← Back to feed Culture & Ideas

Chinese youth simplify meals into ‘human food’; trend reflects overwhelmed lifestyles

South China Morning Post 10 July 2026 54m ago
Chinese youth simplify meals into ‘human food’; trend reflects overwhelmed lifestyles
67
Relevance
14/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
4/15
Relevance Freshness Authority Brand Depth
Chinese youths are taking their “lying flat” lifestyle to a new level – making “human food” to save energy in their daily lives. Lying flat, or tang ping, describes a viral way of life where people do the bare minimum to get by. On Chinese social media, people are sharing the latest move they have invented to get by: making human food. The phrase was coined in reference to dog food and cat food. S
Read Full Article → South China Morning Post ↗