Chinese Food in Minutes

Chinese Food in Minutes
Presented byChing He Huang
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13 x 30 minutes
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkFive
Release9 February (2010-02-09) –
4 May 2010 (2010-05-04)

Chinese Food in Minutes is a UK-based series, based upon Ching He Huang's cookbook of the same name, published by HarperCollins in September 2009.

Overview

Observed by two people who are completely new to preparing Chinese meals ("wok virgins"), Ching in every episode makes "two versions of authentic Chinese dishes and takeaway classics" as well as another dish.[1][2] She gives the audience advice about various Chinese cuisine themes during every episode.[2]

According to The Northern Echo, "viewers who can't even boil an egg need not worry, for the show is aimed at kitchen novices whose idea of cooking a meal revolves around reheating past night’s leftover takeaway in the microwave".[2] The Daily Mirror's Jane Simon said of the show, "It's a mix of the easy-to-follow teaching method of Delia Smith mashed up with Jamie Oliver’s habit of cooking for pals."[1] The Western Mail said of the two neophytes who join her in each show, "she soon transforms them from dumpling dunces to Szechuan supremos".[3]

Dishes she cooked on the show include Sichuan aubergine, mushroom pak choi, chicken and black bean stir fry, garlic chilli beef, fried sweet chilli chicken, and sweet and sour ribs.[1][4]

Broadcasts

Chinese Food in Minutes is a 13-part peak time cooking television series commissioned and shown by Five and funded by Sharwood's, first aired on 9 February 2010.[5] Every episode was 30 minutes long and had an audience of around one million.[5][6] The first episode served up 1 million viewers and a 4% share during a segment that typically had 400,000 watchers.[7][8] The series Chinese Food in was based on Huang's title of the same name, published by HarperCollins in September 2009.[5]

Publications

A recipe book accompanies the TV series.

  • Ching's Chinese Food in Minutes (HarperCollins, 2009) ISBN 978-0-00-726500-8

References

  1. ^ a b c Simon, Jane (9 February 2010). "Chinese Food In Minutes - Five, 7.30pm". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Wok rock: Chinese Food In Minutes (Five, 7.30pm); Caprica (Sky1, 9pm); I Hate Mum (BBC1, 10.35pm)". The Northern Echo. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Chinese Food In Minutes; Five, Tuesday, 7.30pm". Western Mail. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023 – via The Free Library.
  4. ^ "Authentic grub cooked in moments; Food". Birmingham Mail. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023 – via The Free Library.
  5. ^ a b c Allen, Katie (14 January 2010). "Five gets saucy with Huang". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ Liu, Cecily (21 March 2012). "Food entrepreneur turned celebrity chef". China Daily. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ Lees, Nicola (2012). Give Me the Money and I'll Shoot!: Finance your Factual TV/Film Project. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-408-13296-8. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. ^ Tryhorn, Chris (10 February 2010). "TV ratings: Amanda Holden slips to fifth place in 9pm battle". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.