Fast food
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| - | :''[[fast food]]'' | + | '''Fast food ''' is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a [[restaurant]] or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for [[Take-out|take-out/take-away]]. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by [[Merriam–Webster]] in 1951. |
| - | # [[occur]]ring or [[happen]]ing within a short time | + | |
| - | #: ''It only took me ten minutes to get to the airport. -- That is '''fast''' indeed.'' | + | ==See also== |
| - | # [[capable]] of moving with great [[speed]] | + | * [[Food groups]] |
| - | #: ''My husband is going to buy a '''fast''' car.'' | + | * ''[[Fast Food Nation]]'' |
| - | # [[firmly]] or [[securely]] fixed in place | + | * [[Junk food]] |
| - | #: ''The dog is choking. I think her collar is too '''fast'''.'' | + | * ''[[Panic Nation]]'' |
| - | # [[ahead]] of the correct [[time]] or [[schedule]]. | + | * ''[[Super Size Me]]'' |
| - | #: ''There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always '''fast'''.'' | + | * [[Western pattern diet]] |
| + | * [[Chew on This]] | ||
| + | * [[List of fast food restaurants]] | ||
| + | * [[Slow Food]] | ||
| + | * [[Health food restaurant]]s | ||
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Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam–Webster in 1951.
See also
- Food groups
- Fast Food Nation
- Junk food
- Panic Nation
- Super Size Me
- Western pattern diet
- Chew on This
- List of fast food restaurants
- Slow Food
- Health food restaurants
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