China What You Don’t See Doesn’t Exist: The edible dog in China July 28, 2016 4 Written by Claire Huot. I was happy to read recently on the MCLC LIST a text on animals and China. Haiyan Lee’s text “Chinese Paw-litics, anyone?” emboldened me…
China Why Chopsticks? Their Origin and Development in Asian Culinary Culture July 29, 2015 0 Written by Q. Edward Wang. Chopsticks are ubiquitous in Asia. They are so essential for one’s daily life in the region, or the “chopsticks cultural sphere”…
Sustainable Development Reducing Food Waste to Boost China’s Long-term Food Security May 19, 2015 0 Written by Zhang-Yue Zhou. What is food waste? According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, food waste at the consumption stage is…
China The tale behind the bean: The modern history of an ancient crop May 14, 2015 0 Written by Ines Prodöhl. Evidence that soy had some significance in the Chinese diet dates back some three thousand years. Besides using soybeans for food, indigenous…
China-Africa Chinese agriculture in the wake of the global food crisis May 13, 2015 0 Written by Francesca Bray. In 2007-8 a food crisis rocked the world. A concatenation of climatic, economic and financial factors sent global food prices rocketing.…
