Urban food life, consumption behavior, and food culture.
Foodthink Says As the Qingming Festival approaches, whether for travel or tomb-sweeping, many will head to the countryside for a few meals of “farmhouse food”. This year’s Spring Festival was no different for the author of this piece. This account of dining during a return to the village for the…
Foodthink Says This is the third field report from Foodthink’s visits to small-scale fishing communities in southern Thailand. The first two pieces explored how fishermen joined forces to oust commercial trawlers, form a national alliance, and actively engage in legislative and policy advocacy, and how ‘community conservation areas’ empowered locals…
Had your fill of rich meats and fish over the Spring Festival? If you’re stumped on what to cook for your next meal, give Yi Yi Farm’s versatile red sour soup a go. Whether you’re poaching fish, simmering beef, tossing noodles, stir-frying vegetables, or even whisking up a cold salad,…
After a few days of heavy meats and rich feasting, why not switch things up and try some crisp, refreshing radishes? At the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market, radishes from different growers each carry their own distinct character. Different soils, different methods, different flavours—but they all share one thing: they taste…
What can you do with a simple block of tofu? Xiucai Doufang is stepping in to share their recipe for soybean-paste braised tofu. Ingredients: One block of Xiucai Doufang tofu Yellow soybean paste, chilli paste (optional), light soy sauce, salt, chopped spring onions Method: 1. Cube the tofu, blanch it,…
What Chinese New Year feast would be complete without a show-stopping centrepiece dish? Huairou Snail Farm in Beijing offers not just organic vegetables, but also free-range roosters. So, what’s the best way to prepare them? Snail Farm shares their recipe for a “Super Stir-Fried Chicken”. Get ready to feast on…
🧨🧨🧨 On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Foodthink sends its best wishes your way! In the new year, May your life be like fertile ground: sow, and you shall surely reap. May your body be like a growing crop, rooted firmly in the earth, drawing nourishment from…
On 7 February 2026, after a two-year hiatus, “Occupying the Collective Room” returned, successfully evolving into the Foodthink Annual Meeting. Over the course of 12 hours, we used selling vegetables as a hands-on way to immerse ourselves in the food and farming system. Eight Foodthink members traded their roles as…
I. Spreading White to Dry, Hanging Gold to Cure; Fragrant Wine and Curling Smoke From the Start of Winter, amidst the mountain ranges of south-west Zhejiang and across the Songgu Plain, the people of Songyang have already begun preparing for the New Year’s Eve feast. In these valley settlements, cradled…
Looking back at 2025, what news about food and agriculture left the deepest impression on you? Was it the struggle to harvest crops amidst the relentless rains of North China, the delivery platform wars, the heated debates over pre-prepared meals that nearly sparked violence, or…? Over the past year, Foodthink,…
