During the day, Malatang is the best, while dinner takeout is barbecue.

Few people can accurately tell the difference between malatang and maocai, but that doesn't stop these two hot dishes from becoming China's best-selling daytime takeaways. According to Ele.me statistics, Malatang occupies the top seven, while Maocai has the highest sales in Chengdu, Chongqing and Xi'an. This is not difficult to understand. The winter is cold and the spring is rainy. The spicy temperature and pungent taste will wake up your mouth and throat, forcing you to sweat. The students are energetic in class and the workers are energetic when moving bricks. Not only that, the hot cooking methods represented by Malatang and Maocai have the advantage of rich ingredients, which can really make everyone call Malatang.

In the evening, the diet is completely different. It eliminates fatigue from day's work. Entertainment and enjoyment are the sole purposes of late night eating. It also truly reflects the taste buds and entertainment spirit of a city.

The performance of barbecue sweeping takeout orders in the top ten cities proves to us that late-night snacks belong to barbecue. In these ten cities, whether it is chain brands that are everywhere in Beijing, or retired people setting up stoves at the entrance of their communities. Whether it’s northwest-style big-mouthed meat skewers, Sichuan-Chongqing-style pork nose tendons, or palm treasures, barbecue is the most popular takeout after 8 p.m.

We cannot explore in detail why this kind of food made with the most primitive cooking methods of mankind has won the indiscriminate love from all over the country. But at least on every hungry night, coming to skewers is the easiest option for Chinese people.

Crayfish also appear suddenly at night. As a food ingredient that became popular in food stalls in big cities after 2000, it has been weak and popular at times.