They are circular and placed in the centre of a table to share dishes easily among diners. Although they are common in Chinese restaurants, the Lazy Susan is a Western invention.[1] Owing to the nature of Chinese cuisine, especially dim sum, they are common at formal Chinese restaurants both in mainland China and abroad. In Chinese, they are known as 餐桌转盘 (t. 餐桌轉盤) (p cānzhuō zhuànpán) or "dinner-table turntables".