The idea of vegetarianism started in China thousands of years ago. So, let's find out why people started to become vegetarians.

It feels good to start the New Year off with a bowl of veggie noodles.

Longhua Temple's veggie noodles are a traditional dish that one eats for the New Year. Six hundred bowls of these noodles can be made in just one hour.

As the most delicious vegetarian dishes come from the temples, a visit to one may be in order to try top vegetarian dishes.

The Jade Buddhist Temple in Shanghai is famous for its vegetarian meals. It is a must-try if you are into veggie dishes.

Behind every dish, there is a meaning. This vegetarian dish is called "Understand and Embrace."

The lotus flower is a symbol of Buddhism. Therefore, a vegetarian dish is made with this concept in mind.

One needs creativity to cook an impressive dish. The Bead Curtain is a very interesting vegetarian dish that uses aloe as its main ingredient.

Olive Oil-Fried King Oyster Mushrooms: a simple but delicious dish.

Getting the freshest ingredients is also a very important step in making delicious vegetarian dishes.

Auntie Wang wastes no time in getting the freshest ingredients. She heads out at 2:30 am to go to the farmer's market in order to buy the freshest food.

It is tough to get the best ingredients so that's why Auntie Huang started out early. And without taking any rest, Auntie Huang rushes back to the temple in preparation for the new day.

Shopping for food might seem like an easy task but it actually requires lots of work and knowledge.

One of the most important ingredients in a vegetarian meal is the tofu skin. In order to buy the best tofu skin, the food purchaser Auntie Wang found a factory that is about three hours away from Shanghai.

Making tofu skin is very hard, especially when you have to put your fingers into a pot of boiling soy milk.

It might seem very easy to do, but picking tofu skin requires a lot of skills.

Water is an important ingredient to make the best tofu skin.

What kinds of things do you like to do for vacation - particularly winter vacations? Going to a hot spring is surely a favorite choice. Well, what kinds of things should you think about before going on a hot spring vacation? This episode of "Yummy Yummy" gives you some pointers - including what to eat and what not to!

Which soup is the best during winter? Watch as Chef Fu shows us his very special soup with 雪莲果 (xuelianguo, or “yacón”). Yacón looks like a yam, but tastes like an apple. It is also the hot new ingredient being added to soups all over China. Watch and see what customers think of it!

What do chameleons and rice balls have in common? Find out in this video about creative ways of making food more interesting!

In this video, we finish up with the colored rice balls and move on to another fun snack - donuts! Donuts are becoming more and more popular in China, and they aren't your plain old boring donuts, either. Learn all about 甜甜圈, or tiántiánquān, in China!

Is it a restaurant? A toy store? Both? Learn all about this adorable dessert shop in China where you can get more than just a meal.

You might think that a restaurant that offers dolls in exchange for points would be more attractive to women than to men. However, you might be wrong! See what everyone finds so fun about this place, from the design all the way to buns that look like pigs!

In the doll restaurant, there is one dessert that stands out, and that's the strawberry smoothies! They aren't your normal, boring old smoothies, either. Watch this video and see why everyone is eating them.