Which country invented buffet?

The name of buffet originated in Japan, and the dining form originated from Scandinavian cold food and Hunter breakfast in northern Europe in 8- 1 1 century.

Buffet is the first precedent of Imperial Hotel Tokyo in the thirty-third year of Showa, Japan (1958). It puts all the dishes on a table, and the guests eat according to their own preferences. This style is very popular.

In medieval Europe, banquets were usually decorated with many foods. In the16th century, the Swedes called the table where the guests provided their own spirits and snacks a buffet table. In the18th century, this method reappeared in France and spread widely throughout Europe. In modern times, the catering industry in western countries civilized and standardized it, and developed the buffet when it appeared.

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The form of buffet is no longer limited to western food. Basically, food from all over the world can be used as buffet dishes, and it is becoming more and more common. According to legend, this was the first way for pirates to eat at that time, and there are still many cafeterias named after "pirates" around the world.

They ask restaurants to put all kinds of meals and drinks they need in containers and concentrate them on the table. Then they eat and drink without restraint and add more after eating. Although this behavior made people feel impolite at that time, it naturally saved a lot of labor and manpower because of saving the customer's service desk, which could reduce the use of waiters and reduce the cost of employing people for enterprises. Therefore, this self-service dining method quickly became popular in European and American countries.

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