Foodthink Commentary On 7 March, Foodthink published an article titled “Plastic Film Pollutes Farmland: The Absurd ‘Power Struggle’ of Competent Authorities”, documenting the plight of a farmer whose land was polluted by plastic film discharged from a nearby processing plant. Despite this, the local ecological environment department and the agricultural…
A selected work from Foodthink’s 2024 Collaborative Creation Project‘Fake Meat Displaces Real Meat: Dining Tables, Herders, and the Amazon’ The English version has been officially published on Sixth Tone, the English-language platform of The Paper, with some content edited from the original. Our thanks to the editors at Sixth Tone…
Foodthink’s Take 21 March is the International Day of Forests, with this year’s theme being ‘Forests: A Precious Source of Food’. Yet, on the other side of the world, the Brazilian beef industry continues to expand at the cost of destroying forests and biodiversity. In the face of international calls…
At a recent press conference during the National People’s Congress, the National Health Commission announced the launch of a three-year ‘Weight Management Year’ initiative. The campaign aims to encourage the public to prioritise weight management, adopt science-based eating and exercise habits, lose weight healthily, and lead healthier lives. Everyone should…
I. The Seed Bottleneck In Guzhai Yao Township, Mashan County, north of Nanning, farmers’ incomes had soared thanks to growing chayote seedlings, but since last year, they have been plunged into a crisis: they have no seeds to plant. Guangxi experienced several bouts of extreme rainfall in 2024. In Mashan…
Foodthink Says Was there ever a moment when you suddenly just didn’t want to order takeaway anymore? On 1st March, Foodthink’s new column, “Eat Something Good”, launched a call for submissions: 「100 Moments I Didn’t Want Takeaway」, and we received many letters from our readers. As an editorial team that…
Meituan’s “Pin Hao Fan” service, launched under the banner of “zero delivery fees and 10-yuan meals”, has seen a surge of workers flocking to it thanks to its low-price strategy. While the adage “you get what you pay for” inevitably raises concerns about food safety—and I myself suffered two days…
In the 2025 Lunar New Year film *Nezha: The Demon Boy’s Havoc*, the leopard spirit Shen Xiaobao won the hearts of many with his witty and adorable personality. However, his severe injuries and uncertain fate in the film bring to mind the real-world plight of the endangered North China Leopard…
“Do the supplements recommended by that influencer dietitian actually work?” a friend whispered to me during a gathering. As a US Registered Dietitian, I have long been used to acting as the “last line of defence” for my friends’ nutritional knowledge. When the recommendations of high-traffic bloggers are laced with…
I. Airborne Plastic Blight With spring ploughing imminent, Li Jidong, a farmer from Nuomizhuang Village in Luanzhou, Hebei, found himself unable to plough his land. Across his 70 mu of farmland, fragmented pieces of plastic mulch of various sizes, blown in from a nearby farm, were scattered everywhere. They covered…
