Why do Chinese restaurants serve soup for two?
I’m from Malaysia, and I find everything in the US enough for two or more people. American portions are just huge. In Chinese restaurants back home, the soup is enough for a whole table. The servers will serve you your portions and you’re always welcome for seconds. (The rest of the food is served similarly – enough for the table – but you take your portions yourself.) Slater – No, it’s not rude to finish your meal in Asian society. They don’t give you too much “on purpose”; there’s just enough for about two helpings per person. Servings in Asia aren’t that big actually – half of a typical American serving.
