A gourmet desert refers to a place where there are not many delicious specialties, usually because of weak culture, remote geographical location and low economic level. However, food is a subjective experience, and different people have different views on food, so it is also subjective to think which city is a food desert.

The following are some cities that may become food deserts, and the possible reasons for this situation

1. Qingyuan City

Located in Qingyuan City in the north of Guangdong Province, although its geographical location is not remote, it is weaker than other Guangdong cities in terms of catering culture and scale. Therefore, in the eyes of some netizens, Qingyuan City is a gourmet desert city.

2. Xuzhou City

Xuzhou City is located in the middle of Jiangsu Province. Compared with the southern cities, its cuisine is relatively simple, mainly taking the route of Hebei cuisine, without much change and innovation. Some netizens think that Xuzhou is relatively lacking in representative local cuisine.

3. Baoding City

Baoding is located in the middle of Hebei Province, with a long history, but there seems to be no unique characteristics or brand cuisines in local cuisine. Perhaps due to the relative lag of catering culture and market economy in this area, some netizens think that Baoding is one of the food desert cities.

4. Linfen City

Linfen City is located in the south of Shanxi Province, and its geographical position is relatively remote. Although Shanxi is one of the famous cuisines in China, Linfen is not excellent in tourism and food promotion, and there are not many special cuisines. Compared with other major cities in Shanxi, Linfen may lack representative local cuisines.

on the whole, there may be many reasons for the formation of a gourmet desert city. Some of them are remote in geographical location and inconvenient in transportation, which leads to the lack of foreign food influence; Some of them have lagged behind in the development of catering culture and have not formed a relatively complete and unique cuisine; There is also fierce market competition, no outstanding representative food, and lack of publicity and promotion. However, it does not prevent these cities from attracting people to visit with the advantages of other cultures and tourism resources, and the historical and cultural heritage is also worth exploring.