Join us virtually to read aloud Chinese poetry, learn about Chinese culture, and gain insight into Chinese life through Chinese art, literature, and history. Participants will enjoy live, interactive learning sessions with our language and cultural experts from home.
Would you like to explore the rich culinary landscape of China? Far beyond the familiar Chinese takeout in U.S. cities, Chinese cuisine is a complex tapestry of regional flavors and ethnic traditions.
Starting February 2025, our Lunch and Learn series will focus on food and food cultures in China’s various regions as well as the remarkable cross-cultural journey in New York. We will showcase dishes that exhibit their unique foodways and culinary identities.
We will discuss how history and migration have contributed to the development of cuisine culture in Beijing; how geography and social changes have defined the food on table in Yanji (in northeast China); how Nuosu people’s careful collection of grains and animal sacrifice have generated remarkable feast from the highlands in Xichang (in southwest China); and lastly, how the neighborhood of Flushing has witnessed the expansion of Chinese cuisine from Cantonese and Sichuan restaurants to the new addition of eateries from Northern and Central China in New York City. With this season’s four interactive online sessions, we hope to explore delicious food as well as the values and history embedded in diverse culinary traditions in China and beyond!
Contact:
Yongqiang Lin, [email protected]
See the playlist of past Lunch & Learn on YouTube
This program is made possible through the support of the Chinese International Education Foundation, and generous supporters of China Institute in America.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
China Institute in America’s cultural programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
