Food

China is a country with a long food culture, and each city has its own unique food culture and representative dishes. However, in some cities in China, due to various reasons, these food cultures and representative dishes are not very developed. So, in my mind, which city is the real Chinese food desert?

To me, the city of Baotou in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is one of China’s true food deserts. Although the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is famous for its unique Mongolian food culture, Baotou City lacks unique food culture and representative dishes. It's hard to find memorable local dishes or specialty snacks in Baotou City, with most restaurants serving mediocre Chinese or fast food.

One of the main reasons is that Baotou City is geographically remote and has a limited supply of ingredients compared with other big cities. Although Baotou City has many local specialties, such as fat sheep, smoothies and noodles, these specialties have not formed a unique food culture, nor have they been widely promoted and passed down.

In addition, Baotou City’s insufficient investment in economic development has also had a certain negative impact on the development of food culture. In many cities, governments and enterprises usually organize various food cultural activities and food festivals to promote local food culture and improve tourism development. However, Baotou City has invested relatively little in this area, resulting in local food culture not being well publicized and developed.

Although Baotou City has some shortcomings in food culture, this does not affect it from becoming a wonderful city. Baotou City has beautiful natural scenery and rich cultural history, attracting many tourists to visit. In addition, Baotou City is also constantly developing and improving. I believe that in the future, its food culture will continue to be improved and developed.

In short, Baotou City is one of China’s food deserts in my mind. Although it lacks unique food culture and representative dishes, its natural scenery and human history still attract many tourists. I believe that in the future, Baotou City’s food culture will continue to develop and improve, becoming a more distinctive and charming city. At the same time, we also hope that other cities can strengthen the promotion and development of local food culture, so that more people can understand and enjoy China's rich and colorful food culture.