The Economist.
Step out onto almost any street in one of China's cities
and you'll likely spot a food delivery driver darting between the traffic.
Phones mounted to their handlebars,
insulated boxes strapped to their scooters as they rush to deliver meals to hungry customers.
In just a few decades, the country has gone from food rationing
to meals appearing within minutes of tapping a smartphone screen.
And Chinese waistlines are expanding at a similar rate.
More than half of its adults are now overweight.
But as China's middle class grows, its tastes are changing too.
Peek inside the bags of those delivery drivers and alongside the pork dumplings and beef noodle soups,
you might see blueberry boxes, salmon sushi, or an avocado kale salad.
China's urban middle class has a growing appetite for clean eating: healthier, simpler, and safer.
Trust, however, is in short supply in a country with little public oversight or accountability.
How does a Shanghai professional know that the sea bass on her plate is really wild-caught?
Or Beijing parents trust that the organic label on their child's milk
was warranted and not just printed?
I'm Sarah Wu, The Economist's China correspondent based in Beijing.
And I'm Jeremy Page, The Economist's chief China correspondent based in Taipei.
And this week we're exploring the Californication of China's middle-class diets