Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Jimmy Doherty and Matt Tebbutt travel the vast, fascinating country of China, meeting the people working in small cooperatives, who grow the food that fuels the nation and see how these ancient farming techniques work hand in hand with commercial production on an epic scale.

Jimmy Doherty visits a remote village, where all the residents work together to make noodles the traditional way. Before Dr Helen Lawal discovers how the humble noodle has become the ultimate convenience food….in an instant.

Kate Quilton goes on a journey of enlightenment with fortune cookies.

Matt Tebbutt sees how China has become the world's biggest producers of garlic and the life changing effect it had has on rural communities. While Jim immerses himself in the world of soy sauce.

And Kate Quilton and Jimmy Doherty root around to find out just exactly what bamboo shoots are and why are they such a pricey veg.

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Our team of intrepid presenters (Jimmy Doherty, Kate Quilton, Matt Tebbutt, Helen Lawal, Andi Oliver, Amanda Byram and Briony May Williams) travel the world uncovering unusual, intriguing and surprising secrets behind the food we eat.

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