of history.Expert butchers in Chaoshan sharpen their knives to slice premium beef into perfect, marbled cutlets that are juicy, tender, and ready for hot pot.Inheriting the techniques of previous generations, makers of Chaoshan beef meatballs dedicate hours of hard work to achieve perfect texture and flavor.Enjoyed with vegetables and dipping sauce, yu sheng (freshly sliced raw fish) is a delicacy with a long history in Chaoshan.Salted, boiled and air-dried in bamboo baskets, the mackerel scad is among many seafoods that make for a chewy, flavorful and simple main dish.Indispensable to Chaoshan cooking, fish sauce is traditionally made by salt-curing and fermenting hilsa herring, but new methods have cropped up.In Chaoshan, the lizardfish is deboned and pounded to make surimi (fish paste) -- a versatile ingredient with a uniquely smooth and elastic texture.Harvested from Nan'ao Island's shores, mussels are a summer delicacy that can be cooked with basil, folded into spring rolls and added to fried rice.Galangal arrived in Chaoshan from Southeast Asia a long time ago, imbuing meat dishes like chicken and lamb with a fragrant punch.Known for both taste and nutritional value, Chinese motherwort is blanched and added to soup and congee as a breakfast favorite.Embark on a delightful journey through the culinary traditions of China and uncover the stories of the people who create and cherish its dishes.Directed by Chen Xiaoqing, who also helmed the popular "Bite of China" food documentary series.Eager to marry but constantly rejected by women, a bachelor hopes to win over a former crush by accepting help from an unlikely source: her mother.In a reimagined history of the French Revolution, the guillotine's future inventor uncovers a disease that drives the aristocracy to murder commoners.Based on Kid Cudi’s upcoming concept album of the same name, this adult animated anthology follows a young man on his journey to discover love.In rural India, a child with hydrocephalus gets a chance at life-changing surgery after her photos go viral. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film … The content of the show is amazing. With Yang Chen, Hao Chen. The marinated raw-crab dish varies in style from Puning to Shantou, but it's always fresh and tender.Cinnamon, anise and galangal are among the spices that go into Chaoshan brine, a key ingredient in braised offal, goose head and hot pot.Long ago, migrants from the north brought soybeans to Chaoshan, now home to a unique bean paste featured in many dishes, from spinach to steamed fish.An age-old Chaoshan tradition, the preserved white radish can put an innovative spin on various dishes, from spare ribs to stir-fried squid.To bring out umami and impart the flavor of the sea, the versatile ingredient seaweed can be stir-fried, deep-fried, roasted and sprinkled on soup.Steamed, marinated, stir-fried, grilled or dried. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Everything about these dishes look amazing. Explore the diverse flavors of China's Yunnan province and get to know the cooks and ingredients that shape its rich culinary tradition.Yunnan is known for a variety of dairy products, including Dali rushan: thinly sliced cheese that can be fried, grilled or dipped in honey.A local wild berry features in nanpie, which refers to different types of flavorful pastes made from mashed vegetables or fish.Sa is a culinary tradition that pairs cold meat or raw vegetables with a versatile sauce that is often mixed with pig blood curd.Derived from the fruits of the Chinese lacquer tree, qiyou is an oil used to cook eggs, congee, pork stew, roast chicken and even bee larvae.Found in local moon cake fillings, Xuanwei cured ham can be thinly sliced, steamed, cooked with egg, stewed or served as cold cuts.Salted and partially dried, the sow thistle can be pickled and stir-fried with pork to lend a sour, crunchy flavor, or added to white radish stew.Wrapped in leaves with sticky rice or spiced fish, the Musa basjoo -- a banana found in Yunnan -- can make for a sweet snack or a savory dish.Besides being an appetite stimulant, tart fruits like lemon and sour papaya can be added to shredded chicken, carp or a sauce for dousing live shrimp.The er, a flattened rice flour cake, can be baked into a sticky snack, sliced and stir-fried with vegetables or julienned into noodle-like strands.Zha, an old custom, is an assortment of dried fermented vegetables or fish served as side dishes, made with ancient methods of food preservation.Delve into the delectable world of Chaoshan cuisine, explore its unique ingredients and hear the stories of the people behind its creation.In Chaoshan, olives are preserved in distinct ways and appear in a variety of dishes, including fresh juices and meat soups.A quintessentially Chaoshan staple and a taste of home for many, kway teow (rice-noodle strips) can be stir-fried or wrapped around tasty fillings.Garlic. I want to try everything that’s shown in these episodes.But holy master-goose-sauce Batman, the camera work and sound effects are some of the worst I’ve ever experienced. The content of the show is amazing. Adapted from the acclaimed novel.Flavorful Origins: Season 1 (Main Trailer). Flavorful Origins is a twenty-part Mandarin-language television documentary series, exploring culinary secrets of China and the various cooking techniques and cuisines with native Asian ingredients from the Chaoshan (season 1) and Yunnan (season 2) regions. In Flavorful Origins, the focus is not on chefs, but dishes, ingredients and the community that cultivates the food from farm to table.