A Bite of China (舌尖上的中国)

Lifeisatrip/journey,duringtheprocessweenjoyourselvesandsharewithothers.Chinaisacountrywithalargepopulationandithastemostabundantanddiversifiednationallandscapesintheworld:plateaus,woodedmountains,lakes,coastlines.thediversifiedlandscapesandweatherscontributetothespeciationandconservationofspecies.Chinahassomanykindsofmaterialsthatcanbetakenasfoodingredientswhichisreralyseenintheworld.Peoplegather,glean,dig,andcatchinordertogetthegiftsfromnature.Lookingthroughfourseasons,whatweareabouttoseeisthestorybehindthedeliciousfoods,thestoryofhumanandfood.friedchickendrumsticksFrenchfrieshamburbeAreyouagourmand(aloverofgoodfood,foodie)?Doyouwanttoeateverydeliciousfoodintheworld?Thendoyouwatchthepopularprogram?steam蒸boil煮pan-fry煎deep-fry炸sauté炒sour酸sweetbitter苦hotspicy辣salty咸greasytastlesssteam蒸boil煮pan-fry煎deep-fry炸sauté炒sour酸sweetbitter苦hotspicy辣salty咸greasytastlessABiteofChina舌尖上的中国“ABiteofChina”isadocumentaryonChinesedeliciousfoodwhichhasbeenbroadcastedbyChinesecentraltelevision.Anditbecameanovernightsensationin2013becauseitreallyshowedthevariousdishesinChinaandtheperfectculinaryskillsofChinesechefinaveryartisticway.Recently,thedocumentaryABiteofChinawhichtakesthefinefoodsasthethemehasbeatenmanyTVseries,becomingextremelypopularonthemicroblogandturningintothehottesttopic.ChinesepeopleareproudoftheprofoundfoodcultureofChina,andsomeevenpraisethedocumentarybysayingthatitisabestpatrioticvideo.Thepublicissincerelytouchedbyit.Mayberaisinglovingthefoodtotheleveloflovingthecountryisalittleimproper,butitisasimpleandsincereexpressionofthepublic.Inadditiontothisdocumentary,thereisalsoanotherABiteofChina.ExaminingthetwokindsofABiteofChinarationallymayhelpusunderstandwhythisdocumentaryissopopular.ThefirstABiteofChinaisthelarge-scaledocumentarymadebytheCCTV.Itshowsdeliciousfoodsofvariouskindsandtellsmanywarmstories.TheotherABiteofChinaistherealityofcountlessfoodscandalsreportedChina.Thefirstoneissunnyandtouchingandconsistsofthesimplicity,warmness,beauty,attractiveness,humanism,tearsofgrandma,handsofmomandmemoriesonthehometown.Theotheroneisdarkanddirtyandconsistsofthetoxicadditive,hogwashoil,brighteningagent,leanmeatpowder,pesticideresidueonthevegetable,phosphorpowderandtransfat.Helmedbyaward-winningdocumentarymakerChenXiaoqing,ABiteofChinaisfilledwithmouthwateringimagesoffoodrangingfromhautecuisinetolocaldelicacies,thedocumentarycapturesthebeautifulandrefinedprocessoffood-making.Theprogramissuretoattractbothfoodbuffsandordinaryaudiences.Televisionisfilledwithfoodthesedays,especiallyintroductionsbytop-notchchefsandcloselooksatthecomplicatedandrefinedcookingprocessesofhautecuisine,Chensays.Wehavesomeappetite-boostingshotsoffood-making,buthowtocreatedishesisonlyoneaspectoffoodculture,Chensays.Theprogramtriestobringsomethingnewbypresentingmoreculturalelementsrelatedtodishes,suchaseatinghabitsandtheethicsofeating.Eachepisodelasts50minutes.ThemesrangefromingredientstopreservedfoodThebonusis,theshowisnotonlyaboutdishes.Everyepisodewillhighlightdifferentpeople,whowilltellstoriesabouttheiradventureswithfood.ABiteofChinacapturessocialtransformationswhilepresentingfoodcultures,suchasshowingthedispersionofextendedfamiliesthatleavetheelderlyintheirhometownswhileothermembersworkoutside-casesinwhichfoodservesasremindersofhappytimesandcenterpiecesofreunions.ThedocumentaryABiteofChinatakesthefinefoodsasthethemeandithasbeatenmanyTVseries,becomeingextremelypopularonthemicro-blogandturningintothehottesttopic.ChinesepeopleareproudoftheprofoundfoodcultureofChina,andsomeevenpraisethedocumentarybysayingthatitisabestpatrioticvideo.Thepublicissincerelytouchedbyit.Mayberaisinglovingthefoodtotheleveloflovingthecountryisalittleimproper,butitisasimpleandsincereexpressionofthepublic.Thedocumentaryshowsdeliciousfoodsofvariouskindsandtellsmanywarmstories.Itissunnyandtouchingandconsistsofthesimplicity,warmness,beauty,attractiveness,humanism,tearsofgrandma,handsofmomandmemoriesonthehometown.Itbringsusthetasteofhometown.家乡的气息TheTasteOfOurHometownDoyourememberthetasteofyourhometown?---Curedmeat（腊味）CuredmeatisthetraditionalessentialfoodenteringthewinterintheSouth.TheinitialpurposeistobebettertoreservefreshmeatinthehotandhumidweatheroftheSouth.Nowadays,itbecomesmoreandmorepopular.Hotpotrice（煲仔饭）isoneflavorofthemostclassictaste.Cookinghotpotriceisregardedasacomplicatedandhardwork.Thechefmuststrictlymastertheheatcontroltomaketherighthotpotricewhichthegravy（肉汁）canslowlypenetrateonthecharcoalstove(炭炉).永恒的四川味道——火锅Hot-PotHot-PotisourloveandalsothemarkofSichuan.辣椒不变的狂热PepperSichuanpeoplelovepepperverymuch.AndthepepperinSichuanisveryhot面条——手中乾坤NoodlesPeopleintheNorthlikeeatingnoodlesbest.Thecookcanmakeallkindsofnoodles.Pleasedonotforgetourtraditionalfood.AbiteofChina•Chinacoversalargeterritoryandhasmanynationalities,henceavarietyofChinesefoodhavedifferentbutfantasticandmouthwateringflavor.Chinesefoodcanberoughlydividedintoeightregionalcuisines：AnhuiJiangsuFujianGuangdongSichuanShandongZhejiangHunanVariousChineseDishesEightCuisines闽菜FujianCuisine川菜SichuanCuisine粤菜CantoneseCuis