A BITE OF CHINA
The second season of a wildly popular documentary series produced by CCTV has returned to the airwaves. It’s called "A bite of China" and began airing on Friday. When its first season was broadcast in May 2012, it became a hit by striking a chord with viewers, with a topic near and dear to people’s hearts: food
This season includes eight episodes and will cover the stories of more than 150 people, and over 300 types of food.
It present us with a deeply discussion about the bond between food and people .Being more than a documentary ,it has involved phiosophy behind chinese’s vision of life. Through food ,it has also illustrate the role that curture plays in effecting people’s way of eating and living.
Many praised the series, saying how the show made them salivate or had them longing for the foods of their childhood.
One user wrote: "The tastes of home, memories of childhood, joys of work and vision of life, I was moved by each simple story.
莲藕排骨汤:lotus root and rip soup
鱼头泡饼:bread soaked in fish head soup
炸藕夹:deep-fried lotus root sandwich
腌笃鲜:bamboo shoot soup with fresh and pickled streaky pork 烤松茸:roasted matsutake
油焖春笋:braised bamboo shoot
酸菜鱼:boiled fish with pickled cabbage and chili
香煎马鲛鱼:decocted mackerel
酸辣藕丁:hot and sour lotus root
葱油椒盐花卷:steamed twisted rolls with scallion and spicy salt 馒头:steamed bread
干炒牛河:stir-fried rice noodles with beef
腊汁肉夹馍:Chinese hamburger
羊肉泡馍:pita bread soaked in lamb soup
兰州拉面:Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles
岐山臊子面:Qishan minced noodles
端午粽子:zongzi
青菜炒年糕:rice cake stir-fried with vegetables
毛蟹炒年糕:rice cake stir-fried with crabs
扁豆焖面:braised noodles with lentil
山西焖面:Shanxi braised noodles
清明团子:sweet green rice ball
鲜虾云吞面:won ton noodle with shrimps
大煮干丝:raised shredded chicken with ham and dried tofu
豆腐脑:tofu curd
香炸奶豆腐:fried dried milk cake
蒙古奶茶:Mongolia milky tea
炸乳扇:fried dairy fan
烤羊排:baked lamp chop
红烧毛豆腐:stinky tofu braised in soy sauce
绍兴醉鸡:Shaoxing chicken in wine
酸菜白肉:pickled Chinese cabbage with plain boiled pork
酸菜饺子:dumpling of pickled Chinese cabbage