China's culinary culture is so profound that many cities are desperately trying to win the prestigious title of "food capital".

Numerous gourmets travel to these cities specifically to "eat" and satisfy their "appetite".

The economy is driven by food and drink. On the contrary, there are also a few cities have been awarded the "honor" of "food desert", so that the foodies also shook their heads and stopped the pace of sprinting.

Which city is the first to come to mind when you think of a "food desert"?

Beijing, the capital of the country, the world's first-tier city, has an economy, a culture, a history, in fact, there is no lack of food.

Beijing roast duck, shabu-shabu, sizzling barbecue pork, fried noodles, fried tripe, Taoxiangcun pastries and so on are Beijing's specialties. Secondly, there are many shopping malls in Beijing's business district, where more than 80% of the restaurant chain brands are stationed, and there are also flavorful snacks from all over the world that will be appearing at the first time in the streets and alleys of Beijing.

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, is an ancient city of culture and history known as "heaven on earth".

Hangzhou cuisine is mainly Hangzhou food town, from the West Lake vinegar fish to Longjing shrimp, from the East Slope meat to the first product of the South Milk meat, and then from the sister-in-law of the fish soup to the West Lake Beef Soup, almost all are household names of the classic dishes, but also a lot of writers and writers in Hangzhou and many of the dishes have made a bond, and there are many stories passed down. In addition to the long-established restaurants that are famous for making classic Hangzhou dishes, in recent years there have been a wide range of famous restaurant brands and gourmet snacks from all over the world.

One, the local traditional food is not recognized and accepted

Beijing can be linked to the "food desert", a variety of traditional snacks accounted for half of the "credit", such as bean juice, boiled, fried liver, noodle tea, etc. These are authentic old Beijingers, although the favorite, but in the foreign tourists, they are not the best. Although these are authentic old Beijinger's favorite, but in the eyes of foreign tourists and migrant workers is more like a "dark cuisine", no exquisite, appetizing appearance not to mention the flavor tasted many people were persuaded to retreat, can be described as a double blow on the visual and taste.

In the eyes of Beijingers, bean juice with caramelized rings and pickled vegetables is a beautiful breakfast, but in the evaluation of outsiders, bean juice is more like rancid swill with a sour smell, drink once is "unforgettable", and can not help but come up with the idea that will never drink a second time.

The marinade, fried liver inside the addition of a lot of pig intestines, liver, etc., already dissuaded a lot of people, coupled with the sauce red broth, gravy, more so that outsiders rejected a thousand miles away.

Then again, Hangzhou, Hang Gang cuisine dominates the Hangzhou food scene, and the netizens are basically Hang Gang cuisine. On the whole, Hang Gang Cuisine looks exquisite and beautiful without any problems, while most of the problems are in the flavor.

Eat a mouthful of long-awaited West Lake vinegar fish but found that the pungent acetic acid flavor straight to the brain, and then a mouthful of the famous Dongpo meat feel that this meat is just so, than the mother to do braised pork is not much better than to come to a Longjing shrimp is a light shrimp flavor is embellished with some Longjing tea leaves.

The diners who came from afar were greatly disappointed,

Is it the literati who exaggerated the facts?

In fact, not, the traditional old-school Hangzhou dishes from the "color, flavor and shape" are impeccable, but Hangzhou dishes in recent years by the impact of Sichuan, Cantonese cuisine, local Hangzhou dishes can only be frequent innovation and reform, in the process of Hangzhou dishes lost the essence of the dish, most of the dishes made of Hangzhou dishes empty table, the taste is not called Difficult to eat but not good.