Hangzhou is a beautiful tourist city with many famous cuisines.

Everyone knows West Lake Vinegar Fish, Longjing Shrimp, Deep Fried Rattlesnake, Dongpo Pork and so on, and there is a story behind each dish.

But Hangzhou, as a tourist city, a few traditional dishes can't support the whole facade. To make matters worse, the most famous West Lake Vinegar Fish has already been named one of the toughest famous dishes by the general public.

Hangzhou's Hefang Street and Louwailou are also famous tourist destinations, but they don't make a good impression on visitors.

The situation has created a strange phenomenon: people returning from Hangzhou on a trip appreciate the beauty of the West Lake, but shake their heads in disdain for the city's famous dishes.

Why is this so?

Perhaps it's because Hangzhou's culinary culture hasn't kept pace with tourism and lacks new ideas and development. In addition, the cost of living in Hangzhou is increasing year by year, leading many people to pay more and more attention to high-quality, healthy and nutritious food, and their spending power is also getting stronger.

Correspondingly, many high-end restaurants and luxury eateries have opened in Hangzhou, but they tend to be more expensive and not everyone can afford them.

In short, Hangzhou's culinary culture needs more innovation and development in order to occupy a more important position in the tourism industry.