In my opinion, the so-called gourmet desert refers to a city with slow development of catering culture, poor food quality, single food variety and even outdated eating habits, which makes people unable to enjoy delicious food.

In my opinion, China's food culture is profound, and each city has different food culture and unique cuisine. However, if I have to choose a gourmet desert city in my mind, it is my birthplace-Urumqi.

Urumqi, located in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, is a multi-ethnic city and the political, economic and cultural center of Xinjiang. However, although Urumqi has a lot of food culture, in my opinion, it is a gourmet desert city.

First of all, Urumqi's food culture is relatively simple, mainly barbecue, pasta and dairy products. Barbecue is one of the local characteristics, but its taste is different from other regions because of the different feeding and processing methods. Pasta is mainly Lamian Noodles Hehehe, which is delicious, but the variety is single and the quality is uneven. In terms of dairy products, milk tea and yogurt are the main products, but the taste is not satisfactory because the production process is not fine enough.

Secondly, the development of catering industry in Urumqi lags behind, and it is difficult to find high-quality restaurants and food recommendations. In the local area, many restaurants have not been well trained and managed, resulting in heavy taste, greasy taste, high concentration of monosodium glutamate, lack of innovation and personalization, and people can't enjoy real food.

Finally, Urumqi's eating habits are outdated and backward, and it is not used to some novel foods. For example, I once tasted a delicious fish with Chinese sauerkraut in a restaurant, but many locals didn't like the taste and thought it was too sour and spicy. They are used to the local barbecue and pasta. Because Urumqi's eating habits are outdated and backward, it is not used to some novel foods, which also makes the local catering industry lack innovation and personalization. So it is difficult to find novel and unique food and high-quality restaurants.

Of course, I'm not saying that Urumqi has no delicious food at all. For example, there is a local delicacy called "sheep tendon", which is made of tendon in mutton. It tastes tough and delicious. There are also local cuisines such as brown sugar cakes, baked buns and saute spicy chicken, which are also memorable. But generally speaking, compared with other cities, the food level in Urumqi still has a lot of room for improvement.

In fact, in recent years, with the rise of tourism in Xinjiang and the rapid economic development, the food culture in Urumqi is also gradually emerging. More and more restaurants begin to pay attention to the quality of dishes and services, introduce novel and unique cuisine, and gradually become representatives of local cuisine.

Therefore, I believe that the food culture in Urumqi will continue to develop and progress, and more delicious food and delicacies will emerge in the future, so that people can taste more delicious food in this city.