Mooncake Memories: Your Guide to the Colorful History of this Celestial Pastry
We see mooncakes everywhere. Now find out why we eat them for Mid-Autumn festival.
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How to Order a (Mouthwateringly Exquisite) Burger in Chinese
Learn the words you need to order a tasty juicy burger anywhere in China.
Can a One Year Old Decide Their Own Career?
Zhuazhou has been around since the Qing Dynasty and was mainly a tradition that was celebrated amongst noble families.
Dumplings: Showing Love Through Food
We may live 500 km apart. My sister and I may struggle to understand our grandparents’ local dialect and old-fashioned ways. But when it comes to dumplings, no translation is necessary.
A Step-By-Step to Homemade Laozao Sweet Fermented Rice
Laozao cooked with glutinous rice balls (汤圆 tāng yuán) is a traditional food for marking the end of Chinese New Year. But without the rice balls, laozao can be served cold and thus becomes a popular option in the 30 degree heat of Beijing’s summer days.
Suns Out but No More Tiny Bums Out: Farewell, Split-Crotch Pants
Split-crotch pants, know here as 开裆裤 kāidāngkù were once a very common sight in China. They were especially popular during the hot summer months and kids wearing them would run around with their tiny derrière all out in the open as they played carefree and oblivious to the fact that their private bits are exposed.
It was a practice that’s been around since the time of the Cultural Revolution in China but today, it’s seen as a relic of the old times and tiny exposed bums no longer a common sight in the big cities. Occasionally you can still see some grannies with toddlers running around in split crotch pants around the hutongs, but walking around places like Taikoo Li, the only cheeks you’ll see are the ones hanging out of the 20-something-year-old KOL wanghong’s booty shorts.
Is COVID-19 The Beginning of The End of Chinese Dining Culture?
But ever since COVID-19 dining hasn’t been the same, especially here in China where food culture is all about sharing! Nowadays, whenever I go anywhere in Beijing there’s always a packet of tissues, disinfectant wet wipes, and some type of liquid hand sanitizer. COVID-19 has made us all suspicious of where one another has been and what germs are still lingering on surfaces.