A celebrity chef is getting canceled for making a video about egg fried rice close to the 63rd death anniversary of Mao Zedong's son

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 01:34

A serving of egg fried rice, and Mao Zedong waves at a crowd in Beijing. — Egg fried rice in late autumn has become a contentious subject among Communist Party supporters in China.
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A Chinese celebrity chef is facing backlash over an egg fried rice tutorial he posted on Monday.
Communist party supporters slammed Wang Gang, saying he was mocking the death of Mao Zedong's son.
Nationalists believe egg fried rice is a reference to an unconfirmed story of how Mao Anying died.

In late November every year, egg fried rice becomes a touchy subject in China.

Posting an online video on how to cook the dish, for example, has landed Chinese celebrity chef Wang Gang in the soup with the country's nationalist crowd this week.