The 'White People Food' (白人饭, Bairen Fan) meme emerged in 2023 on Chinese social media platforms like Xiaohongshu, where users began documenting the incredibly minimalist and often 'depressing' lunches of their Western colleagues. Characterized by raw vegetables, plain crackers, and unseasoned protein, these meals were humorously labeled as the 'lunch of suffering,' highlighting a cultural fascination with the extreme simplicity of Western office diets compared to the complex, hot flavors of traditional Chinese cuisine. The meme has since evolved into a global phenomenon used to satirize health-conscious minimalism, productivity-obsessed office culture, or simply the perceived lack of seasoning in certain Western culinary staples.