Crunch And Munch In Hong Kong
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Play S1 E1This documentary will focus on the diversity of Hong Kong's food culture from multiple perspectives such as natural geography, historical accumulation, and cultural integration, present the vibrant flavor of Hong Kong's natural and humanistic features, and use food culture as a starting point to tell the story of Hong Kong's development in the new era.
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Season 1
10 episodes
- 1. Sea & SeafoodThe main content of this episode is that Hong Kong is a city known for its fast pace, but in Pak Ni Village, Brother Hua spends 15 hours waiting for a net of fish. Late at night, the sea in Lau Fau Shan has fallen asleep, and another Hua Ge in Aberdeen has started a new day. At 4 a.m., the Aberdeen Fish Wholesale Market, the largest in Hong Kong, is in full operation. Hong Kong’s per capita annual seafood consumption exceeds 60 kilograms, 70% of which comes from Aberdeen. Being close to the water and knowing the nature of fish is the pride of the people of Hong Kong. People love the delicacies of the sea and the vitality that the sea brings.CCJul 11, 2024
- 2. Fast Food & CafeCha chaan teng, is an inseparable part of Hong Kong people's lives. It is a habit that is repeated day after day, and everyone has their own routine. Neighbors have become regular customers. Xinhua Tea Restaurant is an old-fashioned two-story restaurant with quiet and elegant seats upstairs. This classic layout is very rare today. Hong Kong consumes nearly 1 billion cups of milk tea every year. This is the reason why the three words "Cha chaan teng" is started with Cha(Tea).CCJul 18, 2024
- 3. Metropolis with Street FoodIt is said that in Hong Kong, 500,000 siomai are sold every day, including this street fish steamed siomai. If you want to stand out among 500,000 siomai, you may need a 1-meter-long pot and at least two and a half hours of effort, and you may also need to deviate a little from the light Cantonese flavour, but don't deviate too far.CCJul 25, 2024
- 4. Western Food, but LocalizedTurning air, time and memory into food opens up a special sense of ritual. In the memory of many Hong Kong people, eating Western food with soy sauce was once a rare event in a year. Western food with soy sauce is a localized Western food that combines Cantonese ingredients with Western cooking. It is named because soy sauce is often used for seasoning. Soy sauce in Cantonese is soy sauce, and soybeans are the main ingredient. Various auxiliary ingredients are added to make a Western sauce that is more suitable for Hong Kong tastes, which is full of ritual and Hong Kong's pragmatism.CCAug 1, 2024
- 5. Fusion CuisineZhou Siwei, the founder of Little Bao Restaurant, launched the Chinese-style three-yellow fried chicken buns. It is both an innovative dish and a fusion dish. Its concept can well express the characteristics of Hong Kong. Zheng Yongqi believes that the biggest common point between Chinese and French cuisine is abalone sauce. He uses traditional ingredients in Chinese abalone sauce and Western ideas to launch a dry abalone sauce without thickening.CCAug 8, 2024
- 6. Wonton Noodleswontons, with their heads and tails, are like floating clouds in a sunny day, or goldfish swimming in the clouds. When paired with bamboo noodles that look like golden threads, it feels as if the clouds and light have entered one's heart. Every Hong Konger has a bowl of hometown wonton noodles in his heart, warm and hot, bringing a sense of home and spiritual satisfaction. A bowl of wonton noodles, wontons, noodles, and soup are all the soul, exquisite and memorable.CCAug 15, 2024
- 7. Tien Hisang LoZhāngdàqiān tíxiě de biǎn'é, qǔ tángshī “tiānxiāng yún wài piāo” zhī yì, dāngnián yóu hángzhōu bān lái xiānggǎng, yě jiànzhèngle zhè jiā cāntīng báshè shānshuǐ xiāng piāo gǎng dǎo de wǎngshì. Ér tiānxiāng lóu de xiānggǎng chuánqí, zé kāishǐ yú shàng shìjì 50 niándài Show more 73 / 5,000 The plaque inscribed by Zhang Daqian is inspired by the Tang Dynasty poem "Heavenly fragrance drifting beyond the clouds". When the restaurant moved from Hangzhou to Hong Kong, it also witnessed the past of this restaurant traveling across mountains and rivers to spread its fragrance to Hong Kong Island. The legend of Tianxianglou in Hong Kong began in the 1950s.CCAug 22, 2024
- 8. Yuen Long & Hakka PeoplePing Shan, Yuen Long, is an old village surrounded by green trees, representing the other side of Hong Kong, an international metropolis. The Tang family moved here from the mainland more than 700 years ago and now has a flourishing family.CCAug 29, 2024
- 9. The Classic CantoneseXu Weijun is a descendant of a famous Cantonese cuisine family. Some people say that he is a lonely Cantonese cuisine master because he is the only one who knows many flavors. But he has mastered the famous Cantonese cuisine recipes that can be passed down. The sea tiger wings that have been simmered in the soup are stuffed into the 8-liang pigeon that has been removed from the skeleton, coated with soy sauce for coloring, fried, poured with soup, and simmered on low heat for 75 minutes. Before serving this famous Kung Fu dish, the Crane Needle, the soup from the pigeon is used to make the sauce for the end.CCSep 5, 2024
- 10. Flavorful Southern FlavorRicardo, a Venezuelan, opened his first restaurant in Hong Kong, specializing in Southern cuisine. This city is naturally tolerant of fresh food, but freshness is just the beginning.CCSep 12, 2024
Crunch And Munch In Hong Kong
20241 season10 episodesReturning Series
This documentary will focus on the diversity of Hong Kong's food culture from multiple perspectives such as natural geography, historical accumulation, and cultural integration, present the vibrant flavor of Hong Kong's natural and humanistic features, and use food culture as a starting point to tell the story of Hong Kong's development in the new era.
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Mandarin
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