In an effort to curb dining waste, more and more small and half portions are making their way onto menus and to tables.

(The number of dishes is not simply halved when you compare a large meal with a small one.)

Question 1: Why isn't the price halved when there are fewer dishes?

Discrepancy: small portions are not half portions, there is a difference in portion size

"Reduced dish" was introduced in response to the CD-ROM action, to curb the waste of food and beverage. However, some members of the public reflected to the reporter, some restaurants "reduce the amount of food" is less, but the price is still quite high, there is a suspicion of disguised price increases. Some netizens also left a message that: "the development of small dishes, the key is the price. Small portion of the dish is absolutely popular, but the amount of food down, the price is still so high or not enough."

Despite the fact that it's all the same dish to be made, the number of bullfrogs in the two baskets is clearly different. "These two baskets are filled with 10 and 6 bullfrogs respectively, to be made into small and large portions of different gluttonous frogs." The staff said that the number of small portions of dishes is mostly based on the number of pre-customer feedback and the number of dishes remaining in the return meal comprehensive statistics. Taking the small portion of bullfrog as an example, the dish is priced at 69 yuan with six bullfrogs, mainly for customer groups of three to four people; while the large portion of bullfrog is priced at 99 yuan with 10 bullfrogs, mainly for customer groups of more than eight people.

Smaller portions are usually labeled for Chinese restaurants, while half-portions are offered by hot pot restaurants. Moreover, in terms of the dining experience of half-portion dishes, diners can choose a larger margin, to achieve the purpose of saving money, saving. However, the reporter also noted that half the portion of the dish is half of the whole dish, but the price is higher by 1 yuan. Where is this 1 yuan more?

Small stove cooking small dishes on the food does not slow down

The emergence of reduced dishes not only to avoid waste, but also give consumers more choice. However, when a large dish is divided into two, the back of the kitchen at the same time to undertake the order will inevitably increase. Some consumers are concerned that if everyone orders smaller portions, it will slow down the speed of the meal