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Sharing Plates

Part of the Mood & Food Wheel

What is Sharing Plates?

Tapas, mezze, dim sum — food designed for table-wide conversation and tasting. The adventurous social mood wants variety and connection at the same time.

When you might feel sharing plates

Sharing Plates is a specific form of social & shared, which itself is a type of adventurous. You might experience this feeling in situations where adventurous is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define sharing plates.

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AdventurousSocial & SharedSharing Plates

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