I can’t be the only one that thinks this is unsanitary and icky

[Anonymous 5]

Not sure how I feel about the food being put directly on the table. But this is not the time for a buffet of any sort. Buffets, in general, I think are unsanitary.

I’m seeing similar set ups lately. I just don’t get them.

[WellPreserved]

My first thought was "ewww". But it's not much different from crab/shrimp boil parties we've been too except replace the foil with brown paper.

[Mrs.ChuckBass]

ive been to a seafood cook out like that before, theres a word for it, i cant remember what it is

[Deleted User 670]

ive been to a seafood cook out like that before, theres a word for it, i cant remember what it is

Gross

[Deleted User 670]

My first thought was "ewww". But it's not much different from crab/shrimp boil parties we've been too except replace the foil with brown paper.

But at crab boils, crabs are in their shell so the meat isn't on the paper. It's a little different. Someone said it looks like a pig trough and I agree.

[Anonymous 4]

My first thought was "ewww". But it's not much different from crab/shrimp boil parties we've been too except replace the foil with brown paper.

But at crab boils, crabs are in their shell so the meat isn't on the paper. It's a little different. Someone said it looks like a pig trough and I agree.

Any Cajun boil I have been to has shrimp or prawns and those are directly on the paper.

What's the difference between being on paper or aluminum foil or an actual plate/serving dish?

Do you not eat at potlucks or buffets?

[Momto2boys973]

Yeah. It doesn’t seem much different than those clam bakes where they just throw all the food on the table for all to grab.
But right now I wouldn’t be grabbing food from the same table as 17 other people are. I wouldn’t be sharing any meal with 17 people so close by.

I wouldn't care about the set up so much as being around 17 people right now probably isn't a good idea. And I'm in no way paranoid.

[Momto2boys973]

Clam bakes are very popular types of gatherings during the summer.





As I said, I wouldn’t go to any kind of gathering at the moment, even less one where you share food with a large amount if people, but it’s not gross or unsanitary that it’s served directly on the table.

ive been to a seafood cook out like that before, theres a word for it, i cant remember what it is

Gross

[Inmybizz]

None of it looks good. The yard looks icky... food looks yuck..

[WellPreserved]

My first thought was "ewww". But it's not much different from crab/shrimp boil parties we've been too except replace the foil with brown paper.

But at crab boils, crabs are in their shell so the meat isn't on the paper. It's a little different. Someone said it looks like a pig trough and I agree.

The ones I've been to have also had corn and potatoes on the paper. I've been to a pig roast where the whole pig was on paper in the center of the table and we were supposed to just pull pieces off of it. I think it does look gross but I'm not sure if it's unsanitary if the nachos are on the foil and people are serving onto their own plates.

With Covid-19, pictures like this do give me the willies as I don't think anyone should be "buffeting" right now.