A Taiwanese institution: weddings, full-month celebrations, and temple festivals are catered under huge tents called
办桌 set up directly on the street. The word comes from Taiwanese Hokkien 'pān-toh' and is mostly used in Taiwan; mainland Chinese would say
摆酒 (bǎijiǔ) or
办酒席 (bàn jiǔxí).
