Is there a gourmet desert city in China?

On the land of 9.6 million square kilometers, every region in China has its own unique cuisine. The formation of these foods has become a local food culture, which is by no means as simple as filling your stomach between meals. Local cuisine is usually based on local materials, which can clearly reflect the local material and social life.

In this vast land, many cities in China have been labeled as "gourmet desert" by netizens because they don't have their own special cuisine. What is a "gourmet desert"? One is "no food" and the other is "not delicious". So the question is, where is the "gourmet desert" in China? These four cities are on the list respectively. Let's see if it's unfair.

1: Hangzhou, some netizens said they went to Hangzhou on business. On the first day, I ate a bowl of assorted vegetables, and on the second day, I tasted Dongpo meat. For the next week, they ate McDonald's and KFC almost every day. On the take-away software, I often see foreign netizens complaining on it. Hangzhou food is expensive and bad. When I left, I did not forget to say with emotion: Hangzhou is really a gourmet desert.

Hangzhou, as a popular tourist city in China, has become a battlefield for online celebrities to harvest food all over the country. Compared with the snail powder in Liuzhou, the hot pot in Chongqing, the stinky tofu in Changsha and the pot-wrapped meat in the northeast. Foreigners come to Hangzhou to visit the West Lake, taste Longjing, eat vinegar fish and taste the "Hangzhou steamed buns" originally belonging to Shengzhou. It seems that no dish in Hangzhou can sweep across other cities.

2. Shenzhen, a platform has made a selection of special dishes in various cities in Guangdong, and McDonald's and KFC are the first in Shenzhen. On the Internet, Shenzhen is the only "northern city" in the southern region, and has won two honors: "gourmet desert" and "fast food capital".

In many people's inherent impression, Shenzhen has a short history and no food culture, so it is normal to say it is a "gourmet desert". Actually, it is not. The city is about the same age as Sanya, and its food features and popularity are much larger than that of Shenzhen. Taipei is decades earlier than Shenzhen, but it does not prevent it from being the food capital of the night market. Therefore, the gourmet desert is not directly related to the length of urban history. For example, the city below.

3. Beijing, Beijing has been called the "gourmet desert" for not a day or two. In fact, behind Beijing cuisine is a thousand-year history of ethnic integration. Beijing is an inclusive city, which combines the delicacies of many northern regions and ethnic groups. Whether it's Huguosi snack street or all kinds of halal snacks in niujie, southerners may really dislike it.

In one place, Beijing food is very miscellaneous. According to the literature, the catering industry in Beijing was very developed in the past, with the largest number of Shandong restaurants. There are ten pavilions, eight residences and eight Da Chun on the eighth floor, among which Shandong cuisine is the most. Of course, besides Shandong cuisine, there are also Huaiyang cuisine. In 1930s, there were more than 12 restaurants dealing in Huaiyang cuisine in West Chang 'an Avenue, which was then called "Chang 'an December Spring".

As an imperial capital, it has absorbed talents from all over the country, so it is natural to bring the flavor of hometown to Beijing. Then, Beijing cuisine at that time was also influenced by palace cuisine. Although it has absorbed the strengths of many families, it has also led to the "mixed fish and dragons" of Beijing cuisine and the lack of its own unique personality.

In fact, many Beijing cuisines have been handed down from the royal nobility to the people. Then, Beijingers pay attention to "Time waits for no man" and eat whatever they want in any season. Beijing, as a thousand-year-old ancient capital, has rich ingredients beyond everyone's imagination. "Poor and elegant" is everyone's view of Beijing cuisine. In my opinion, this is not called "poor and elegant", but a silent confrontation of Beijingers against this fast era.

4. Shanghai, with all rivers flowing into the sea, has gathered delicious food from all over the world. It is not difficult to eat food from any country or province in Shanghai. But it is precisely this that leads to the exclusion of the taste of local cuisine. Some people say that there are delicious foods in Shanghai, such as fried buns, ribs and rice cakes, and grass circles ... These foods are not delicious, just snacks! Others will say, steamed stuffed bun, boiled chicken, glutinous rice balls, er … steamed stuffed bun is from Wuxi, boiled chicken is from Shaoxing, and glutinous rice balls are from Ningbo. Well, there seems to be nothing delicious in Shanghai.

Some people may ask, what kind of food is good? For example, you can cook Shandong cuisine with scallion fried sea cucumber, Jiuzhuan large intestine, sweet and sour carp, and various little seafood in Qingdao ... For example, in the northeast, you can kill pork dishes, stew chicken with mushrooms, and stew pork. Sichuan, Chongqing, these cities don't need examples!

In the whole "desert group", Beijing and Hangzhou are ranked first and second respectively, followed by Shenzhen, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, Tianjin, Suzhou, Qingdao and Xiamen! What do you want to say about this? Welcome everyone to leave a message in the comment area!