Clarissa Wei
Freelance writer. Author of MADE IN TAIWAN. www.clarissawei.com
- Reposted by Clarissa Wei@dearclarissa.bsky.social saw you on @pbsnews.org last night, you did a good job!
- Excited to announce that I'm co-hosting a food writing workshop with Hannah Kirshner in JAPAN (!!!) this September. Come out and meet us, and spend 4-nights/5-days with us in a dreamy hot spring town. Details here: www.mokkei-yamanaka.com/workshops/wh...
- Reposted by Clarissa WeiAlso spotted @dearclarissa.bsky.social's "Made in Taiwan" @lnachman32.bsky.social's "Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat" Shawna Yang Ryan's "Green Island" C J. Anderson-Wu's "The Surveillance: Tales of White Terror" Xi Xi's "Carnival of Animals" translated by @jenniferfeeley.bsky.social
- Reposted by Clarissa WeiTrying out new recipes from Made in Taiwan by Clarissa Wei this week clarissawei.com/madeintaiwan - everything in this cookbook looks perfect for a cozy homecooked meal. @dearclarissa.bsky.social
- As an Asian recipe developer for whom sesame oil is a cherished pantry staple, I feel attacked by the anti-seed oil rhetoric. 😵💫
- Reposted by Clarissa WeiCritically important, can't-miss food reporting.
- Every now and then I have a bucket list story that sits in my head for years. This was one of them. When it comes to developing new pizzas, Pizza Hut Taiwan's main criteria are clear: “How do we appeal to the Taiwanese tastes and how do we make Italians angry?” www.atlasobscura.com/articles/piz...
- Reposted by Clarissa WeiI have waited so many years for someone to write this story about Taiwan’s pizza culture and it’s everything I hoped it would be from the inimitable and prolific @dearclarissa.bsky.social
- Every now and then I have a bucket list story that sits in my head for years. This was one of them. When it comes to developing new pizzas, Pizza Hut Taiwan's main criteria are clear: “How do we appeal to the Taiwanese tastes and how do we make Italians angry?” www.atlasobscura.com/articles/piz...
- Every now and then I have a bucket list story that sits in my head for years. This was one of them. When it comes to developing new pizzas, Pizza Hut Taiwan's main criteria are clear: “How do we appeal to the Taiwanese tastes and how do we make Italians angry?” www.atlasobscura.com/articles/piz...
- Reposted by Clarissa WeiThe governments of China and Taiwan don't love each other. But people from across the strait do - and to my surprise, the biggest source of immigration to Taiwan is still from the PRC. I look into the mixed families that result. www.npr.org/2024/12/01/n...
- New piece! For Google x The Atlantic. I wrote about how artificial intelligence is helping the world’s most vulnerable countries stay one step ahead of climate change. www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/go...
- Reposted by Clarissa WeiCounting down to our visit to Taiwan (and we'll be spending a morning with co-author Ivy Chen)! @dearclarissa.bsky.social, do you know if Ivy has also joined BSky yet? <3
- A good mail day, @dearclarissa.bsky.social
- Over the weekend, I took a road trip through Yehliu, Guihou, and Keelung. Listen to my dispatch here for Monocle t.co/4WlJ7Q61ni
- Reposted by Clarissa Wei"The “ranch” in 99 Ranch means freshness (“as if straight from a ranch,” Alice says) and the “99,” in Mandarin Chinese pronounced jiu jiu, is a homophone for longevity." @dearclarissa.bsky.social profiles the family behind 99 Ranch aka Ranch 99.
