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Chapter 272 A Bite of China (Part 1)

night.

The first episode of "Prison Break" aired successfully, and as Kagawa had expected, it sparked widespread discussion among modern viewers.

History enthusiasts and historians are interested in the different forms of civilization in the United States in the 21st century compared to ancient China, as well as its laws and punishments.

Drama enthusiasts were deeply attracted by the tight narrative and performance of "Prison Break," which is different from "Empresses in the Palace" and "My Own Swordsman," and they are constantly discussing what might happen next.

In no time, the viewers of the Third Fleet, who were attracted by the trailer for "A Bite of China", all became fans of "Prison Break". Kagawa even felt that they were probably so engrossed in the plot and suspense of "Prison Break" that they had forgotten that "A Bite of China" was about to be broadcast.

Sure enough, viewers immediately started commenting and urging for the next episode.

[Xiaoxue! Xiaoming! Shall we watch the next episode right away?]

[Play the next episode quickly! Play the next episode quickly!]

[Let's not air that "A Bite of China" show yet! We want to watch "Prison Break"!]

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Seeing the screen filled with messages urging for more updates, even Xiangxue and Lin Ming, who had witnessed all sorts of dramatic events over the past few months, wavered somewhat. She hesitated, glancing at Xiangchuan, who was sitting on the sofa to her right, sipping a straw and staring at the screen, before finally speaking hesitantly:

"Sister Kagawa, what are you saying about this..."

To be honest, Xiangxue wavered because she also wanted to see the next episode.

Moreover, she knew that the entire season of "Prison Break" had passed the review of the Information Turbulence Processing Office, and as long as Kagawa nodded and was willing to produce the video files, they could immediately start airing the second episode.

"Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and put on 'A Bite of China'!" Kagawa glanced at her. "Don't forget we already announced that we'd be watching 'A Bite of China' tonight."

The implication is: Forget about "Prison Break," hurry up and broadcast "A Bite of China"!
Xiangxue's lips twitched slightly, and then she reluctantly opened the first episode of the first season of "A Bite of China".

Listening to the melody she'd heard countless times in the trailer, Xiangxue felt a little discouraged. Mainly, this documentary just didn't seem as dramatic or engaging as "Prison Break."

Of course, agricultural scientists and historians are an exception; no matter what drama Xiangxue broadcasts, they are always on the front lines applauding it.

However, many viewers expressed their lamentations in the live chat when Xiangxue started watching "A Bite of China." Even the few cheering comments were drowned out by the complaints.

Kagawa, who had administrator privileges, naturally saw this scene, but she didn't take it to heart.

"China has a large population and also boasts some of the world's most diverse and abundant natural landscapes..."

When familiar narration lines and images of China's topography and landscapes appeared on the screen, those viewers who were looking forward to watching the second episode of "Prison Break" could only give up and resignedly start watching "A Bite of China" with Xiang Xue and Lin Ming.

Moreover, as the footage is edited, different natural landscapes and cultural scenes appear in the picture, and after modern ultra-high-definition restoration, these scenes appear even more vivid.

When the scene suddenly shifts from rice, mushrooms, and fish to stir-fries and soups familiar to Kagawa, the comments section is filled with "Wow!", just like a pond in a 21st-century rural area during summer, filled with exclamations of "Wow!"

Many unfamiliar ingredients briefly appeared on screen, causing Xiangxue and Lin Ming, who were initially not very interested, to widen their eyes and stare intently at the screen, afraid of missing anything. The three members of the Tongue Tip Club sitting next to Xiangchuan, as well as Xiang Weiguo and his wife and Liwei sitting opposite the four, were not much better off.

What is that sliced ​​thing?

Wow! So many fish! Could people have caught so many fish back then? I saw the students in Class 8 of Grade 11 getting exhausted after catching just a few!

What is that muddy thing?!

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Questions flashed across the screen, questions that Xiangxue and Linming, with their limited knowledge of ancient times, naturally couldn't answer. However, the audience didn't expect them to answer immediately; they were simply expressing the shock they felt from the beginning of the documentary in that short minute and a half.

"Nature's Gift"

When the title of the first episode appeared, the rapid flashback editing finally slowed down, allowing Xiangxue and Lin Ming in front of the camera to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Sister Kagawa, is this... is this the documentary?"

Lin Ming looked at Kagawa with disbelief in his eyes.

Kagawa had already picked up the bucket of fries and potato wedges (with ketchup) that Xiaoxing had prepared in advance, which was about the size of a KFC family bucket, and was staring intently at the screen.

“I don’t watch many documentaries, but this is said to be one of the highest-rated food documentaries from ancient times,” Kagawa replied, biting into a French fry and speaking somewhat indistinctly. “At least I really wanted to eat something after watching it.”

The implication is that this documentary perfectly fulfilled its mission as a "food" documentary.

Lin Ming wanted to ask something more, but at that moment the camera had switched to Shangri-La in Yunnan Province and started playing the first short story. He was deeply attracted by the natural scenery in the video, and even though he had a hundred questions in his mind, he could only hold them back and continue to concentrate on watching the documentary.
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When the video showed ethnic minority women in Yunnan Province peeling pine needles to reveal matsutake mushrooms on camera, the comments section was flooded with "Wow!"

Many people were also tagging the Agriculture Bureau, asking them to help explain these things. Kagawa laughed when he saw this.

The Agriculture Bureau and the Institute of History are probably glued to their screens right now, with no time to read the viewers' comments.

However, judging from the dense barrage of questions on the live stream, Kagawa already sensed that the Agriculture Bureau was about to face its biggest email bombardment of the year.

Agriculture Bureau: Since the beginning of this year? For nearly ten thousand years!
The Agriculture Bureau building, located far away in the government office area, was brightly lit, all so that they could watch this valuable documentary footage as soon as possible. Even though it had only been playing for a little over two minutes, the discussion within the Agriculture Bureau was non-stop; if everyone hadn't been wearing headphones, the sound would probably have drowned out the live broadcast.

The scene shifts to the chefs slicing and grilling matsutake mushrooms. Accompanied by a calm and profound narration and camera work, even modern viewers who have never tasted matsutake mushrooms can't help but swallow hard.

Chicken soup made with edible fungi is occasionally sold at a high price at Yuexiang Restaurant, yet diners still flock to it, willing to pay a hefty sum for a pot of mushroom chicken soup. Those who have tasted the delicious flavor of edible fungi now look at the matsutake mushrooms in the picture and keep swallowing their saliva.

If ordinary edible fungi are so delicious, then what kind of exquisite taste must matsutake mushrooms, which were considered a delicacy by the ancients, have!
While imagining the taste of matsutake mushrooms, they considered whether to write to the Agricultural Bureau and the Institute of History, urging the use of cloning technology to achieve artificial cultivation of matsutake mushrooms.

"These matsutake mushrooms..."

In the live stream, Aino couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. But he stopped talking after only a few words.

The scene shifted to a village and mountains.

"Are these sets also built by the same production crews as those in TV dramas?"

He looked at Kagawa.

While at school, Kagawa, as the script provider and nominal consultant for the drama club, often talked about these TV series with Qiu Manman in the Bite of China club's small restaurant. Some of the terms were also remembered by the three members of the Bite of China club and the students around them during their discussions.

"What are you thinking? This is a documentary." Kagawa glared at him irritably. "The people in a documentary may be staged, but the scenes can't be staged. These are all real, real villages and landscapes that existed in ancient times."

It really exists!
Because Xiangxue and Lin Ming were focused on watching the documentary and barely spoke during the broadcast, Xiangchuan's words, spoken next to them, were directly relayed to the live stream via Xiangxue's microphone. These five words once again caused a frenzy in the live stream's chat comments.

Especially the people at the Institute of History.

The documentaries they had watched in the live streams before were all fictional scenes, which made them both admire and discouraged.

Those who study history most want to see the real scenes of ancient times.

The scenes, nature, and terrain featured in TV series may be based on real footage, but whether they actually existed in real life remains a question for them.

When they first watched the documentary, they were also worried that such a situation might occur, but Kagawa's decisive decision put them in an extremely excited state, no less than that of the cattle and horses at the Agriculture Bureau.

"A memorable scene is coming."

Kagawa's words immediately reduced the number of comments on the screen, and everyone stared intently at the display.

At this moment, what appeared on the screen was ghee melting on a clay slab and sliced ​​matsutake mushrooms. The sizzling clay slab and the slightly curled matsutake mushroom slices made the residents of the Third Fleet in front of the screen swallow their saliva again.

Even though they had never eaten matsutake mushrooms before and didn't know what the ghee mentioned in the narration was, the scene, camera work, background music, and sound effects almost made them feel how incredibly fragrant and delicious this ingredient, which has been lost to modern times, was.

"High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods."

Hearing this phrase, which he had heard countless times at the dinner table, Kagawa raised an eyebrow and nodded in deep agreement.

Only by frequently entering and leaving the kitchen can one truly understand the meaning of this line.

"But we go through a lot of trouble when making soy sauce and tofu. Aren't soybeans considered a high-end ingredient?"

Aino looked at Kagawa.

"Beans were one of the staple foods in ancient times. Although there are some rare varieties among various staple crops, ordinary staple foods are often not associated with high-end products, so they need to be processed through various procedures."

Kagawa shook the potato wedges in his hand, then pointed to the slices of steamed buns placed in the insulated trolley next to him.

"Potatoes, beans, rice, wheat... these were all staple foods in ancient times. If they were just for filling one's stomach, they only needed to be simply washed and steamed, boiled, fried, or grilled. However, the resulting staple foods were not very delicious and were often accompanied by various dishes."

"Take the fries and potato wedges in my hand, for example. To make them taste good, they need to be cut into pieces, washed, fried, and seasoned with salt and sauce to make them flavorful. Rice is the same. Although white rice and porridge are delicious, without side dishes, eating more of them will feel bland."

"The matsutake mushrooms in the picture are high-end ingredients. These kinds of ingredients often have their own flavor, so you can enjoy their taste simply by washing and slicing them, frying them in oil, or cooking them with rice in a rice cooker. No extra seasoning is needed."

Listening to Kagawa's commentary, the audience in the live broadcast room nodded as if they understood but not quite.

Kagawa didn't expect them to understand immediately, since while modern ingredients are of good quality, there aren't many that can be considered high-end.

Perhaps only when they actually cultivate those rare ingredients will they be able to understand the meaning of this line from "A Bite of China".