Gourmet: The Road to Intangible Cultural Heritage Starts with Food Delivery

Peking roast duck, Nanxiang soup dumplings, Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles, Xuanwei ham...

Intangible cultural heritage foods from all over the country have somehow ended up in the same shop.

Does that make sense?

No!

But when your principles follow your appetite, who cares as long as it tastes good? Nothing else matters!

A reporter from Qing City went to interview people at random in the line outside Xiao Song's restaurant:

"Ma'am, do you think it's reasonable for Xiao Song's Restaurant to charge 40 yuan for a basket of soup dumplings?"

"No, I think they're still too cheap. Otherwise, why would so many people be lining up?" the old woman said, sounding displeased. "I haven't managed to get a spot in line for days. Honestly, these people are ridiculous. Don't they have jobs to go to every day? How can they have even more free time than a retired old lady like me..."

"Oh, stop interviewing her. There's already a huge crowd. If you report on it, even more people will come. Turn that off, turn it off." An old man behind her reached out to block the camera.

"That's right. Don't come back after today. You might as well go check the market while you have time. Eggplants have gone up again, by a whole yuan."

"Yeah, chives have gone up too..."

The reporter...