A new look at Chinese cuisine through the eyes of… chopsticks? 【Video】
Undoubtedly one of the many great things about traveling abroad is experiencing a new country’s culture through its food. As the world has become more and more connected, it’s easier to get a taste of foreign cuisine in our own home countries, but often times, due to regulations on or the price of imported ingredients, and because of local tastes, what we think we know of one country’s food may not exactly be like the real thing.
But, thanks to a little camera strapped to a pair of chopsticks, we get to take a peek at some authentic Chinese cuisine in this unique video, as we follow a group of exchange students on a food-filled adventure through Beijing.
This video compilation was created by a study abroad program called Beijing Connexion, and was filmed by strapping a GoPro camera onto the top end of a pair of chopsticks. It follows a group of media and design students on a week-long trip through the nation’s capital.
While some of those dishes were easy to identify, for those unfamiliar with Chinese food, it would be interesting to have a little note stating what each dish was. Nonetheless, as it is probably rather awkward having a camera on the end of your eating utensils and knowing it’s recording you as you stuff your pie-hole with food, we owe a big thank you to these students for allowing us to have this new look at a whole other world of food.
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