Gourmet tourism has promoted the development of food production, real estate, commerce, culture and entertainment, architecture and other industries, and brought huge space and development potential to economic development. In addition, due to the influence of gourmet tourism on other types of tourists, tourists pay more attention to the tourism experience and consciously increase the consumption of food and beverage, which also makes the consumption of the whole tourism process rise. The cultural demand of gourmet tourists is the premise and foundation for the emergence, development and prosperity of gourmet tourism. Culture and food are mosaics that complement each other. Gourmet tourism should meet the cultural needs of tourists, be market-oriented, explore cultural connotations, and inherit and carry forward traditional culture. Only in this way can food tourism have lasting vitality.
Tourism activities are the unity of cultural diversity and cultural identity. Food tourism looks for different cultures everywhere, but they unconsciously smooth out the regional differences of food culture. Tourism culture plays a leading role in how to adapt to the market, maintain its characteristics and find a balance point. It is the essence of China's food culture to nourish and strengthen the body through delicious food. It is the advantage of gourmet tourism to adjust the relationship between body and physiology and psychology to achieve the purpose of health and fitness. The organic combination of dietotherapy and tourism promotes the realization of gourmet tourism.