自助餐是一种由宾客自行挑选、拿取或自烹自食的一种就餐形式。这种就餐形式活泼,宾客的挑选性强,不拘礼节,打破了传统的就餐形式,迎合了宾客心理,正被越来越多的人们所接受。此外,它还可以在很短时间内供应很多人吃饭。它的收费略低于宴会,需要服务人员也少。可以在室外活动场合利用纸制餐具,活动式餐桌和台布供应自助餐。近几年,一些宾馆、酒店为了更多招徕外国旅游者,还设计了各种异国风味的自助餐。例如,如果组织一次墨西哥自助餐,那么就制造一种墨西哥情调和气氛;让所有服务人员都用色彩缤纷的墨西歌民族服装打扮起来,男服务员可以戴上大草帽,女服务员可以穿上飘逸的褶裙;餐桌布置、背景音乐和食物也都可以围绕墨西哥这个主题来安排。同样,如果计划搞一次为期两周的法国自助餐或匈牙利自助餐活动,那 Buffet is a kind of dining form that guests choose, take or self-cook. This form of dining is lively, and the guests are highly selective and informal. They break the traditional dining form and cater to the guests’ psychology and are being accepted by more and more people. In addition, it can also provide for many people to eat in a very short period of time. It charges slightly less than the party and requires fewer staff. Paper cutlery can be used in outdoor activities, while buffet tables and tablecloths are available for buffets. In recent years, some hotels and hotels have also designed a variety of exotic buffets in order to attract more foreign tourists. For example, if you organize a Mexican buffet, then create a Mexican atmosphere and atmosphere; let all service staff dress up with colorful Mexican national costumes, waiters can wear large straw hats, waitresses can wear elegant Kilts; table settings, background music and food can also be arranged around the theme of Mexico. Similarly, if you plan to have a two-week French buffet or a Hungarian buffet,