Visual feast

Even with just three episodes released, the documentary ranks on top of the food documentary list on Tencent Video.

A Douban user, "Yangyan Chaoyangyan", from Fujian, comments that the documentary is "using a new approach to tackle an earthy topic, transforming rural vitalization into tangible faces and creative dishes".

From Ningde Yellow croaker to Shao'an blue crab and Dongshan white asparagus, food columnist Lin Weihui leads 24 chefs in the documentary to experience rural life and explore diverse regional cultures where the agricultural products are found.

"The eight ingredients used in the show from Fujian are familiar to many people, so through the show we explain why we picked them," Lin says.

For example, the dried bean curd sticks from Qingliu county use beans of a different quality than other places, making the sticks quite flavorful.