The Best Episodes of Flavorful Origins Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(28 votes)

   #1 - Dairy Products

   S2:E110/30/2019

   Yunnan is known for a variety of dairy products, including Dali rushan: thinly sliced cheese that can be fried, grilled or dipped in honey.

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   7.2/10(23 votes)

   #2 - Nan Piӗ

   S2:E210/30/2019

   A local wild berry features in nanpie, which refers t different types of flavorful pastes made from mashed vegetables or fish.

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   6.8/10(22 votes)

   #3 - Sa Piӗ

   S2:E310/31/2019

   Sa is a culinary tradition that pairs cold meat or raw vegetables with a versatile sauce that is often mixed with pig blood curd.

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   7.2/10(22 votes)

   #4 - Lacquer Seed Oil

   S2:E410/31/2019

   Derived from the fruits of the Chinese lacquer tree, qiyou is an oil used to cook eggs, congee, pork stew, roast chicken and even bee larvae.

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   7.7/10(22 votes)

   #5 - Ham

   S2:E510/31/2019

   Found in local moon cake fillings, Xuanwei cured ham can be thinly sliced, steamed, cooked with egg, stewed or served as cold cuts.

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   7.8/10(23 votes)

   #6 - Pickled Vegetables

   S2:E610/31/2019

   Salted and partially dried, the sow thistle can be pickled and stir-fried with pork to lend a sour, crunchy flavour, or added to white radish stew.

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   7.3/10(23 votes)

   #7 - Hardy Banana

   S2:E710/30/2019

   Wrapped in leaves with a sticky rice or spiced fish, the Musa basjoo – a banana found in Yunnan – can make for a sweet snack or savoury dish.

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   7.3/10(23 votes)

   #8 - Sour Fruits

   S2:E810/30/2019

   Besides being an appetite stimulant, tart fruits like lemon and sour papaya can be added to shredded chicken, carp or a sauce for dousing live shrimp.

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   7.4/10(22 votes)

   #9 - Rice Cake

   S2:E910/30/2019

   The er, a flattened rice flour cake, can be backed into a sticky snack, sliced and stir-fried with vegetables or julienned into noodle-like strands.

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    7.0/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Salted Flour

    S2:E1010/30/2019

    Zha, an old custom, is an assortment of dried fermented vegetables or fish served as side dishes, made with ancient methods of food preservation.

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