Author: Wendy Li

“Hello brothers and sisters, today making xiaolongbao. First prepare the dough: put 5 grams of yeast into 500 grams of flour.” Nongcunhuijie (Village Sister Hui) uploads videos to Kwai demonstrating how to make various kinds of food with loud, concise instructions. Her tuwei videos often begin with an orchestrated subplot, either Huijie interacting with her sons or husband as a lead-in to the dish featured later in the video: “Kid, time to go to school! What do you want to eat for lunch? Mom will make it for you.” Her videos would fall under the heading of tuwei: the...