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The Taste Test Restaurant

Chinese (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary
This time, the Taste Test Restaurant is serving up a feast from the east. Tom Read Wilson invites diners to sample foods from one of the nation's favourite take away cuisines - Chinese. Our diners tuck into everything from spare ribs to ...See moreThis time, the Taste Test Restaurant is serving up a feast from the east. Tom Read Wilson invites diners to sample foods from one of the nation's favourite take away cuisines - Chinese. Our diners tuck into everything from spare ribs to crispy duck and pancakes, and vegetable spring rolls to sweet and sour - to see which deliver the flavours we know and love. The diners ready to chow down this week are - a crew of dragon boat racers who love eating as much as rowing; a duo of GPs hoping to diagnose authentic flavours, a couple who are fanatical about fitness - and Chinese food, a family of foodies from South London, a pair of students used to dining on a budget and a trio of Tai Chi enthusiasts. Their opinions are as varied as the flavours, and there's one very unexpected winner. There are victories for premium and budget supermarkets, showing that you don't need a spend a fortune to dine like an emperor. In the kitchen, super-chef Mike Reid gets his crispy ducks in a row to deliver a delicious dining experience to the taste testers. He reveals the supermarket secret of a crispy spring roll, the way to make perfect spare ribs and how much beef there really is in beef in black bean sauce. Written by Coming Up Roses See less
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Directors
Meyrick Cook (producer director) | Mark Drake (series director) | Elliot Kew (producer director) | Marcin Wawro (producer director)
Cinematographer
Neil Kent (director of photography)
Editor
Dan Cheetham (editor)
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Updated Oct 23, 2025
Release date
Oct 23, 2025 (United Kingdom)

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