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Once Upon a Bite (2018)

Once Upon a Bite poster
Original title
风味人间
Genre
documentary
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
5 seasons, 37 episodes
Rating
8.9 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series explores food and cooking from around the world. It shows how people prepare meals and the traditions behind them.

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What happens

Once Upon a Bite (Chinese: 风味人间) is a Chinese television documentary series about culinary arts that premiered on October 28, 2018, on Tencent Video. The series is directed by Chen Xiaoqing, the director of A Bite of China. The first season premiered in 2018 consisted of 8 episodes. The second season premiered on April 26, 2020, also consisted of 8 episodes. The fifth season premiered on November 28, 2024, and the season consist of 7 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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