Is the food in the TV series really delicious?

Usually when we watch TV series, we will see the scene of eating. The actors eat with relish, and when we watch it, we will swallow what is in our mouths. In addition, many meals look very rich, as if they were cooked by chefs in five-star hotels, which makes people sigh that this crew is really cheap. So many people will have some questions: "Do actors really want to eat these dishes?" "If the food is real?" "Isn't that crew going to spend a lot of money?"

In fact, the meals in many TV dramas are fake or replaced by other foods. For example, shooting a costume drama, some delicious food, such as abalone and bird's nest, is so expensive. If the crew really invites a hotel chef to do it, it will cost a lot of money. Some crews are already short of funds, so they usually use fake dishes instead. When an actor eats vegetables, he only eats cold dishes that are easy to cook, and generally does not include these fake dishes.

If you really want to eat these fake dishes because of the need of the plot, then this time will test the acting skills of the actors.

For example, when Ada Choi gave Chen Jianbin fake food to eat while filming The Queen of the Palace, Chen Jianbin was able to eat the fake food without changing color. Other traditional Chinese medicines in costume dramas are replaced by cola and brown sugar water, which actors can really drink. The white wine used in filming is not real wine, but mineral water, otherwise the actors will be drunk if they drink so much wine.