Good food is an indispensable part of people's lives. Each city has its own unique food culture and characteristics, but some cities are called "food deserts" for various reasons, lacking food culture and characteristics. So, which city is the gourmet desert? This paper will discuss this problem.

first, define the gourmet desert

the gourmet desert refers to a region or city that lacks the gourmet culture and characteristics, the level of catering industry is low, there is no representative local specialty catering, the ingredients are single, the taste is monotonous, and there are no attractive gourmet attractions and festivals. In such a city, people's diet choice and quality are greatly restricted, which may even lead to monotonous diet and malnutrition.

second, Beijing-a representative of a gourmet desert

Beijing is the capital of China, a city with a long history and splendid culture, but it is not outstanding in cuisine. First of all, the catering industry in Beijing is generally at a low level. Most restaurants have poor service attitude, poor environment, poor sanitary conditions and poor quality of ingredients. Secondly, Beijing's food culture and characteristics are not obvious. There are no representative local specialties, and the ingredients are single and the taste is monotonous. Most restaurants' dishes are ordinary home-cooked dishes, lacking innovation and characteristics. Finally, Beijing lacks attractive food attractions and food festivals, and there are no places and activities that can attract tourists and locals to taste food.

Third, other cities with food deserts

Besides Beijing, some cities are also considered as food deserts. For example, although Chongqing is a city with rich food culture and characteristics, its food culture and industry have not been well developed due to the limitations of topography and environment. For another example, although Harbin is famous for its northeast cuisine, the food industry has not been well developed due to the low overall economic level of the city. In addition, some emerging cities, such as many third-and fourth-tier cities in China, lack the conditions to develop food culture and industry because of economic and cultural reasons, and become food deserts.

Fourth, the solution to the food desert

In order to solve the problem of food desert, we can start from the following aspects:

1. Cultivate local food culture and characteristics, explore local food resources, launch representative catering brands and special dishes, and increase the food attraction of the city.

2. improve the service quality and level of the catering industry, strengthen the management and supervision of the catering industry, and ensure the hygiene, safety and quality of the catering industry.

3. Increase food festivals and food attractions, hold special food festivals, create attractive food attractions, and attract tourists and locals to taste food.

4. support the development of the food industry, provide policy, financial and technical support, promote the innovation and development of the food industry, and build a competitive food industry.

V. Conclusion

The gourmet desert is a manifestation of a city's disadvantage in food culture and industry. Beijing is a typical gourmet desert city, with a low level of catering industry as a whole, a lack of gourmet culture and characteristics, and a lack of attractive gourmet attractions and festivals. In order to solve the problem of food desert, it is necessary to cultivate local food culture and characteristics, improve the service quality and level of catering industry, increase food festivals and food attractions, support the development of food industry and build a competitive food industry.