2nd November, 2024
Will you believe in I grew up with eating bread, jam and peanut butter? tbh eating bread with jam or with some other toppings is definately not a typical Chinese breakfast in majority Chinese family. But me and my family is an exception.
Eating contains a very big part in Chinese culture. Many chinese people are a big fan of traditional Chinese meal, in terms of hotpot, stir fry dishes, steamed bun, noodles, rice and dumplings. Of course, sushi, steak, pizza, burger, fries, pasta, salad those imported food are also very popular for Chinese people.
As a child every time when I went to a fancy restaurant with any of my family members, I've seen people liked to order a lot of food. That's a very weird thing in my eyes tbh. I'm not sure have you ever heard about the typical way of eating in the restaurants in China. It's like everybody sit next to each other around the round table. Every body tends to order as much as possible, and turn the table when they want to eat the dish that's far away from them. tbh I'd think that's pretty much part of the Chinese culture.
Chinese people had experienced a very tough time in the past, bad economy, lack of food, poor labour conditions. People were suffering. So the first thing people think about to do is consuming as long as they become rich. And that happened since 1980s, when it was the time Chinese government started open- door economic policy. That was definitely a good news for every Chinese people. And that exlained why it's not a weird thing to see Chinese people likes to order a lot of food in the restaurants.
tbh I'd like to think they never thought about food waste. Cos be aware of sustainable requires years and generations for a country to ahieve this goal. I think now Chinese people are very much enjoy the happiness of being rich and consuming. Personally I'd like to think It's a bit too early to express the concept of food waste and being sustainable to someone who saved all of their salary for purchasing a LV or a Chanel handbag in the luxury brand store.
Love ja, stay positive, enjoy yourself🤍
Cheers
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