With the term 'bairenfan' meaning 'white people's food' trending on Chinese social media platforms, a mother of two explains how her Chinese-style, 'three-course meal' lunchbox has become sought-after at her children's school. Via sbschinese
A Chinese Australian mother prepares hot meals for her children's lunchboxes every day.
But as the children age, they have changed their minds and these days, they ask to take only Chinese food, she says. Examples of these cold and comparatively bland lunches include sandwiches on white bread, crackers and cheese, dressing-free salads, and raw carrots or celery with dips. Others complain they feel empty and soulless after eating such a meal. "It [bairenfan] robs me of the pleasure of eating," another online commentator writes.However, not all Chinese netizens are against Western lunch styles.
“As a 996 worker [referring to the Chinese work culture where people work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week], white people's meals are literally a saviour for people like me,” a user writes on China’s lifestyle-sharing platform, Xiaohongshu. “It's only four or five crackers with cheese and ham. But our body needs more calories than that," she says.
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