Some people say that food is the soul of a city, the business card of a city, and the cultural accumulation of a city. They come from the mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans, caught between the lips and teeth, representing the flavor of the city, but also the continuation of the culture of the city. Culinary culture is an indispensable part of every city, but in some cities, due to factors such as geography and the overall level of development of the catering industry, the quality of the food and beverage is not satisfactory. The following are the food desert cities in my mind. First of all, Taiyuan is one of the food desert cities in my opinion. Although Taiyuan is the capital city of Shanxi Province, it is really average in terms of the level of development of the catering industry and innovation of dishes compared with other provincial capital cities. Most restaurants are monotonous, heavy on oil and salt, with old-fashioned flavors and a lack of freshness and brand identity. Moreover, careful people will find that there are not too many snacks in Taiyuan, and most of them are heavy flavors, not very suitable for foodies, which makes Taiyuan's reputation in the food circle decline. Secondly, Nanchang is also a food desert city. Nanchang's catering industry is not too developed, and the style of food on the market is rather single, only Nanchang sweet and sour small fish and Nanchang oil-smooth leather eggs are two local snacks that are well known. Other dishes and drinking tea do not have much specialties and innovations and lack attraction. In addition, the natural environment of Nanchang also affects the development of its food culture. Different soil and water, humid climate and other factors all make Nanchang's dishes taste astringent compared to other cities and less loved by the general people. Furthermore, Lhasa is another culinary desert city. Although Lhasa is relatively unique in its geographical location and has an abundance of Tibetan cuisine, the special environmental factors it faces have had a considerable impact on the restaurant industry. The high altitude, cold and dry climate and other special environmental conditions have led to a relatively poor supply of raw materials in Lhasa, and a single, heavy and exclusive cuisine that is only suitable for the tastes of specific groups of people, making it difficult to attract a wider range of consumers. In addition, Lhasa also exists the uneven level of development of the catering industry, poor hygiene conditions and other issues, to a certain extent, also affects the development of the catering industry. In short, the above cities have the problems of relatively backward level of development of catering industry, lack of special food culture, single dish and dull taste. The root of these problems lies in the fact that these cities do not pay enough attention to culinary culture, have fewer opportunities for market development, lack investment in the inheritance and innovation of culinary culture, and fail to attract enough attention and change. In the future, these cities need more investment, policy, talent and other aspects of sustained strength and development, in order to let the culinary culture here to carry forward, so that the public and tourists to enjoy a richer, more distinctive culinary experience.