For Zhu Luwei, glutinous rice balls in fermented rice wine are one of his fondest memories of his days in his hometown, Ningbo.
Each New Year, Zhu Luwei visits his family, giving them the taste of an authentic Ningbonese Chinese New Year.
Hu Jianming from Ninghai, Ningbo introduces a hometown dish: pork belly stew with dried pufferfish.
The lesson on to make pork belly stew with dried pufferfish continues.
Hu Jianming from Ningbo believes food from one's hometown is like a memory of his or her childhood.
Making deliveries requires more work and skill than you might think. Can you imagine running to over 40 different locations each day?
When easily wolfing down our food, we should always take into account the hard work of the delivery guy who brought it to us.
China has a large population. It also has the world's most rich and diverse natural landscape. The type of geography and climate contribute to the formation and preservation of the species. Any other country is not likely to have so many potential food ingredients.People collect, pick, dig [and] fish in order to get these gifts from the great nature. Through the seasons, we are about to see the story of man and nature behind its delicious foods.
Ji Di village is the truffle production center in Shangri-La. At three in the morning, this is already an empty village. People who have the ability to climb mountains are all out to look for the magical fungus.
Heavy rain makes the wild mushrooms quickly soar out in the wild forest. If they miss this one month in the rainy season, the truffles will have disappeared completely. In order to keep receiving gifts from nature, the villagers comply with the rules of the mountains.
Bamboo shoots are normally hidden under the mud. How do we find them? Why do Chinese cooks love this vegetable?
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