In the Northern Song capital Bianjing (modern Kaifeng), restaurants sprang up everywhere, and the food industry became even more "commercialized" as restaurateurs developed numerous fresh fish dishes to cater to southerners who couldn't adapt to northern cuisine.
北宋汴京城裡餐廳林立，飲食業也更加「商品化」，因為「南人不服北食」出現的南食店，做出許多鮮魚佳餚。