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"People on TikTok to lifestyle-sharing app Xiaohongshu have been sharing their latest fascination, admiration and even disgust at what they are calling "báirén fàn" or White People Food." 😂

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“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 realize how alive I am."

These are hilarious. But there’s a tidbit in there about the “996” work thing in China. 9am-9pm 6 days a week. That’s terrible. How do you do literally anything else?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This funny as hell. i am a white person who grew up in a household where the only flavour enhancing items we used were salt, ketchup and packet gravy.

"what it feels like to be dead" I feel this in my malnourished bones haha

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Feels like yet another article that just makes you want to get upset with another group of people.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't take that so serious, for me it's hilarious :-)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah in general of all the international banter, food banter seems like the most harmless, most funny, and generally least mean-spirited of the lot

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I’d say that that applies to regional foods as well with barbecue being the notable exception. The BBQ wars are still being fought to this day. Everyone knows eastern North Carolina vinegar based pulled pork is the best. Don’t @ me, the state of Texas. Lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

"the BBQ wars" oh my god 😂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is must be an argument conducted while talking with your mouth full. “Mwafmuh…Ours is better. Pass the slaw.”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Carolina vinegar based pulled pork

Is that related to mustard based bbq? Mustard based is my favorite ♥

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

As far as I know, mustard based is more or a south carolina thing. The eastern NC bbq sauce is highly controversial from what I've seen online and pretty different to other bbq sauces. Some times it's just apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and salt/pepper/garlic that's doused on the pulled pork.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Though I won't turn down any BBQ that tastes good, I am definitely team vinegar base.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

“Lunch of suffering”. I’ve definitely had a few of those desperation meals at my desk.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Let them have their fun. We make enough jokes about their food already.

Remeber the "Are you going to eat that?" Meme..

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

They would be far from the first. There is a long tradition in the US of making fun of white people food, whether it is the entire cuisine native to the island of Britain or the more contemporary food blogger who for some reason is compelled to put raisins and walnuts in raw collard greens and eat it. I won't deny that I've had ranch dressing on pizza in my life and I'm not going to pretend that isn't nuts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

White people have a rich history of pairing things that don't belong to be eaten together. (see: ham banana hollandaise)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

also the entirety of 1970s savory jello abominations

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I put ranch in my chicken and rice. Feel free to judge me on this.

Note: Not chicken and rice soup, it has to be thick like a stew.

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