The world grows suddenly dim; the landscape has turned to autumn. A foodie does not conjure sorrow just to pen a poem, but simply follows the footsteps of the seasons to eat, and eat, and eat. Flowers bloom in their time and fade in theirs; as the fifteenth day of…
A childhood spent in a family-run mooncake factory in Hunan, where returned cakes become pig feed and farmland gives way to factories, leaves a child unwilling to eat Mid-Autumn sweets.
Foodthink’s Take In August this year, the film *Another Hopeful Day* was released. It is not only the most profound exploration of delivery work and algorithms in cinema, but also a rare and exceptional work of realism in recent years. On 4 September, Foodthink invited the film’s director, Liu Taifeng,…
This summer, North China has seen persistent rainfall, making farming feel like opening a blind box. Vegetable prices have shot up. While summer is typically the harvest season for fruits and vegetables, this year there was almost nothing to gather. The window for sowing in August was repeatedly pushed back,…
Xia Lili and her son Lemao savour a rare summer crop of old-variety yellow peas from Jinzi’s one-person farm in Xiaojin County, Aba Prefecture, with simple pea rice recipes for summer and winter.
In August 2024, two feature films about the food delivery industry were released. Simultaneously, Hangzhou saw two sudden incidents involving delivery riders: in August, a clash between a rider and a security guard sparked collective protests among nearby riders; in September, a “top-tier” rider died suddenly on his e-bike, triggering…
Inspired by Nichole, a US permaculture practitioner in Texas, Zhang Yiqing learns permaculture, stops using herbicides and chemical fertilisers, grows food on large suburban front- and back-yard lawns, and reflects on American lawn culture.
From saccharin and Agent Orange to Roundup and genetically modified seeds, its 115-year history shows how new agribusiness products created fresh problems while US regulation arrived only after harm.
Is a future where artificial intelligence replaces humans still far off? While some have already begun to fear for their livelihoods, the widespread adoption of algorithms in sectors such as food delivery and retail has already transformed the way ordinary people eat. But does new technology necessarily herald a progressive…
As a foodie, I don’t eat meat, but I cannot live without beans—soybeans, mung beans, red beans, black beans, and chickpeas. Although I avoid buying from shops as much as possible and try to eat what I grow myself, the consumption of soy products at Evil Person Valley has always…
