Food is the key to success, and food documentaries are, I think, the best at what they do, and the best looking documentaries in China. I don't think there's a single one.

Since the old days of documentaries, I have enjoyed searching for food documentaries. And I've seen a lot of good food documentaries, so today I'm going to give you some recommendations for good-looking food documentaries.

1. Lao Guang's flavor

As a "Lao Guang", to recommend China's food documentaries, the first hit is certainly this one, Lao Guang's flavor.

Siu mai, shrimp dumplings, barbecued pork buns, shrimp congee, crab congee, boat congee. Cantonese food has a very strong regional color.

When I was in college many of my classmates from other provinces asked me: Hey, I heard that in addition to the four-legged table and the airplanes flying in the sky, you Cantonese people eat everything else in the nest? ~

Peter, I was only half-knowledge of their hometown food, can only snort perfunctory past, but after watching the flavor of the old Guangdong. I just recalled. We are not only the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other big festivals have corresponding food.

Even for the many different small festivals in general, we have corresponding foods.

Even though a long time has passed and we have grown up, these foods are still with us without a word.

2. Taste of Shunde

Food in Guangzhou, flavor in Fengcheng. Shunde, certified by UNESCO as one of the "Gourmet Capitals of the World", is a must-visit place for us Cantonese, a place worth visiting simply for the food.

This is a short documentary, 150 minutes long, that captures the food stories of more than 30 locals.

We Cantonese know that Shundeans are especially fond of fish, and no fish can or will leave Shunde. An exotic cuisine is also a very fresh presence in our eyes.

3. The second season of Tongue and Tip of China

The second season of Tongue and Tip of China has less food compared to the first season. But it's more about describing our food from a humanistic perspective.

This season, the bond between food and life is more obvious, and it allows us to better understand the food and the stories behind it. Although it doesn't have the same overall rating as the first season. But I personally think it's underrated. The humanity and emotion it contains is more than what we experience with food on a daily basis.

It's like the title of each of its episodes. Season - Footsteps - Heart Passage - Secret Places - Home Cooking - Meeting - Three Meals. It's more focused on showing us our quest for food as an ordinary person.

It's simple

4. Life on a String

My wife is from Yueyang, and her hometown is known as the "barbecue city" in the south. The city is dotted with barbecue stalls of all sizes. As a Cantonese, since childhood, rarely eat barbecue such things. Because of the "fire". The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of the night.

But after watching this documentary I realized that the world of barbecue is how colorful. It opened the door to a new world for me. Over the years I have followed this documentary and traveled to various barbecue "famous cities". From the Northeast to Yunnan barbecue, each has its own characteristics. The first time I saw this movie, I was in the middle of a long journey, and it was a great experience.

If you are a fan of barbecue, don't miss it.