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.

Once Upon a Bite
风味人间
GenreDocumentary
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time50 min.
Original release
NetworkTencent Video
ReleaseOctober 28, 2018 (2018-10-28) –
present (present)

The first season premiered in 2018 consisted of 8 episodes.[1]

The second season premiered on April 26, 2020, also consisted of 8 episodes.[2]

Series overview

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Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
Season 1 8 October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28) December 16, 2018 (2018-12-17)
Season 2 8 April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26) June 14, 2020 (2020-06-15)

Reception

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Once Upon a Bite has received rave reviews from culinary enthusiasts and audiences. Some have praised the series as equal to or even surpassing Chen Xiaoqing's previous A Bite of China.[3] The first season of Once Upon a Bite received a 9.0 out of 10 ratings on Douban with over a hundred thousand ratings.[1] The second season received a 9.1 out of 10 ratings on Douban.[2] The first season also accumulated over 1 billion streaming views on Tencent Video, a record for food documentaries.

References

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  1. ^ a b 风味人间 第一季 (2018)
  2. ^ a b 风味人间 第二季 (2020)
  3. ^ "《风味人间》首集破1.7亿播放量,陈晓卿继"舌尖"后的第一部爆款?".
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