Some food documentaries speak of flavour, while others speak of the history behind a mouthful of food. Leaving the Forbidden City to Cook Imperial Cuisine Season 1 belongs to the latter. It does not film imperial cuisine as a lofty court spectacle, nor does it turn the royal table into a mysterious and distant legend. It lets chefs walk o.

Imperial Cuisine Outside the Forbidden City Season 1
走出故宫做“御膳”(第一季)
Some food documentaries speak of flavour, while others speak of the history behind a mouthful of food. Leaving the Forbidden City to Cook Imperial Cuisine Season 1 belongs to the latter. It does not film imperial cuisine as a lofty court spectacle, nor does it turn the royal table into a mysterious and distant legend. It lets chefs walk o.
Watching Leaving the Forbidden City to Cook Imperial Cuisine Season 1 today is not only about satisfying curiosity, nor only about knowing what emperors once ate. More importantly, it allows us to see how Chinese food culture moved back and forth between the people and the court, flowed between regions and the centre.






《走出故宫做“御膳”(第一季)》:一口御膳里,尝见宫廷与人间
有些美食纪录片讲味道,有些美食纪录片讲一口食物背后的历史。《走出故宫做“御膳”(第一季)》属于后者。它没有把御膳拍成高高在上的宫廷奇观,也没有把皇家的餐桌变成神秘而遥远的传说。它让厨师走出故宫,和史学专家一起考证、寻访、复刻明清御膳,让观众从一道道菜里,重新看见宫廷、民间、地域和时间之间的关系。“走出故宫”这个动作很重要。因为御膳如果只留在紫禁城的想象里,就。
Some food documentaries speak of flavour, while others speak of the history behind a mouthful of food. Leaving the Forbidden City to Cook Imperial Cuisine Season 1 belongs to the latter. It does not film imperial cuisine as a lofty court spectacle, nor does it turn the royal table into a mysterious and distant legend. It lets chefs walk o.
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