Gaoheng Zhang

Gaoheng Zhang, associate professor of Italian studies who researches China–Italy cultural exchanges. He traces the surprising pairings of Italian dumplings and Chinese pizzas. He maps how restaurants, students, media, and migration reshaped food scenes. He outlines transcultural movements, stereotypes, and future work on architecture and memorials.

Gaoheng Zhang, associate professor of Italian studies at UBC who researches China–Italy cultural exchanges. He discusses transcultural food mobilities, the surprising pairings of Italian dumplings and Chinese pizzas, and how migration, media, and tourism reshape culinary identities. He also traces Chinese migrant restaurants in Italy, post‑SARS shifts, and evolving tourist food repertoires.