应时应季
Seasonal Sourcing: The First Gate
Freshness as craft value and daily discipline
Interactive Framework
Concept Relationship Map
Explore how core values enable practices, which produce outcomes while navigating constraints. Click and drag to interact.
Fieldwork Documentation
Ethnographic Evidence
Primary data collected during participant observation (September 21, 2025, 11:00–15:00)
Interview Excerpts
"新鲜度啊肯定是首要把关的，这个是一个一个关键点了。"
Context: Interview discussion on restaurant positioning and values
"首先一看跟闻基本上定型，摸呢基本上可能就说在再验证一下。一看二闻三摸，这个是我们行业里的一个心得。"
Context: Explaining embodied assessment criteria for ingredient quality
"Morning orders placed at 9pm previous day for 9am delivery. Owner personally inspects each delivery, handling fish and vegetables to assess texture and smell."
Context: Field observation, September 21, 2025
Research Framework
Academic Context
Research Question
How do craft values structure daily routines and material choices in neighborhood kitchens?
Theoretical Lens
Key References
Abbate, C. S. (2021). The phenomenology of making: Habit, insight, and material life. Rowman & Littlefield.
Relevance: Theoretical framework for understanding craft values as organizing principles rather than branding
Shen, J. (2025, September 21). Interview with project team. Suzhou.
Relevance: Primary source for freshness-as-gate principle and embodied assessment criteria