Most restaurants I've been to (in the US) serve me approximately twice as much food as a actually want. It's so wasteful, as it means that I'm throwing away half of the food each time.
this is key insight - large portions tend to be mostly massive quantities of cheap carbs like rice and potatoes. the expensive proteins tend to be very "sensible" portions lol.
Re:A Restaurant with No Leftovers
by SmellyGeekBoy on Friday January 03, 2020 @11:21AM
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Mainly because Europe has caught up, as evidenced by many peoples' waistlines this side of the pond.
Maybe it depends where one eats. I hear people saying this and I eat out all over the US and Europe and I guess I don't see this large and systematic difference in portion sizes that people claim--especially of the main/protein ingredient.