9成国人有打包剩菜习惯大纲

Chinese take home leftovers

9成国人有打包剩菜习惯

A recent survey has shown that 91.2% of the Chinese respondents tend to take home their leftovers when dining out.

近日的一项调查显示，91.2%的国内受访者外出就餐时有打包剩菜的习惯。

Around 92% of the respondents believed saving food is a virtue that would never become anachronic, and 85.7% said saving food squares with the contemporary concept that values the quality of life, according to the survey conducted by China Youth Daily.

由《中国青年报》实施的这项调查显示，约92%的受访者认为节约粮食是永不过时的美德，85.7%的受访者认为，节约粮食与当下品质生活理念相契合。

Respondents also gave their opinions on how to help reduce food waste.

受访者还就如何帮助减少食物浪费提出了各种意见。

Around 61.8% advised restaurants and eateries to offer serving chopsticks, which would be instrumental for customers to pack the leftovers.

约61.8%的受访者建议餐馆提供公筷，方便人们将剩菜打包。

A similar proportion of respondents said it might be useful to promote smaller-portion or half-portion dishes.

同等比例的受访者称，推广小份菜、半例菜可能是节约粮食的有用途径。

About 59% advised catering businesses to introduce coupons or other incentives for customers who clear their plates after dinner.

约59%的受访者建议餐饮企业对“光盘”的消费者提供代金券等奖励。

A total of 2,009 persons participated in the survey.

共2009名受访者参与了这项调查。