3. Beijing, Beijing has been called the "gourmet desert" for not a day or two. In fact, behind Beijing cuisine is a thousand-year history of ethnic integration. Beijing is an inclusive city, which combines the delicacies of many northern regions and ethnic groups. Whether it's Huguosi snack street or all kinds of halal snacks in niujie, southerners may really dislike it.
In one place, Beijing food is very miscellaneous. According to the literature, the catering industry in Beijing was very developed in the past, with the largest number of Shandong restaurants. There are ten pavilions, eight residences and eight Da Chun on the eighth floor, among which Shandong cuisine is the most. Of course, besides Shandong cuisine, there are also Huaiyang cuisine. In 1930s, there were more than 12 restaurants dealing in Huaiyang cuisine in West Chang 'an Avenue, which was then called "Chang 'an December Spring".
As an imperial capital, it has absorbed talents from all over the country, so it is natural to bring the flavor of hometown to Beijing. Then, Beijing cuisine at that time was also influenced by palace cuisine. Although it has absorbed the strengths of many families, it has also led to the "mixed fish and dragons" of Beijing cuisine and the lack of its own unique personality.
In fact, many Beijing cuisines have been handed down from the royal nobility to the people. Then, Beijingers pay attention to "Time waits for no man" and eat whatever they want in any season. Beijing, as a thousand-year-old ancient capital, has rich ingredients beyond everyone's imagination. "Poor and elegant" is everyone's view of Beijing cuisine. In my opinion, this is not called "poor and elegant", but a silent confrontation of Beijingers against this fast era.
4. Shanghai, with all rivers flowing into the sea, has gathered delicious food from all over the world. It is not difficult to eat food from any country or province in Shanghai. But it is precisely this that leads to the exclusion of the taste of local cuisine. Some people say that Shanghai has delicious food, such as fried buns, ribs and rice cakes, grass circles ... these foods are not delicious, just snacks! Others will say, steamed stuffed bun, boiled chicken, glutinous rice balls, er … steamed stuffed bun is from Wuxi, boiled chicken is from Shaoxing, and glutinous rice balls are from Ningbo. Well, there seems to be nothing delicious in Shanghai.
Some people may ask, what kind of food is good? For example, you can cook Shandong cuisine with scallion fried sea cucumber, Jiuzhuan large intestine, sweet and sour carp, and various little seafood in Qingdao ... For example, in the northeast, you can kill pork dishes, stew chicken with mushrooms, and stew pork. Sichuan, Chongqing, these cities don't need examples!
In the whole "desert group", Beijing and Hangzhou are ranked first and second respectively, followed by Shenzhen, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, Tianjin, Suzhou, Qingdao and Xiamen!