Our tradition in China is to eat together. Most family members or friends get together, set a big table of dishes, and then everyone picks up dishes from the plate with chopsticks. If you are particular, you will use chopsticks, but sometimes you will forget when you eat, and you will use your own chopsticks to hold food. Only a few families use separate meals.

The dining system is that a table of rice and vegetables are separated, and everyone has their own share. In fact, the catering system is a very hygienic thing. You know, there are bacteria in our mouth and saliva. When you eat the food in the bowl, the saliva brought by chopsticks from your mouth will stick to the food held by chopsticks. And these dishes are all eaten by others. Bacteria also entered their bodies. And we will eat other people's bacteria. Many people who ask for separate meals just can't stand it. Eating separately can avoid the spread of these things. If we don't interfere with each other, of course it won't spread.

And if you eat them separately, it is also good for picky eaters. You have to eat whatever you are given. Instead of picking and choosing in a bowl, put aside what you don't eat and eat hard when it tastes good. Many people can correct their bad habits. Moreover, family dinners are mostly cooked by one person, and several people or even a dozen people eat them. By the time the kitchen cleaner comes to eat, there may be nothing on the table. At this time, if the food is separated, your share is still there, so you can eat it slowly.

Although the dinner was really lively, it was also very atmosphere for everyone to help each other eat. There is no need to wash many dishes after dinner. This habit is really hard to change at once. But the benefits of separate meals are also obvious. Personally, I'm in favor of separate meals. But even if we can't share food completely, we should try to use chopsticks or spoons when eating out.