Buffet buffet, from French buffet, table, cupboard. Later refers to the restaurant buffet. Also called dinner, sometimes called buffet dinner, is an informal western-style banquet internationally, especially in large-scale business activities. The specific way is that diners can choose their own food and drinks at will without preparing dinner, and then stand or sit and be free with others.

Buffet is called buffet mainly because it can arouse the subjective initiative of diners, who can help themselves and arrange and choose dishes within a given range. As for it, it is also called a cold dinner party, mainly because the food it provides is mainly cold food. Of course, provide some hot dishes in moderation, or provide some semi-finished products, which are processed by diners themselves.

According to legend, this was the earliest way for pirates to eat at that time, and many cafeterias around the world are still named after pirates. Pirates are so rude and bohemian that they hate those dining etiquette and rules when eating. They only ask restaurants to put all kinds of meals and drinks they need in containers and concentrate them on the table, and then they will eat and drink without restraint.