Chinese Restaurant

Chinese Restaurant Faces Backlash for Recycling Food Oil۔ A restaurant in **Sichuan**, China, found itself in trouble after it was caught reusing leftover oil from customers' plates in a disturbing attempt to improve food flavor. The Incident - Reports indicate that the restaurant was recycling chili oil used in hot pots and mixing it into fresh oil to serve to other customers. - The **Nanchong Market Regulation Administration** uncovered the operation and shut the restaurant down for violating food safety standards. Illegal Practice - Authorities discovered **11.54 kg of old beef fat**, which was being reused to prepare spicy hot pots. The practice of recycling food remains is illegal in China, enforced since 2009. - Local authorities took the recycled oil for investigation and began legal proceedings.Owner's Admission - The restaurant owner admitted that since **September 2024**, they had been collecting leftover spicy soup from customers, extracting chili oil, and mixing it with fresh oil to enhance the flavor of the dishes.- Despite the law, many customers in China reportedly knew of this practice but continued to frequent the hot pot restaurants, claiming the food tasted better with the reused oil. A Controversial Trend - Some locals from **Chongqing** shared that, although they were aware of the practice, the taste of the food without it would not be the same, thus they still visited these restaurants.- This incident highlights a growing trend where restaurants, despite the law, have been recycling oil to maintain the flavor of their dishes, a practice now under scrutiny by authorities.