Once Upon a Bite | |
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风味人间 | |
Genre | Documentary |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Season 1 | 8 | October 28, 2018 | December 16, 2018 | |
Season 2 | 8 | April 26, 2020 | June 14, 2020 |
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.