
May Bo Ching 程美寶 tells China Eats about the global history of turtle soup, from the Caribbean to Canton. Mentioned in the podcast “The Flow of Turtle Soup from the Caribbean via Europe to Canton, and Its Modern American Fate”, Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2016, pp. 79-89.
Jul 31, 2020
15 min

Harel Sholovitz, advisor to the Israel Chamber of Commerce in China, talks with Veronika Spurná about Chinese investment in Israel, and continued potential for cooperation in technology and infrastructure
Jul 25, 2020
12 min

In this episode, Mariana Hase Ueta talks with Wageningen University sociologist Mindi Schneider about gender, guanxi, and the politics of Chinese banquets Mentioned in the podcast: Mindi Schneider and Jessica M Wilczak, "We, too: contending with the sexual politics of fieldwork in China." 2020, Gender, Place & Culture
Jul 18, 2020
25 min

Today we are speaking with Sean J.S. Chen, whose award-winning translation of the Suiyuan shidan 随园食单 recreates the world of infamous eighteenth-century Chinese gourmet Yuan Mei.
Jul 10, 2020
17 min

Meat alternatives are huge in China. In this episode, we are joined by Doris Pui Ying Lee, Beijing-based General Manager of GFI Consultancy, to talk about why alternative proteins are proving so popular, how products are adapted to Chinese tastes, and what is on the horizon for this booming sector.
Jul 3, 2020
14 min

In this episode, Mariana Hase Ueta speaks to Dr. Eduardo Oliveira, author of the book Land Grabbing and Food Security: Brazil and China in Perspective.
Jun 30, 2020
15 min

How has coronavirus affected China's food security priorities? We speak with Zhang Hongzhou, Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, and author of Securing the ‘Rice Bowl’: China and Global Food Security. Mentioned in podcast: Lester R. Brown. Who Will Feed China: Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet. W. Norton & Company, Inc. (1995)
Jun 18, 2020
25 min
