Food culture is an indispensable part of every city, but in some cities, due to factors such as geographical environment and the overall development level of the catering industry, the quality of catering is difficult to satisfy.

Here are my thoughts on food desert cities.

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 indeed average compared with other provincial capital cities in terms of catering industry development level and dish innovation.

The dishes in most restaurants are monotonous, heavy in oil and salt, have old-fashioned tastes, and lack freshness and brand characteristics.

Moreover, careful people will find that there are not many snacks in Taiyuan City, and most of them have strong flavors and are not suitable for foodies. This has caused Taiyuan City's reputation in the food circle to decline.

Secondly, Nanchang is also a food desert city.

The catering industry in Nanchang is not very developed, and the food styles on the market are relatively simple. Only two local snacks, Nanchang sweet and sour fish and Nanchang oily preserved eggs, are well-known.

Other dishes and tea drinking are not very distinctive and innovative, and lack appeal.

In addition, Nanchang City’s natural environment also affects the development of its food culture.

Factors such as different water and soil, humid climate, etc. make Nanchang's dishes taste astringent compared to other cities, making it less popular among the people.

Furthermore, Lhasa is another food desert city.

Although Lhasa has a relatively unique geographical location and is rich in Tibetan cuisine, the special environmental factors it faces have had a considerable impact on the catering industry.

Special environmental conditions such as high altitude and cold and dry climate have led to a relatively poor supply of raw materials in Lhasa. The dishes are single, heavy and unique in taste. They are only suitable for the tastes of specific groups of people and are difficult to attract a wider range of consumers.

In addition, Lhasa also has problems such as uneven development levels of the catering industry and poor sanitary conditions, which have also affected the development of the catering industry to a certain extent.

In short, the above cities all have problems such as relatively backward development of catering industry, lack of distinctive food culture, single menu, and dull taste.

The root cause of these problems is that these cities do not pay enough attention to food culture, have few market development opportunities, lack investment in the inheritance and innovation of food culture, and fail to attract enough attention and changes.

In the future, these cities will need more investment, policies, talent and other aspects to continue to develop and develop, so that food culture can flourish here and citizens and tourists can enjoy a richer and more distinctive food experience.

With a land area of ??9.6 million square kilometers, each region in China has its own unique cuisine.

The formation of these foods has become a kind of local food culture, and it is by no means as simple as filling your stomach between meals. Local delicacies are usually made from local materials and can clearly reflect the local material and social life.

In this vast land, there are many cities in China that have been labeled “food deserts” by netizens because they do not have their own specialty food.

What is a “food desert”?

One is "not worth eating" and the other is "not delicious".

So the question is, where are China’s “food deserts”?

These 4 major cities are on the list respectively. Let’s see if they are unfair or not?

1: Hangzhou, some netizens said that they went to Hangzhou on a business trip and ate a bowl of Sichuan on the first day, tried Dongpo Pork on the second day, and ate McDonald’s and KFC almost every day in the following week.

It is also common to see foreign netizens complaining on food delivery software.

Complaints about the poor taste of Hangzhou food. Hangzhou food is expensive and tastes bad.

When I left, I didn’t forget to say with emotion: Hangzhou is really a food desert.

As a popular tourist city in China, Hangzhou has become a battlefield for Internet celebrity delicacies harvesting across the country.

Compared with Liuzhou’s snail noodles, Chongqing’s hot pot, Changsha’s stinky tofu, and Northeast’s Guobao Pork.

When outsiders come to Hangzhou, they just visit the West Lake, taste Longjing, eat jealous fish, and try the "Hangzhou Xiao Long Bao" originally belonging to Shengzhou.

There seems to be no dish in Hangzhou that can take other cities by storm.

2: Shenzhen. A certain platform once conducted a selection of special dishes in various cities in Guangdong. The top places in Shenzhen were actually McDonald's and KFC.

On the Internet, Shenzhen is the only "northern city" in the south, winning two "honors": "food desert" and "fast food capital".

In the inherent impression of many people, Shenzhen is a city with a short history and no accumulation of food culture, so it is normal to say that it is a "food desert".

In fact, this is not the case. The city is similar in age to Sanya, and Sanya’s food characteristics and popularity are much greater than those of Shenzhen.

Taipei is only a few decades older than Shenzhen, but that doesn’t stop it from being the capital of night markets and gourmet food.

Therefore, whether it is a food desert or not has no direct relationship with the length of a city’s history.

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3: Beijing, Beijing has been called a “food desert” for a long time.

In fact, behind Beijing cuisine is a thousand-year history of ethnic integration.

Beijing is a tolerant city that integrates the culinary flavors of various northern regions and ethnic groups.

Whether it is the various halal snacks in Huguosi Snack Street or Niujie, southerners may really not be used to it.

In one place, Beijing cuisine is very mixed.

According to literature, Beijing's catering industry was very developed in the past, with Shandong restaurants having the most restaurants.

"Ten halls", "eight residences", "eight buildings, and eight springs" are said to be the most popular ones. Shandong cuisine is the most popular among them. Of course, in addition to Shandong cuisine, there is also Huaiyang cuisine. In the 1930s, West Chang'an Street had

There were more than 12 restaurants selling Huaiyang cuisine, which was called the "Twelve Spring Festivals of Chang'an" at that time. As the imperial capital, it attracted talents from all over the country, so it was natural to bring the taste of hometown to the capital. Then there was the Beijing cuisine at that time.

It is also influenced by palace cuisine.