"due to the low content of short-chain fatty acids it almost doesn't have a gamey smell" : time to discuss why FLAVORFUL ORIGINS is unbeatable food-based TV

the simple answer is that the photography is excellent, the voiceover is constantly reaching for explanations of taste or technique that don't quite land, and the snapshot of ordinary regional chinese life -- in fields and kitchens and cafes and restaurants -- is extremely likeable

wikipedia says it has five seasons but 4 (guiyang cuisine 贵阳 ) and 5 (hubei cuisine 湖北 ) are not presently on netflix

one reason for its excellence is that each episode is only 12 minutes long

"only with the help of photo-micrography can we distinguish the differences between different textures of meat! however the chaoshan locals only need to use their teeth and tongues to identify these differences accurately"

The back to back (I think) episodes with the sapie and the ham were a truly insane rollercoaster betwixt hell and heaven

also just stray memories of chopping boys sitting on stumps by the street dual-wielding cleavers and absolutely annihilating various meats into goo

amazing series. intense because of ms’s weird taste descriptions plus amazing and otherwise impossible to know local detail. incredible programming.

Just started this and love it, had a lol imagining Atora marketing their packet suet as "it's exquisite and moist, like white jade"

had no idea there were edible lilies with delicious bulbs

"a dish of wild delicacy"

"only after forty minutes can the baking be done"

what happens when recipe writers are paid by the word.