The Chinese are passionate about their food.
There are four main types of cuisine, Beijing, Huaiyang, Cantonese, and here in Chongqing is the Sichuan type, and it is spicy......
Chinese food is about balancing taste, colour and texture.
Preparation techniques takes years to learn.
I like what I see.(Thank you!)
-- What is he doing? -- He is, uhu, blowing air to make the skin crispy.
That is THE best duck I've ever eaten in my life.
This is uhu, pieces, chicken pieces, and mushroom, and chicken feet.
This is uhu, eel. (eel?) eel, from the rice paddy.
Look at...
that frightens the hell out of me.
Markets are everywhere and the choice of produce is extraordinary.
Chestnuts.
It's all garlic. Sesame oil.Imagine the smell of fresh meat.
Few people have fridges in China, so all their food is bought fresh daily, and I mean, really fresh.
Look at these little turtles here.
Are they selling these for pets or to eat?
-- For pets. -- You sure?
Tempting, but the beak bites.I'll go for the leg.
-- Oh my God, those are frogs. -- Yeah, these are special frogs cultivated for the people who like to eat frog.
The little sparrows,
(How much is this?) Eight? Eight for four scorpions? I mean the prices for scorpions these days......
I think I'd like to start with the dog......a lot of bones......tastes a little bit like spam.
Next on the menu, snake.
It tastes like...chicken!
Tell me that's not, a, turtle foot? So it's true you guys do eat anything with legs. Except for chairs.
Feeding over a billion people is not easy, but there are still somethings that Chinese won't eat.
Their strict protection of the national symbol shows the better side of the Chinese poor environmental record.