China’s dinner tables used to be about rice and simple stir-fries – but today, the country’s expanding middle class is eating food from across the world.<br /><br />Over the past four decades, the opening-up of the Chinese economy has completely changed how people in China eat.<br /><br />As consumers become more wealthy, they’re seeking different tastes, from traditional Chinese dishes to Western food to new inventions made popular by social media.<br /><br />Viola Zhou investigates China’s fast-changing food scene – from sampling former imperial cuisine, to visiting the first private restaurant of the People’s Republic, to its first KFC joint – and trendy food court beloved by the hipsters of Beijing.<br /><br />For more on the latest in China: https://www.inkstonenews.com/<br />Like Inkstone on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inkstonenews/<br />Follow Inkstone on Twitter: https://twitter.com/inkstonenews<br />Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inkstonenews
