China: Ultimate Foodie Cat Scoops Up and Eats Pawful of Snow

On November 25, 2025, in Inner Mongolia, northern China, a plump house cat encountered snow for the very first time. The furry feline stepped into the white yard, scooped up a pawful of snow, and began licking it with great curiosity.

French chef's foodie tour in east China

STORY: French chef's foodie tour in east China SHOOTING TIME: April 10-12, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef in China 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN JIANGRONG, Party Secretary of Xiantan Village 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef in China 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef in China STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef in China "Hello, I'm Corentin Delcroix. Guess where I am? Xiantan Village in Mogan Mountain, Deqing County. In the morning, let's try the special breakfast in Xiantan Village. This is the sticky rice tea cake. Another must-try breakfast here is duck feet noodles. A bowl of duck feet soup with a bowl of mixed noodles. The duck feet are incredibly tender and juicy. It feels like they've been stewed for a long time. Spring is the season for harvesting fresh tea in Xiantan Village. I'm not good at it. The

French expat's foodie tour in China's Tianshui

STORY: French expat's foodie tour in China's Tianshui SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:40 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): QUENTIN, French student at China's Lanzhou University 2. various of the "eight great bowls" 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): QUENTIN, French student at China's Lanzhou University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): QUENTIN, French student at China's Lanzhou University "Hello everybody, we're going to try a special food from Gansu. I'm here in Tianshui, and going to try the 'eight great bowls.' It's a special dish of this incredible region and let's go try this." The "eight great bowls" are the eight famous local specialties in Tianshui. They can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). They're popular during family get-togethers, especially in rural areas of Tianshui. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): QUENTIN, French student at China's Lanzhou University "Come here and try this delicious food, the 'eight great bowl

French chef's "foodie tour" at Korean food market in China's Yanji

STORY: French chef's "foodie tour" at Korean food market in China's Yanji SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2-3, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Yanji, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef "Here I'm at the Yanji Riverside Market, which boasts a rich variety of local foods and snacks. Let's go and take a look. This morning market is bustling even at 7 o'clock. Many people came here to do shopping for the Spring Festival. And even more came here just for breakfast. I've never seen this fish skin-wrapped rice roll before. The fish skin tastes very fresh without any fishy smell, very chewy. Nice. There are various flavors of Korean rice sausages, which can be served as a dish at home. They are very tasty. The rice is quite sticky. And there's a little bit of pig blood mixed in it. Stir-fried rice cakes and freshly fried potato pancakes, and various kinds of homemade pickles. Kimchi. The

Thai expat grows herbs in China's Kunming, shares recipes online

STORY: Thai expat grows herbs in China's Kunming, shares recipes online DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN MEILAN, Thai expat living in China's Kunming STORYLINE: Sun Meilan is a Thai language teacher from Bangkok and now lives in Kunming, China's Yunnan Province. As a foodie, she not only grows Thai herbs at home, but also shares recipes online with Chinese people. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN MEILAN, Thai expat living in China's Kunming "I'm a Thai language teacher from Bangkok. Though being a Thai language teacher, I am very fond of cooking Thai food and cook very well. Since there're not many Thai ingredients in Kunming, I grow those ingredients by myself such as lemon basil and lemongrass. Besides herbs, I also grow tomatoes and figs. I feel very happy growing these things. Apart from enjoying the food myself, I also want to share with others how to cook Thai food. So, I film short videos and post them online. When I pl

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-RUSSIAN-RESTAURANT OWNER

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