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I know it's hard in the restaurant business and many are struggling. Some desperately seek gimmicks to set themselves apart from the competition. Few work for long. I've seen many here come and go.

Here in China, a recent fashion has arisen for this bizarre type of service.

Instead of plating the food, the server brings a whole wok full of food and tips it into the centre of the table, which is covered in paper. Seafood is the most common I've seen.

These screen grab images are from Douyin, the heavily censored version of Tik-Tok used in China. I have the videos but can't post them at the moment. More censorship.

Dig in!

I'm sure there are others!

I know it's hard in the restaurant business and many are struggling. Some desperately seek gimmicks to set themselves apart from the competition. Few work for long. I've seen many here come and go.

Here in China, a recent fashion has arisen for this bizarre type of service.

Instead of plating the food, the server brings a whole wok full of food and tips it into the centre of the table, which is covered in paper. Seafood is the most common I've seen.

These screen grab images are from Douyin, the heavily censored version of Tik-Tok used in China. I have the videos but can't post them at the moment.

Dig in!

I'm sure there are others!

I know it's hard in the restaurant business and many are struggling. Some desperately seek gimmicks to set themselves apart from the competition. Few work for long. I've seen many here come and go.

Here in China, a recent fashion has arisen for this bizarre type of service.

Instead of plating the food, the server brings a whole wok full of food and tips it into the centre of the table. which is covered in paper. Seafood is the most common I've seen.

These screen grab images are from Douyin, the heavily censored version of Tik-Tok used in China. I have the videos but can't post them at the moment.

Dig in!

I'm sure there are others!

I know it's hard in the restaurant business and many are struggling. Some desperately seek gimmicks to set themselves apart from the competition. Few work for long.

Here in China a recent fashion has arisen for this bizarre type of service.

Instead of plating the food, the server brings a whole wok full of food and tips it into the centre of the table. which is covered in paper. Then you dig in. Seafood is the most common I've seen.

These screen grab images are from Douyin, the heavily censored version of Tik-Tok used in China. I have the videos but can't post them at the moment.

Dig in!

I'm sure there are others!

I know it's hard in the restaurant business and many are struggling. Some desperately seek gimmicks to set themselves apart from the competition. Few work for long.

Here in China a recent fashion has arisen for this bizarre type of service.

Instead of plating the food, the server brings a whole wok full of food and tips it into the centre of the table. which is covered in paper. Then you dig in. Seafood is the most common I've seen.

These screen grab images are from Douyin, the heavily censored version of Tik-Tok used in China. I have the videos but can't post them at the moment.

Dig in!

I'm sure there are others!