Listeners of the World, Unite! Why Stressed Out Students are Turning to Revolutionary Songs 20 hours ago
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Wǒ Men Podcast: How Covid-19 has Changed Chinese People’s Attitudes to Personal Finance June 15, 2020
Ditch the dollar menu and grab your renminbi. Our photo theme this week is China Menu: outside-the-box fast food options you won’t get at your local spot.Today’s selection comes from the Shanghai outpost of world-famous tiny burger supplier, White Castle. Chef and food writer Christopher St Cavish explains:Lettuce. Tomato. Onion. Ketchup. Mustard. Cheese. These are the things that go on top of burgers. But now, as the burger competition in China’s F&B market heats up, there is another, less obvious topping to slide between two soft buns: tofu.That’s right, tofu — and not just any tofu, but a riff on Sichuan dish mapo tofu, or pock-marked grandmother’s tofu, a chili-infused classic from southwestern China. This isn’t a vegetarian special, either: it’s the latest in burger localization from a venerated American chain as it enters China.Contrary to what you might be thinking, the tofu slab on this China-exclusive White Castle burger replaces not meat, but cheese. Jason Poon, General Manager for White Castle’s joint venture in China, tells Radii: “Our challenge was that a ‘tofu burger’ sounds like it would be vegetarian… But we were trying to surprise people — instead of substituting tofu for beef, we were using it instead of cheese.”Surprise! Read more here:White Castle Does China
Listeners of the World, Unite! Why Stressed Out Students are Turning to Revolutionary Songs 20 hours ago
Listeners of the World, Unite! Why Stressed Out Students are Turning to Revolutionary Songs 20 hours ago
Wǒ Men Podcast: How Covid-19 has Changed Chinese People’s Attitudes to Personal Finance June 15, 2020