Flavorful Origins (风味原产地) is a Chinese television documentary series, exploring culinary secrets of China and the various cooking techniques and cuisines with native Asian ingredients from the Chaoshan (season 1, 2019), Yunnan (season 2, 2019), Gansu (season 3, 2020), Guiyang (season 4, 2021) regions.[1][2][3] Season 4 of Flavorful Origins premiered on 22 June 2021 in China.
| Flavorful Origins | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 11-13 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tencent Video |
| Release | February 5, 2019 – present |
Netflix release edit
Season 1 was released on February 11, 2019, on Netflix streaming.[4] Season 2 of Flavorful Origins was released on Netflix on October 30, 2019.[5] Season 3 was released on November 20, 2020.[3]
Episodes edit
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 20 | February 11, 2019 | TBA | |
| 2 | 10 | October 30, 2019 | TBA | |
| 3 | 10 | November 20, 2020 | TBA | |
| 4 | 10 | June 22, 2021 | TBA | |
| 5 | 10 | November 22, 2023 | TBA | |
Season 1 - Chaoshan Cuisine 潮汕 (2019) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Olives / 橄榄" |
| 2 | 2 | "Hu Tieu / 粿条" |
| 3 | 3 | "Marinated Crab / 腌蟹" |
| 4 | 4 | "Brine / 卤水" |
| 5 | 5 | "Puning Bean Paste / 普宁豆酱" |
| 6 | 6 | "Preserved Radish / 菜脯" |
| 7 | 7 | "Seaweed / 紫菜" |
| 8 | 8 | "Oysters / 生蚝" |
| 9 | 9 | "Chaozhou Mandarin Oranges / 潮柑" |
| 10 | 10 | "Lei Cha / 擂茶" |
| 11 | 11 | "Tofu Cake / 腐乳饼" |
| 12 | 12 | "Beef Hot Pot / 牛肉火锅" |
| 13 | 13 | "Beef Meatballs / 牛肉丸" |
| 14 | 14 | "Yusheng / 鱼生" |
| 15 | 15 | "Meal of Fish / 鱼饭" |
| 16 | 16 | "Fish Sauce / 鱼露" |
| 17 | 17 | "Fish Ball and Wrapped Fish / 鱼丸" |
| 18 | 18 | "Mussels / 薄壳" |
| 19 | 19 | "Galangal / 南姜" |
| 20 | 20 | "Chinese Motherwort / 益母草" |
Season 2 - Yunnan Cuisine 云南 (2019) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "Dairy Products / 乳制品" |
| 22 | 2 | "Nan Piě / 喃撇" |
| 23 | 3 | "Sa Piě / 撒" |
| 24 | 4 | "Lacquer Seed Oil / 漆油" |
| 25 | 5 | "Ham / 火腿" |
| 26 | 6 | "Pickled Vegetables / 腌菜" |
| 27 | 7 | "Hardy Banana / 芭蕉" |
| 28 | 8 | "Sour Fruits / 酸水果" |
| 29 | 9 | "Rice Cake / 饵" |
| 30 | 10 | "Salted Flour / 鲊" |
Season 3 - Gansu Cuisine 甘肃 (2020) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "Mutton / 羊肉" |
| 32 | 2 | "Lily / 百合" |
| 33 | 3 | "Cooked chopped entrails of sheep / 羊杂" |
| 34 | 4 | "Flaxseed / 胡麻" |
| 35 | 5 | "Gua Gua / 呱呱" |
| 36 | 6 | "Beef noodles / 牛肉面" |
| 37 | 7 | "Gluten / 面筋" |
| 38 | 8 | "Souherb / 浆水" |
| 39 | 9 | "Niang Pi / 酿皮" |
| 40 | 10 | "Potato / 土豆" |
Season 4 - Guiyang Cuisine 贵阳 (2021) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | "酸汤豆腐" |
| 42 | 2 | "肠旺面" |
| 43 | 3 | "酸粉" |
| 44 | 4 | "烧烤" |
| 45 | 5 | "哨" |
| 46 | 6 | "丝娃娃" |
| 47 | 7 | "蘸水" |
| 48 | 8 | "黄粑" |
| 49 | 9 | "怪噜" |
| 50 | 10 | "酸菜" |
Season 5 - Hubei Cuisine 湖北 (2023) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "武汉豆皮" |
| 52 | 2 | "襄阳牛肉面" |
| 53 | 3 | "洪湖莲藕" |
| 54 | 4 | "襄阳缠蹄" |
| 55 | 5 | "黄梅鱼面" |
| 56 | 6 | "恩施合渣" |
| 57 | 7 | "孝感米酒" |
| 58 | 8 | "仙桃蒸菜" |
| 59 | 9 | "房县木耳" |
| 60 | 10 | "荊州鱼馔" |
References edit
- ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Flavorful Origins: Chaoshan Cuisine' On Netflix, About The Dishes From A Region Of China Most Americans Have Never Heard Of". Decider. 13 February 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "Flavorful Origins: Chaoshan Cuisine – Netflix Season 1 Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "Here's Everything New on Netflix in November 2020". Time. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ Flavorful Origins. Netflix.
- ^ "'Flavorful Origins' Season 2 Coming to Netflix in October 2019". October 12, 2019.
