Your argument that Chinese food is plural, regional, diasporic, and constantly reinvented gets at why the single label can be both useful and distorting. I especially like the point that everyday diners in China carry a granular vocabulary rather than leaving judgment to a critic class. I’m Hailee in Chengdu; this essay looks at a related moment as ordinary Chinese habits become newly fashionable abroad: https://chengdugirlhailee.substack.com/p/everyone-is-becoming-chinese-but
I was surprised to see 热干面 get a shout out, but then saw that one of you is from Wuhan. 难怪呢😂 I just went to Wuhan for the second time, this time with a group of 13 year olds. Unfortunately I still haven't had the opportunity to explore the foodie delights of the city, but the hotel breakfast buffet 热干面 stall was amazing!!
Delightfully written and can’t wait for the rest. I’m more of a hunan food 湘菜 guy than a Sichuan guy, although 水煮鱼 remains to this day my go to order in any restaurant that serves it. There’s not a lot of quality Chinese food in downtown Dubai (international city has the real thing but it’s a trek away)
This is a great article. I love reading about food, but I'm not interested in food reviews or introductions to certain types of food. I enjoy *this* type of food articles. Please write more!
Your argument that Chinese food is plural, regional, diasporic, and constantly reinvented gets at why the single label can be both useful and distorting. I especially like the point that everyday diners in China carry a granular vocabulary rather than leaving judgment to a critic class. I’m Hailee in Chengdu; this essay looks at a related moment as ordinary Chinese habits become newly fashionable abroad: https://chengdugirlhailee.substack.com/p/everyone-is-becoming-chinese-but
牛逼。 Bring it on! Nothing more interesting to me than this.
I was surprised to see 热干面 get a shout out, but then saw that one of you is from Wuhan. 难怪呢😂 I just went to Wuhan for the second time, this time with a group of 13 year olds. Unfortunately I still haven't had the opportunity to explore the foodie delights of the city, but the hotel breakfast buffet 热干面 stall was amazing!!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Interesting take! I’m from Hunan so food has always been important
Delightfully written and can’t wait for the rest. I’m more of a hunan food 湘菜 guy than a Sichuan guy, although 水煮鱼 remains to this day my go to order in any restaurant that serves it. There’s not a lot of quality Chinese food in downtown Dubai (international city has the real thing but it’s a trek away)
This is a great article. I love reading about food, but I'm not interested in food reviews or introductions to certain types of food. I enjoy *this* type of food articles. Please write more!
Well we will publish a range of different things including reviews and recipes but more this kind of essays for sure!!
:”)) fj fishballs are the best!! I’m excited to read more from yall