A Chinese crew that also produces for Netflix is filming a show about Szeged paprika in our city. Flavorful Origins, also available on Netflix, is a Chinese TV documentary series that explores Chinese culinary secrets, cooking techniques, and cuisines. The series production company also produces the Chinese culinary TV documentary series Once upon a time, which premiered on Tencent Video on October 28, 2018. It is a Chinese video streaming site, and is one of the largest online video platforms in the country. As of October 2022, Tencent Video had 120 million subscribers, making it the fourth largest streaming service in the world after Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+.
This crew is looking for shooting locations in Szeged over the next few days. The place where you will certainly be able to meet the Chinese film crew is next weekend’s Fish Festival, where next Saturday at 11 am they will be recording how the Umbrella Witch brings paprika to the fish soup being prepared in the giant cauldron, and groups of friends who They cook in Partfürdő to expect attention. The outlet will not reach our city until October, after which registrations will be made with sweet pepper growers in and around Szeged.
