Now, halfway through, the verdict seems to be in: disappointment. So, it was anyone’s guess how the third season, which began airing last week on CCTV, was going to be received. Critics felt let down and pandered to, and complained about the whiff of politics in the kitchen. In short, the series was a runaway hit, and has become a cultural mainstay.Īfter such a warm reception for the first episodes, it wasn’t a surprise that season two, which was broadcast in 2014, suffered from second album syndrome. The food safety crises of the past decade were still fresh in the mind, along with the idea of urbanization robbing the country of its rich food heritage. When the Chinese documentary series A Bite of China debuted in 2012, its bucolic scenes of mushroom gathering, mud fishing, and family reunions sparked something deep in the Chinese psyche.
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