How did KFC become the biggest fast-food chain in China? It all started with a Peking duck

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China’s dinner tables used to be about rice and simple stir-fries – but today, the country’s expanding middle class is eating food from across the world.

Over the past four decades, the opening-up of the Chinese economy has completely changed how people in China eat.

As consumers become more wealthy, they’re seeking different tastes, from traditional Chinese dishes to Western food to new inventions made popular by social media.

Viola Zhou investigates China’s fast-changing food scene – from sampling former imperial cuisine, to visiting the first private restaurant of the People’s Republic, to its first KFC joint – and trendy food court beloved by the hipsters of Beijing.

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