As a city with a long history, Hangzhou's food culture also has a very deep foundation. In view of the problem that Hangzhou offers a reward of 1 million yuan for ideas to get rid of the food desert, I think we can recommend Hangzhou's food from the following aspects:

Jiangnan snacks: Hangzhou is a representative city in the south of the Yangtze River, and its geographical location and historical and cultural environment have laid a solid foundation for Hangzhou's food. Jiangnan snacks in Hangzhou are light in taste, good in color, flavor and so on, such as West Lake vinegar fish, Longjing shrimps, and so on. These snacks are characterized by freshness, tenderness and fragrance, which are both delicious and nutritious.

hot pot: in recent years, hot pot has become a very popular food all over the country, and Hangzhou is no exception. The hot pot in Hangzhou has a unique taste and strong local characteristics, such as fresh meat hot pot, fresh mushroom hot pot, duck blood hot pot, etc. These hot pots are not only delicious, but also very nutritious, and they are a rare food.

Dim sum: Hangzhou's dim sum is famous all over the country, with a wide variety and unique tastes, such as steamed buns with fresh meat, crispy meat patties, and steamed crab powder. These dim sum are the representatives of Hangzhou's food culture, and they are excellent in taste and nutritional value.

Specialty Cuisine: Hangzhou also has its own unique specialty cuisines, such as grass carp head, Dongpo meat, West Lake vinegar fish, etc. These cuisines are very famous in Hangzhou and are an important part of Hangzhou cuisine.

tea culture: the tea culture in Hangzhou has a long history. Longjing tea is the representative of Hangzhou tea culture. It is a world-famous green tea with a fragrant and delicious taste. In addition, there are many other tea varieties in Hangzhou, such as Junshan Yinzhen, Huangshan Mao Feng and Xinyang Maojian, all of which are very good Hangzhou cuisines.

to sum up, Hangzhou, as a famous historical and cultural city, has a very rich and colorful food culture. If you want to introduce Hangzhou cuisine, you might as well look for innovative elements from traditional cuisine. For example, on the basis of traditional West Lake vinegar fish, you can try to add fresh strawberries or other fruits to make fruit vinegar fish to attract young people's tastes. At the same time, scientific and technological elements can be added to the food, such as using 3D printing technology to make Hangzhou special snacks, or adding an intelligent ordering system in the hot pot restaurant to enhance the dining experience.

In addition, Hangzhou can also promote new cuisines by combining local natural resources and cultural characteristics, such as using Hangzhou cabbage and Longjing tea to make Longjing tea to stir-fry Hangzhou cabbage, or making lotus cakes inspired by the lotus in the West Lake.

In short, Hangzhou's food culture is very rich and diverse. As long as we inherit the traditional food elements, combine the characteristics of the current era and add new innovative elements, I believe we can create more Hangzhou foods, inject new vitality into the local food culture and attract more tourists to taste the food.