Hakka Comfort Food, Zen Tea and Walled Villages in Shaoguan| Foodwise

Hosts Tianran He and Hannah Wilson head to Shaoguan in Guangdong Province, where red Danxia cliffs meet ancient tea. Among rock formations shaped like elephants and teapots, they hike into tea country and taste sun-dried White Fur Silver Needle tea onboard a bamboo raft, drifting across a serene lake. After sandwiches and fries on a miniature train, they kick back in a forest park, trying their hand at fishing, horseback riding, and barbecuing, before pairing white tea with grilled fruit. In a Hakka restaurant, they tuck into rustic tofu stuffed with minced pork before exploring one of Guangdong’s largest traditional Hakka walled villages. A rice noodle master gives them a crash course in steaming, sun-drying, and cutting vermicelli noodles, before serving them with a poached egg with a fun backstory. High in the hills, they compare Hakka stir-fried green tea with regular green tea, then end at Nanhua Temple with Zen tea, meditation, vegetarian cuisine, and a monk’s reflections on tea and mindfulness. • Timestamps 00:00 – Intro among elephant and teapot-shaped Danxia cliffs 02:33 – Trying locally-grown tea on a bamboo raft 04:54 – Miniature train, fishing, horse ride and barbecue 08:23 – Grilling nuts and fruits paired with white tea 09:23 – Hakka dishes: tofu with mince pork filling, seared green peppers, pork belly 10:41 – Largest Hakka walled village in Guangdong Province 12:31 – Making rice noodles: steaming, peeling, sun-drying, rehydrating 16:00 – Rice noodles with egg & matchmaking 18:01 – Hakka stir-fried green tea among in the tea hills 20:01 – Nanhua Temple: Vegetarian food and meditation 23:47 – Tea with Zen master & what is “Tea and Zen are One” New episodes every week. Explore the Foodwise playlist to discover more of China's food culture. Subscribe to us:    / @chinatravelshow   Follow us on: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chinatravelshow/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chinatravelshow8/ Visit our homepage for more travel videos from China: cgtn.com/special/Travelogue