Food Unwrapped (Channel Four)
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May 30, 2021
Food Unwrapped (Channel Four)

Food Unwrapped is a long-running popular Channel 4 TV show that travels the world exploring the industry secrets behind our favourite foods.From tins of bamboo shoots and cloves of garlic to noodles and tea, in this food unwrapped China special Ricochet wanted to explore the origins of China’s amazing foods.

From tins of bamboo shoots and cloves of garlic to noodles and tea, in this Food Unwrapped China special, Ricochet wanted to explore the origins of China’s amazing foods.

Food safety can be a sensitive subject in China, so we had to navigate those sensitivities whilst dealing with complicated visas and permitting, always with an eye on researching great stories that would chime with a UK audience.  We were able to find some incredibly entertaining and informative stories across China, filming simultaneously with two separate crews in 8 different cities across Beijing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu Provinces over 10 days.

Highlights of the shoot included capturing Matt Tebutt opening a freshly fished clam to discover dozens of pearls inside, Jimmy Doherty making traditional soy sauce at a picturesque riverside with 3000 pots of fermenting soy beans, and foraging for bamboo shoots with a small ninja on the film set of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Mandarin Film provided full production services from research, location scouting, logistics and official permissions, to crew, equipment and production staff on the shoots.

“Thank you to the Mandarin Film team for looking after everyone so well, especially in some pretty challenging situations!” Hannah Lamb, Ricochet

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