Previously, there was a discussion about "food deserts" on the Internet. As a result, based on the number of mentions (similar to voting), the top ten food deserts in China were selected.

These cities are basically concentrated in the developed eastern areas and usually have a large flow of people. Therefore, when a certain topic is discussed, the probability of being mentioned is also higher.

However, judging from the results, Beijing and Hangzhou were far behind these cities in terms of votes, becoming a pair of brothers in the "food desert".

Let’s talk about Hangzhou first. Hangzhou can become the second largest food desert in my country. It is estimated that many friends who are located in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai and have similar tastes will be surprised.

In our opinion, this is obviously a city full of delicious food.

Hangzhou's food has been criticized mainly for two reasons. First, the dishes are light, and many people who are used to eating heavy flavors say they are not used to it; second, Hangzhou cuisine is an important genre of Zhejiang cuisine, one of the eight major cuisines. In recent years, frequent innovations have led to the past

The essence of it was not preserved and fell into the embarrassing situation of "four dissimilarities".

Hangzhou was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, Hangzhou has been a gathering place for people and culture, and its food life has become increasingly rich and exciting.

Bai Juyi and spring bamboo shoots and fish, Su Shi and Dongpo meat, Song Gaozong and Song Sister-in-law fish soup, West Lake vinegar fish, Jia Sidao and Yipinnan breast meat, etc., not to mention the sweet-scented osmanthus and fresh chestnut soup and chopped fish balls with mythological backgrounds

, fish head tofu; West Lake beef soup named after local places, Longjing shrimp, Wulin duck, etc.

Behind every Hangzhou dish, there is most likely a celebrity.

It’s just that you need to go to some local time-honored restaurants to eat these dishes.

However, many Hangzhou food guides on the Internet recommend traditional snacks such as Pian'erchuan, pan-fried buns, steamed buns, green onion buns and other traditional snacks, or some chain-operated, new-style Hangzhou cuisine restaurants that love "innovation" but have not yet been established.

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Therefore, it is understandable that Hangzhou cuisine is criticized.

Let’s talk about Beijing again. Compared with Hangzhou, Beijing is criticized the most for the fact that the audience for traditional snacks is too narrow.

In fact, before this list was released, the saying that Beijing is a "food desert" had already spread throughout the country.

Some netizens even directly defined Beijing as the most unpalatable city in the country.

The most criticized traditional snacks in Beijing are bean juice, braised pork, stir-fried liver, coke rings, etc.

Not only do they not have the exquisite presentation of southern dim sum, but tourists who try them for the first time with high expectations are often turned off by the taste.

Both visually and tastefully affected, many tourists came to the conclusion that "Beijing's traditional snacks all taste like this, so Beijing must be a food desert."

In fact, Beijing's traditional snacks also have a certain historical background; although many tourists are not used to them, in the minds of many locals, they will not be used to the taste if it is slightly improved to suit public preferences.

After all, snacks are a small part of Beijing's cuisine. As an international metropolis, Beijing has restaurants selling various cuisines, with so many choices that you can't finish them all in several years.

If the bean juice is difficult to swallow, you can choose tofu pudding, which is much more suitable. If you don't like braised and stir-fried liver, you can choose the roast duck and barbecue roasted by several time-honored restaurants in the city center, and their products are relatively stable.

If you really want to taste Beijing cuisine, Eight Buildings is also a good choice.

I really can’t get used to northern food. There are also a lot of Cantonese, Sichuan, Northeastern, Western and Japanese food in Beijing.

Food desert or food paradise, sometimes it still depends on your choice.

Finally, if you come to a city that has been listed as a "food desert", when it comes to dining, you need to have a mind that "listens to both and believes in darkness."

The "hidden delicacies" recommended on the Internet often make tourists from far away beat their chests and feet after spending time and trial and error.

The pure and authentic delicacies recommended by locals are sometimes difficult for foreign tourists without a "local tongue" to adapt to.

The soil and water support the people, and food is sometimes a complicated subject.