Adam has been to Beijing more times than he can count. His mother has lived here for decades, and during his time as a corporate lawyer, he had plenty of opportunities to visit her here.
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 from the mountains.
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 and celebrated for their wealth and sophistication.
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.
Adam is keen to explore different ethnic minorities within the Yunnan province and see how their traditions have the shaped the region, and its food, into what is it today.
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.
Adam comes to another one of the eight great regional cuisines - Fujian - a place with a long history of migration where the movement of people left an enduring mark that manifested in its food and culture.
Adam arrives in Hainan, ready for the Liaw family reunion. After months apart, he's meeting his wife and kids here in Haikou, to join him at the family reunion, but before they arrive, he's keen to check out the islands food and culture.
