A restaurant chain in southern China has issued a public apology for weighing diners before they entered the premises. The restaurant would suggest menu items based on a customer's physique.
Customers going into the popular Hunan chain Chuiyan Fried Beef, in the city of Changsha, were asked to weigh themselves on a set of scales and provide personal information. The restaurant would then suggest menu items based on their physique.
The guide recommended customers order different dishes based on the person's weight and the calorie content of the food. For example, women weighing less than 40 kilograms were recommended the chain's signature beef dish and a fish head, while men weighing more than 80 kilograms were recommended dishes including braised pork belly.Facing online accusations of fat shaming, Chuiyan Fried Beef said in a statement Saturday that it was trying to help curb food wastage.
"Netizens are welcome to come to the store to experience it and give their comments and suggestions," the statement said. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a food waste minimization campaign on August 11, as China continues to grapple with a slowing economy. The country has also faced a number of food crises over the past year, withState broadcaster CCTV reported in 2015 that China's catering industry wasted
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