Snout & Seek - Discover Culinary Wonders
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Giacomo Lorandi pouring out soy sauce in Luzhou.
Profile

Giacomo Lorandi: “I am as concerned about fermentation as I am in love with it”

Meet Giacomo Lorandi, a fermentation researcher from Italy exploring the world of fermentation, food, and culture.
Grilled Prawn Skewers with Mango Achcharu
Recipe

Grilled Prawn Skewers with Mango Achcharu

Follow along with Chef Arnold Kuiper as he makes Grilled Prawn Skewers with Mango Achcharu.
A Yin Yang with KFC on one half and kale on the other.
Opinion

The Yin and Yang of Appetite

Balancing comfort, curiosity, and the way we eat. Welcome to the Yin and Yang of appetite.
Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodles - light golden brown noodles with crispy scallion shoots on top
Recipe

Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodles (葱油拌面)

Follow Chloe as she takes us through a simple yet wildly delicious bowl of Shanghai scallion noodles.
A morning market eatery is packed with local Miao people eating from bowls.

A Morning Gathering at a Guizhou Market

At the weekly or bi-weekly morning markets in Guizhou, people come not only to buy groceries and clothing, but also to catch up with family and friends.
A Miao woman in traditional charcoal dress and silver jewelry sits on the roadside selling her produce from plastic bags.

Miao Woman Selling Herbs and Vegetables at a Market

One of the best things about visiting a farmers’ market is seeing people from all walks of life in their natural environment.
Row by row of tall brown clay urns covered with plastic wrap and red cloth contain sour soup in a blue and green warehouse.

Industrialized Production of Sour Soup

To meet the growing demand for Guizhou sour soup, producers quickly realized that small-scale production alone could no longer keep up.
A brown clay teapot-like pot with a wide open top is filled with clear liquid - Guizhou rice wine.

Guizhou Local Rice Wine

Throughout our journey in the mountains of Guizhou, one thing remained remarkably consistent: almost every household made its own rice wine.
A wooden table with a portable stove next to a plate of fried rice made with fermented vegetables

A New Take on Fried Rice

Are you tired of the usual fried rice with eggs and fresh vegetables? Delicious as it is, it can sometimes lack a bit of character.
A clay bowl with a mixed assortment of green and red - chopped vegetables.

The Dipping Sauce for Sour Soup Fish

Dipping sauces vary dramatically across China, especially for hotpot-style meals, where everyone has their own preferred combination.
A close up of a basket of red capped mushrooms with white stems and underbellies.
Education

Mushroom Season: Yunnan’s Poem of Place

Explore the wonderful, mysterious, delicious, and sometimes poisonous world of Yunnan mushrooms along with MuHui.
A small loose pyramid stack of white tofu cubes on a cutting board.
Story

The Accidental Delicacy

Chloe shares her thoughts and opinions on the concept of delicacies in our modern era.
Six hands holding out baijiu shot glasses clinking them together as a group.
Education

Baijiu: The Moving Banquet

Learn about the foundations of baijiu and the culture that surrounds it to better understand dining in China.
A Chinese woman holding a microphone in front of a 6 foot tall bamboo steaming basket
Series

Chengdu City Walk: The Truly Delicious Small Eateries Around Kuanzhai Alley

Follow ZhuangZhuang as she guides us through a Chengdu City Walk to explore hole-in-the-wall eateries in Kuanzhai Alley.
A white plate with stirfried meat and green vegetables in an orange-brown sauce.
Education

24 Flavors of Sichuan - Home Style Flavor (Jiachang wei)

Next in our 24 Flavors of Sichuan - Home Style Flavor. Otherwise known as, Jiachang wei.
Guizhou fish hotpot being cooked on a portable gas stove.
Culture

From Mountain Necessity to City Craving: The Story of Guizhou Sour Soup

Follow the story of Guizhou's famous sour soup throughout China.
Sour Soup Fish Hotpot - A Guizhou Staple

Sour Soup Fish Hotpot - A Guizhou Staple

If you think eating the fish is the whole point of sour soup fish, you would be mistaken.
Two black cooking woks sit on a stove, one empty, and the other filled near to the brim with red sour soup.

Cooking Red Sour Soup in a Miao Family

Almost every household in Guizhou keeps some form of sour soup base at home.