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Article Selection

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

Mooncake
The content of the article is relevant and neutral. Many claims need citations, and there is some information that could be "original research". Some citations come from unreliable sources such as blog posts.
Sources
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/the-mooncake-a-treat-a-bribe-or-a-tradition-whose-time-has-passed-56793351/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996907001822

Option 2

Century egg
The content of the article is relevant and neutral. However, some information needs to be cited, and a couple sources do not seem to be reliable.
Sources
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20151208-the-rotten-egg-people-love-to-eat
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2009/sm/b902575h

Option 3

Chow mein
The content is relevant and neutral, but it lacks information on the origin of the dish. The many references are all reliable sources, and information in the article is cited.
Sources
From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: A History of Chinese Food in the United States by Haiming Liu
The World on a Plate: A Tour Through the History of America's Ethnic Cuisine by Joel Denker

Option 4

Fermented bean curd
The content is relevant and neutral. Some citations are needed for claims made in the article. All sources are reliable. The article is a "stub" of "high-importance" to WikiProject China. More information on the production process could be added. There are a surprising number of published articles about this condiment.
Sources
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160500005237
https://www.intechopen.com/books/soybean-biochemistry-chemistry-and-physiology/fermented-tofu-tofuyo
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17287713

Option 5

Article title
Article Evaluation
Sources