It's basically a poor person's idea of how rich people eat. I'm not saying that as a value judgement, but if you grew up with food insecurity (I did), having a

It's basically a poor person's idea of how rich people eat. I'm not saying that as a value judgement, but if you grew up with food insecurity (I did), having a large variety of gigantic plates of high calorie food is like the absolute pinnacle of dining. You actually see the reverse all the time when "regular people" see the portions and prices at a Michelin-starred restaurant. They think it's a ridiculous rip-off, without realizing that people go to those restaurants for _aesthetic_ reasons, rather than because they're hungry. The idea of consuming food as an art form rather than as something you need to survive is just completely ridiculous to them.