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The grand culinary documentary "Breakfast China Season 5" expands its scope from local Chinese breakfasts to morning meals across the Chinese diaspora. It introduces overseas Chinese communities, showcasing cultural resilience, and the vitality of putting down roots in foreign lands. More than just food documentation, it explores identity, memory, and belonging. Every breakfast hides secrets of love, and the flowing tenderness and nourishing energy of food. Whatever happens, let's eat first!

Breakfast Hunters

Breakfast in China 5

Episode 1: Guangdong · Shunde Pork Rib Rice

Episode 2: Sichuan · Neijiang Beef Noodles

Episode 3: Liaoning · Tieling Beef "Huoshao"

Episode 4: Yunnan · Mangshi "Guoshou" Rice Noodles

Episode 5: Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur Char Siu Wonton Noodles

Episode 6: Gansu·Linxia Savory Beef Offal Stew

Episode 7: Yunnan·Pu'er Pea Paste Rice Noodles

Episode 8: Sichuan·Chengdu Steamed Beef-Stuffed Flatbread

Episode 9: Fujian·Shuiji Translucent Wontons in Clear Broth

Episode 10: Thailand·Chinese Beef Noodles

Episode 11: Sichuan · Wusheng Pork Liver Noodles

Episode 12: Guangdong·Foshan Yanbu "Silk" Rice Noodles

Episode 13: Hebei·Shijiazhuang Meat-Wrapped Scallion Flatbread

Episode 14: Taiwan·Xinbei Crispy Rib Noodles in Braised Broth

Episode 15: Overseas Chinese Edition·Cantonese Clay Pot Trotters Noodles

Episode 16: Hainan·Haikou Yi Noodle Soup

Episode 17: Henan·Luoyang Beef Soup

Episode 18: Fujian·Datian 9-Layer Rice Cake

Episode 19: Jiangsu·Taizhou, Giant Clay Oven Flatbread

Episode 20: Overseas Chinese Edition·Venison Sathe River Noodles

Episode 21: Guangdong·Dabu Tossed Noodles & Triple Delicacy Soup

Episode 22: Guizhou·Xingyi Lamb Rice Noodles

Episode 23: Shaanxi·Shangluo Pan-fried Bun with Capsicol and Vinegar

Episode 24: Fujian·Shishi Pork Zongzi

Episode 25: Overseas Chinese Edition·Kaya Glutinous Rice

Episode 26: Guangxi·Nanning Old Friends Rice Noodles

Episode 27: Jiangsu・Sui Ning Tofu Roll

Episode 28: Zhejiang・Shaoxing Xinchang Spring Pancake

Episode 29: Fujian Peng Hu's Savory Meat Broth Soup

Episode 30: Shanxi · Linfen Braised Tofu Delicacy

Special Episode of Xiamen: Brother Jie's Morning Ritual about Xiamen People's Breakfast

Special Feature · Hangzhou: @Shenpo Loves to Eat Reveals the Ultimate Way to Enjoy Hangzhou Breakfast

The 10-episode series focuses on Zi River in central Hunan, known for Anhua Dark Tea and the Tea Horse Road. Local cuisines highlight seasonal flavors. Starting from Shaoyang, the source of Zi River, our journey spans 650+ km through Lengshui River, Xinhua, Anhua, Taojiang, and Yiyang, ending at Dongting Lake and Yueyang. Our camera captures stunning mountains and villages. Local dialect "Have you eaten? Come and eat." invites global guests to enjoy Hunan's hospitality and diverse cuisine.

Exploring Diverse Cuisines along the Zi River

Flavors from The River

The documentary by gourmet Shen Hongfei, Chen Xiaoqing as the general counsel; Visit the streets, smell and taste, with simple images and family taste, looking for authentic Chinese breakfast. Each episode features a traditional breakfast, an interesting shop, a group of self-indulgent diners, and the owner's "breakfast philosophy."

A Taste of Happiness

Breakfast in China

Chen Xiaoqing, a documentary filmmaker, works on food documentaries and writing, searching for new flavors is his job. This program is the first time he goes in front of the camera to explore the stories behind the food with his own perspective. Chen travels to eight different regions in China, where he works with different guides to complete his own flavor journey. He believes that “food is not only delicious, but also a kind of adhesive that allows for more understanding and communication.”

Flavor Exploration Journey of Chen Xiaoqing

China Beyond Tastes

"Once Upon A Bite S5" focuses on spices, the insignificant yet essential heroes that shape flavor. It explores the circulation, migration, conquest, and fusion of spices, highlighting the uniqueness of Chinese cuisine. Amidst globalization, it examines how spices influence cooking and become markers of regional cuisine. The series reveals how food impacts history and shapes regional character. Where will humanity's journey for fragrance lead, and how will the story of curiosity unfold?

A Subtle Fragrance in Flavor

Once Upon a Bite S5

This season builds on the first, maintaining the same storytelling and visual style as S1, and explores eight cities to reveal local culinary expertise. It showcases the best late-night snacks, authentic local culture, and the everyday yet legendary urban life. The show delights with diverse flavors while capturing the vibrancy of Chinese cities and the resilience of ordinary people, reflecting timeless tenacity.

Taste Humanity at Night S2

Based on the food topic and the spirit of Once Upon a Bite S1, this season will invite celebrities, gastronomes, and popular stars from home and abroad to the Flavor Experiment kitchen where they will enjoy special cuisines, share food stories and discover thousands of possibilities of food, showing both visual and spiritual enjoyment for audience.

Foodies of the World, Unite!

Once Upon a Bite S2

Chen Xiaoqing team series quality masterpiece. Following Chaoshan, Yunnan, Gansu, this season we focus on Guiyang, with food as the absolute core, with "novelty burning special" as the content label, outline a guide nature of Guiyang origin products food map: delicious intestines, Through the most extreme visual presentation, digging a deeper level of Guiyang food world, at the same time through food, also show a different kind of Guiyang fireworks world.

Gourmet Guide to Guiyang

Flavorful Origins: Gui Yang

Food is living history. It reflects great shifts in the past and preserves the fine details of ancient life. The documentary Ancient Recipes lightly unlocks the flavors of the past, using food to reveal the history and stories behind it. Taiwanese writer and cultural scholar Gao Wenqi hosts the kitchen, joined by guests from food and culture. In a relaxed, humorous setting, they recreate centuries-old dishes and the traditional wisdom hidden within them.

China's Flavor Map

Ancient Recipes

Dunhuang is the intersection of the four civilizations on the Silk Road. This historical background makes Dunhuang scenery full of mixed blood temperament. And this hybrid gene is also permeated in people's three meals a day. Based on the historical records of the murals in the Mogao Grottoes and the documents in the Tibetan Sutra Cave, this film presents the distinctive ingredients and traditional cooking techniques of Dunhuang cuisine.

The Human Touch of Dunhuang

AN EVERLASTING DUNHUANG BANQUET

"Gansu of Flavor Origin" is the third part of the documentary series, adheres to the style of "hard core" food, highlights the concept of "origin", excavates a kind of Gansu unique ingredients, food and taste that "nourish the deep boudoir does not know" through the short film, and on this basis, connects the desert, grassland and Danxia geomorphology, and experiences the most rich diet culture and the most yearning characteristic life with the most national characteristics.

The Lost Flesh Returns

Flavorful Origins: Gan Su

The film carefully selected with the characteristics of Yunnan food, strange and fresh, with a strong regional style, with in-depth study of food and a deep understanding of the documentary, and strive to explore a younger flavor world. Feel the authentic Yunnan flavor with Chen Xiaoqing!

Authentic Yunnan Flavors

Flavorful Origins: Yun Nan

The third season will continue the style of the previous two seasons, reviving taste buds with breakfast, driving away haze with fireworks, and warming the stomach with hometown food. 30 ordinary breakfast shops, 30 ups and downs of the family story. Human fireworks, spectacular, ordinary life has bitter tears, but the arrival of comfort is equally overwhelming. Please believe that the sun will rise tomorrow.

The Sun Also Rises

Breakfast in China Ⅲ

As a world cultural heritage site, the Palace Museum is now celebrating its 100th birthday (1925.10.10—2025.10.10) with an exhibition at the Meridian Gate. Through the lens of reporter Zhang Yang, this documentary delves into the century-long journey of the Forbidden City from the perspectives of digital technology, cultural relics restorers, and relevant IPs, presenting not only the prelude to a celebration but also a profound dialogue about civilization, value, and the future.

A Century of the Forbidden City in One Glance

Our Palace Museum

It tells about the different flavors of hot pot shaped by different geographical environments and cultural customs, and through hot pot, we can see people's distinctive regional character and common love for life.

Endless Hotpot Delights

POP OF FIRE 2

Irresistible Carbs: Tempting Food Collection centers on the allure of carbohydrate staples, presenting a systematic exploration of diverse carbohydrate forms, including rice, pasta, pastries, and tubers, through the themes of "Ingredients," "Flavors," and "Regions." From regional snacks in the north and south to international flavors, the series encompasses sweet, sour, salty, and umami taste experiences. It delves into areas like Shanxi, Yunnan-Guizhou, and Guangxi-Guangdong regions.

Focusing on the Allure of Carbohydrate Staples

Irresistible Carbs: Tempting Food Collection

30 steaming breakfasts, 30 flavors of life.
We are still shooting those trivial folk food, still witnessing those miracles within reach. The stars turn, ordinary and eternal. For two years, just to focus on a "good morning, human."

Good Morning, World

Breakfast in China 4

Chaoshan, the origin of flavor, is the first in the documentary series. Through each episode of the short film, it will explore a kind of unique ingredients, food and taste of Chaoshan, which is not known to the deep boudoir. In Chaoshan area, food has obvious regional markers. From Chaoshan food, we can clearly see the migration, root and reproduction of Chaoshan people, and see the unique personality characteristics and spirit of Chaoshan people.

Unlocking Authentic Chaoshan Cuisine

Flavorful Origins: Chao Shan

Taste Humanity at Night S3 continues with its signature storytelling and visual style of the previous seasons, exploring eight cities: Quanzhou, Yinchuan, Qingdao, Liuzhou, Zigong, Xiangyang, Lhasa, and Kunming. It showcases local culinary talents, highlights delicious late-night eats, and captures the authentic spirit of urban life. Through diverse flavors and rich cityscapes, the show reveals the resilience of everyday people and their stories, reflecting the essence of our times.

Taste Humanity at Night S3

It will tell the legendary story of the market with food as the opening. Those wildest night snacks are authentic local flavors and the pride of urban culture. Those who are the most presumptuous, show off their unique skills in the dark, and also show their hearts.

Wildest Midnight Feasts, Truest Human Touch

Taste humanity at night

The documentary "A Long Cherished Dream" is directed by two Oscar winners and British director Covens. Kovens, who has filmed more than 80 countries around the world, is looking to China this time, hoping to record and show what he sees as a great change in China from the perspective of ordinary people.