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‘Lunch of suffering’: plain ‘white people food’ goes viral in China

Social media platforms inundated with users amused and bemused by raw vegetables and cold sandwiches

Under a photo of processed cheese, ham and crackers packed neatly in plastic, a Weibo user writes that to eat this for lunch is to “learn what it feels like to be dead”.

The post is part of a trend among Chinese social media users who are recreating “báirén fàn” or “white people food” to better understand – or poke fun at – western packed lunches made up of plain ingredients such as raw vegetables and sliced meats.

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