https://www.scmp.com/rss/500349/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In the U.S., the ability to afford avocado toast has become a measure of middle-class millennial success. Now, young Chinese are discovering homegrown bougie symbols of their own. At first, it was pricey, imported cherries. Those who were financially successful enough to afford them were said to have achieved “cherry freedom.” But now, it’s “xiangchun freedom”—having enough in the bank to be able to afford the coveted leaf of the mahogany tree. Xiangchun (香椿) are the leaves of the Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/food/chinese-hipsters-are-going-crazy-leaf/article/3002913?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/chinese-hipsters-are-going-crazy-leaf/article/3002913?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:36:35 +0000