Confucious Was A Foodie

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Confucious Was A Foodie (2017)

Join celebrity Chef Christine Cushing on a 6-part, fun, foodie-inspired adventure, exploring the foods, history and culture of traditional Chinese cuisines.

Series, 2017, Cooking, Food/Wine


Confucious Was A Foodie - TV Showtimes

Tuesday, October 28

10:20am

Confucious Was A Foodie ‘Politics And The Origin Of Off Shoot...’

SBS

Confucious Was A Foodie

'Politics And The Origin Of Off Shoot Cuisines'

SBS, 10:20am, Tue, 28 Oct 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

Both during and after China's Cultural Revolution, traditional Chinese chefs, often seen as keepers of the cultural flame, were among the first to defect and their exodus has had a lasting effect on world cuisine, in particular in Taiwan.

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 2 Episode 5


Confucious Was A Foodie ‘Politics And The Origin Of Off Shoot...’

SBS HD

Confucious Was A Foodie

'Politics And The Origin Of Off Shoot Cuisines'

SBS HD, 10:20am, Tue, 28 Oct 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

Both during and after China's Cultural Revolution, traditional Chinese chefs, often seen as keepers of the cultural flame, were among the first to defect and their exodus has had a lasting effect on world cuisine, in particular in Taiwan.

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 2 Episode 5


Wednesday, October 29

10:20am

Confucious Was A Foodie ‘Confucius And The Origin Of Food...’

SBS

Confucious Was A Foodie

'Confucius And The Origin Of Food Philosophy'

SBS, 10:20am, Wed, 29 Oct 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

Was it Confucius or Hippocrates who first said, 'let food be your medicine and medicine be your food'? Chef Christine sets off to compare the thoughts and beliefs of foodie writers and philosophers.

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 2 Episode 6


Confucious Was A Foodie ‘Confucius And The Origin Of Food...’

SBS HD

Confucious Was A Foodie

'Confucius And The Origin Of Food Philosophy'

SBS HD, 10:20am, Wed, 29 Oct 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

Was it Confucius or Hippocrates who first said, 'let food be your medicine and medicine be your food'? Chef Christine sets off to compare the thoughts and beliefs of foodie writers and philosophers.

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 2 Episode 6


Thursday, October 30

10:20am

Confucious Was A Foodie ‘The Origin Of 'cuisine'’

SBS

Confucious Was A Foodie

'The Origin Of 'cuisine''

SBS, 10:20am, Thu, 30 Oct 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

When did cooking become cuisine? Was it in the Confucius Mansion 2,500 years ago and is Chinese cuisine really the biggest, the most expressive and the most complex cuisine on the planet?

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 2 Episode 7


Confucious Was A Foodie ‘The Origin Of 'cuisine'’

SBS HD

Confucious Was A Foodie

'The Origin Of 'cuisine''

SBS HD, 10:20am, Thu, 30 Oct 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

When did cooking become cuisine? Was it in the Confucius Mansion 2,500 years ago and is Chinese cuisine really the biggest, the most expressive and the most complex cuisine on the planet?

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 2 Episode 7


Friday, October 31

10:20am

Confucious Was A Foodie ‘Salty’

SBS

Confucious Was A Foodie

'Salty'

SBS, 10:20am, Fri, 31 Oct 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

Salty is one of the Chinese five flavours and Chef Cushing gains a new appreciation as she not only cooks with it but harvests it from the sea in a setting of stunning beauty in Thailand.

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 3 Episode 1


Confucious Was A Foodie ‘Salty’

SBS HD

Confucious Was A Foodie

'Salty'

SBS HD, 10:20am, Fri, 31 Oct 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

Salty is one of the Chinese five flavours and Chef Cushing gains a new appreciation as she not only cooks with it but harvests it from the sea in a setting of stunning beauty in Thailand.

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 3 Episode 1


Monday, November 3

10:20am

Confucious Was A Foodie ‘Sweet’

SBS

Confucious Was A Foodie

'Sweet'

SBS, 10:20am, Mon, 3 Nov 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

Chef Christine Cushing explores the great big flavour of sweet in Chinese immigrant communities in Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 3 Episode 2


Confucious Was A Foodie ‘Sweet’

SBS HD

Confucious Was A Foodie

'Sweet'

SBS HD, 10:20am, Mon, 3 Nov 2025, 50 minutes

REPEAT

Chef Christine Cushing explores the great big flavour of sweet in Chinese immigrant communities in Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Series, Canada, English, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 3 Episode 2


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