Chinese cuisine is now famous the world over but how many people know that it is food inventions and discoveries made thousands of years ago that shape the way that people eat today? This is a two part journey of discovery to one of the most ancient and loved cuisines in the world:

Episode 1- 'Culinary China: Food For Though' gives an insight into the inventions of chopsticks, hotpot, vinegar, bean curd and noodles. Have a taste of Chinese ingenuity and find out what it really means to have a good Chinese meal.

Episode 2- 'Culinary China: The Heavenly Foods' takes viewers into the world of the people whose lives are closely connected to the four most expensive and sought after foods on earth.