The Plum’s Sweet-and-Sour Journey in Chinese Food, Poetry, and Pop Culture
From a symbol of young love in the verses of Li Bai to a viral meme telling people to mind their own business, plums have held a distinctive place in…
From a symbol of young love in the verses of Li Bai to a viral meme telling people to mind their own business, plums have held a distinctive place in…
Once a humble household snack sold by the streetsides, “chaohuo” has now become a hundred-billion-yuan business—but for many, its real value still li…
China’s addictive snack, binglang, is part carcinogen, part cultural heritage