Destination Flavour China - Season 1

Adam Liaw arrives in his Mum's home town of Beijing to begin a culinary, historical and personal journey through the ancient country of China.

Adam visits the beautiful, mountainous province of Anhui, home to one of the eight great regional cuisines of China. Anhui cuisine is hearty, peasant food that uses seasonal, wild produce.

Adam's journey to explore China's history through its food continues as he visits the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, both considered part of the eight great regional cuisines of China.

Adam takes a side trip to a city he knew all-too-well during his years working as a corporate lawyer for the Disney company - Shanghai.

Shandong cuisine is regarded as one of the most influential schools of Chinese food culture. Adam visits the region's capital, Jinan, to sample a dish seen as a regional highlight.

Whilst the Han ethnic group makes up 92% of Chinas population, Yunnan holds the largest number of ethnic minority groups, with 25 here out of the 55 that are recognised.

On his journey discovering China's history through its food, Adam's next stops are the fiery provinces of Sichuan and Hunan, both part of the eight great regional cuisines.

On his journey discovering China's history through its food, Adam comes to another one of the eight great regional cuisines - Fujian - a place with a long history of migration.

Hong Kong looms on the horizon, its glittering peaks towering over the lush foliage tumbling down the steep peaks that punctuate the city.

Adam arrives in Hainan, ready for the Liaw family reunion. After months apart, he's meeting his wife and two kids here in Haikou, to join him at the family reunion.