Sentence 1: Neil was on a culinary tour. 
 Sentence 3: He tried food in Hunan to compare it to Beijing 
 Sentence 4:  Hunan food was milder and richer than Beijing food 
 Sentence 5:  Neil liked it a lot! 
 Option 1: He was tasting the Chinese food of real Chinese restaurants and hated all the food. 
 Option 2: He was tasting the Chinese food of real Chinese restaurants.