‘The lunch of suffering’: Chinese bloggers appalled by what they call ‘white people food’ such as salads, cheese and crackers
- Mainland Chinese bloggers are trying out ‘white people food’, or vegetable-heavy meals inspired by Europeans
- The term takes aim at raw salads, boiled eggs, chicken breast, sliced ham and the occasional piece of fruit
People in China are jumping on a new trend to express just how boring their lives are: mimicking how Europeans take their lunch.
Chinese blogs and social media are awash with people trying out “white people food”, or veggie-heavy meals cobbled together with whatever’s in the fridge.
They aren’t necessarily knocking Western cuisine. Rather, the term takes aim at the world of raw salads, boiled eggs, chicken breast, sliced ham and the occasional piece of fruit.
That might sound like a simple, healthy lunch in another part of the world, but to the average Weibo user, it’s absolute misery.
“The point of the white people’s meal is to learn what it feels like to be dead, but I’ve taken two bites and it was so bad it made me realise how alive I am,” wrote one poster who tried a serving of plain crackers, cheese and ham.
