Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure
Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure: Season 1

Air Date

August 5, 2012

Episodes

4 episodes

Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure

Season 1

Episodes

Beijing

1. Beijing

August 5, 2012
59 min

In Beijing, Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang cook for world-class chefs before learning traditional cooking methods in the homes of ordinary Beijingers.

Chengdu

2. Chengdu

August 12, 2012
59 min

Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang visit Chengdu in Sichuan province to discover the complex spices that make Sichuan food the most memorable of all Chinese cuisines.

Yunnan

3. Yunnan

August 19, 2012
59 min

Ken and Ching leave the megacities far behind to journey across China's vast western frontier where few travellers dare to venture, deep into the culture and cuisines of the country's ethnic minority groups.

Ancestral Homes

4. Ancestral Homes

August 26, 2012
59 min

In the final leg of their culinary adventure across China, Ken and Ching make an emotional return to their ancestral homes, the climax of their entire journey, before reuniting for their final meal in Hong Kong.