If you look through Chinese social media, you'll find trending videos and pictures of "white people food" - spare, uncooked lunch meals, often compared to elaborate Chinese cuisine.

Today’s version of “white people food” is likely largely rooted in American cuisine of the past century. The sustenance of the Great Depression trended toward canned vegetables, various ...

As a food scholar, Elias says the “white people meals” trend might serve more than just a stereotype – it may actually help challenge other hackneyed cultural beliefs.

People in China are trying out “white people food.” Some hate the bland taste & others think its an easier alternative to long hours cooking.

A look at the "white people food" trend that's caught on with millennials in China.(Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June, 25, 2023.) ...

As a food scholar, Elias says the “white people meals” trend might serve more than just a stereotype – it may actually help challenge other hackneyed cultural beliefs.

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Go on Chinese social media sites, and you might find thousands of videos and pictures of white people food. These are shots of people eating spare, uncooked, simple lunches.

A look at the "white people food" trend that's caught on with millennials in China.(Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June, 25, 2023.) ...

A look at the "white people food" trend that's caught on with millennials in China.(Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June, 25, 2023.) ...