Once Upon a Bite
| Once Upon a Bite | |
|---|---|
| 风味人间 | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tencent Video |
| Release | October 28, 2018 – present |
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.
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]
The fifth season premiered on November 28, 2024, and the season consist of 7 episodes.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| Season 1 | 8 | October 28, 2018 | December 16, 2018 | |
| Season 2 | 8 | April 26, 2020 | June 14, 2020 | |
| Season 3 | 8 | December 19, 2021 | ||
| Season 4 | 6 | November 24, 2022 | ||
| Season 5 | 7 | November 28, 2024 | ||
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]External links
[edit]- Once Upon a Bite at Douban (in Chinese) (season 1)
- Once Upon a Bite at Douban (in Chinese) (season 2)