Eating Potatoes Is Patriotic: State, Market, and the Common Good in Contemporary China

The article explores recent materials, including cookbooks and a television documentary, backed by the state to promote the potato as a Chinese staple food. These materials attempt to convince would-be eaters that the tuber is a highly nutritious food, suited to modern lifestyles and health concerns...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jakob Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1868102620907239