Global EditionASIA 中文双语Français
Lifestyle
Home / Food

Something to chew on

By Li Yingxue | China Daily | Updated: 2018-07-27 08:13
Share
Share - WeChat
A popular snack among young people, chuan'er can be made using a variety of ingredients like meats, vegetables and tofu. [Photo provided to China Daily]

He has not put this story in the documentary, but is planning to do so in season two.

"Without them (his family), many chuan'er bar owners would think I'm a fraud because they would not believe that people would come and film them.

"They were never paid attention to or interviewed by filmmakers before."

Zhang Yueming, the producer and director of the third episode, gained a lot of weight after exploring and filming all the chuan'er restaurants. So did all the other directors and camera people.

The most difficult thing for camera people working on the documentary was capturing the smoke, light and fire.

Each day, Zhang and his team would start to film after sunset and finish at midnight or even later.

"We did not interrupt the business," says Zhang.

The documentary focuses on chuan'er eateries across China except Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Jiangxi province.

"We didn't film in major cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, as we wanted to focus on chuan'er flavors that are hidden in small villages," Wang says.

The voice in the documentary is another feature of the film worth noting, says Wang.

"We wanted the voice to feel like a chat on your balcony, or when you are eating outside at a chuan'er bar."

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US