Chinese steamed eggs go viral among TikTok refugees on Xiaohongshu

In light of the TikTok saga in the United States, some users have switched to another app Xiaohongshu, commonly known as RedNote. The shift has facilitated increased cultural exchanges between the East and West, with Chinese steamed eggs becoming the latest sensation to attract foreign adoration.

TikTok refugees on Xiaohongshu recently learned to make Chinese steamed eggs, garnering a flurry of praise for the dish. Chinese netizens were surprised by how quickly the newcomers mastered the recipe and were pleased to see their traditional cuisine gaining popularity overseas.

A bilingual cooking video featuring Chinese steamed eggs went viral, attracting 5 million views in just two days, along with approximately 200,000 likes and more than 30,000 comments. The audience included not only Americans but also netizens from the United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada.

Subsequent videos and photos posted by users successfully cooking Chinese steamed eggs began to appear on the site. Many praised the dish, describing it as a new culinary venture that was both simple and delicious. Some netizens even shared their unsuccessful attempts online, seeking advice. In response, Chinese netizens eagerly analyzed the issues and offered solutions.

The spread of this traditional Chinese dish, found all over China, to Western countries excited Chinese netizens. Some expressed surprise and admiration for Westerners' efforts to make such a dish, offering words of encouragement in English. Others humorously remarked that since these newcomers could make Chinese steamed eggs, they were practically family.

Overall, the rapid and skilled adoption of the dish by foreigners left many Chinese netizens feeling pleasantly astonished, joking that they might be the foreigners in comparison.