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| Chinese Food Made Easy | |
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| Starring | Ching He Huang (host) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC 2 |
| Original release | 7 July 2008 – present |
Chinese Food Made Easy by Ching He Huang is a 6-part cooking show on television commissioned and shown by BBC Two and BBC HD.[ citation needed ]
The series presents Ching's versions of Chinese food, including Sichuan (Szechuan) food, noodles, dim sum, seafood, fast food, desserts, and celebratory food, where she presents a complete banquet.
In the first episode of the series, Ching teaches the rower Katherine Grainger how to cook a healthy version of sweet and sour pork. In another episode, Ching presents a Chinese-style version of fish and chips.
Many of the ingredients she uses are grown or made in the UK, for example, chilies from Chorley, tofu from Melton Mowbray, soy sauce from Wales and pak choi from Preston.[ citation needed ]
Chinese Food Made Easy has been licensed to the Cooking Channel (USA) and networks in New Zealand, Germany, Iceland, Poland, and Australia. BBC's Lifestyle channel offers it on its Asian feeds, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Korea.[ citation needed ]
A recipe book called Chinese Food Made Easy accompanies the TV series.
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