The latest episode of CHINESE STORIES, titled "The Story of Rice and Noodles", delves into the culinary legacy behind China's iconic "north noodles, south rice" pattern — a tradition shaped by geography, climate, and millennia of innovation.
Drawing on archaeological, agricultural, and cultural evidence, the documentary traces the ancient roots of rice cultivation in the south, where thousands of years of farming have given rise to two major subspecies: indica and japonica rice. In the north, over 4,000 years of noodle-making mastery have led to the evolution of diverse starch bases — from wheat flour and rice flour to mung bean and potato starch.
From the hand-pulled Lanzhou Lamian, to the savory Beijing Zhajiangmian, the bold Xi'an knife-cut noodles, the silky Guilin rice noodles, and the delicate Cantonese wonton noodles— the story captures five regional classics that embody the soul of Chinese staple cuisine.
The full trilingual episode is now available on the DotDotNews APP platform.
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