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If the separate dining system is a more advantageous way of eating, why did China people finally choose the combined dining system?

As the saying goes, food is the sky for the country and food for the people, which shows how important it is for us to eat. With the continuous improvement of living standards, people's diet is no longer limited to families and canteens, and eating in restaurants is also common. Whether in family, work unit or hotel, it involves the problem of sharing meals and meals.

Dining system is a way of sharing tableware. Its main advantage is that it saves tableware, and everyone can share many dishes together, which promotes the intimate relationship between people and has a warm atmosphere, so it is especially suitable for celebration occasions. Disadvantages are infectious diseases, which easily lead to food waste and it is difficult to distinguish responsibilities.

Dining system, that is, eating with tableware. The main advantages of separate meals system are hygiene, not easy to spread diseases, easy to find people who waste meals, and conducive to saving; The disadvantage is that tableware is used in large quantities, many dishes cannot be shared, and the dining atmosphere is not warm enough. Westerners, on the other hand, mostly eat separately. They don't eat on the same plate as others. Most people eat their own plates because they think it's hygienic.

Most of our country adopts the system of combined meals, while western developed countries adopt the system of separate meals. In the final analysis, it is still cultural differences. Chinese civilization is the only civilization in the world that has been continuously stratified, disappeared and continued to this day, and it has been passed down forever, including food culture, especially sitting around a table. This habit has not changed for thousands of years, and there is no reason to change it. In recent years, with the continuous exchange and integration of eastern and western cultures, people's lifestyles are constantly improving. As far as catering is concerned, the two catering systems complement each other and derive a way in between. For example, the separate dining system also provides * * * dishes, just like the improved combined dining system, where public clips, chopsticks or spoons are placed in each dish. I believe they will all develop in a healthy and civilized direction.