How do you specify table padding in CSS? ( table, not cell padding )

Question

I have a table with a colored background and I need to specify the padding between the table and it\'s content, I.E. cells.
The table tag doesn\'t seem to accept a paddi

Answer 1

table.foobar
{
   padding:30px; /* if border is not collapsed */
}

or 

table.foobar
{
   border-spacing:0;
}
table.foobar>tbody
{
   display:table;
   border-spacing:0; /* or other preferred */
   border:30px solid transparent; /* 30px is the "padding" */
}

Works in Firefox, Chrome, IE11, Edge.