Will coronavirus spell an end to the great Chinese buffet?
Designated serving spoons, no double-dipping and individual portions have all been floated as part of a new need for safety
It is hard to imagine the body-blow of the dining table revolution", which the Chinese government is now encouraging as a means to hold down Covid-19 infection rates by reducing general physical contact.
Designated serving spoons, no double-dipping, even individual portions rather than family-size sharing platters, have all been floated as part of a new need for safety. When you think of the banquet style of a classic Chinese meal, a table heaving with dishes so varied and communal that you need the table to spin if you want to get round it, the lonely portions of the solitary eater are going to seem like quite a comedown.
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