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Scroll down 👇![fast food fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. it is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out/take-away. fast food was created as a commercial strategy to accommodate large numbers of busy commuters, travelers and wage workers. in 2018, the fast food industry was worth an estimated $570 billion globally.[1] the fastest form of "fast food" consists of pre-cooked meals which reduce waiting periods to mere seconds. other fast food outlets, primarily hamburger outlets such as mcdonald's, use mass-produced, pre-prepared ingredients (bagged buns and condiments, frozen beef patties, vegetables which are prewashed, pre-sliced, or both; etc.) and cook the meat and french fries fresh, before assembling "to order". fast food restaurants are traditionally distinguished by the drive-through. outlets may …](/media/previews/pages/p1_238991.webp "fast food - Page 1")
![reparation accoutrements. additionally, procuring cooking fuel could cost as much as purchased produce. frying foods in vats of searing oil proved as dangerous as it was expensive. homeowners feared that a rogue cooking fire "might easily conflagrate an entire neighborhood".[12] thus, urbanites were encouraged to purchase pre-prepared meats or starches, such as bread or noodles, whenever possible. this also ensured that customers with strictly limited time (a commuter stopping to procure dinner to bring home to their family, for example, or an hourly laborer on a short lunch break) were not inconvenienced by waiting for their food to be cooked on-the-spot (as is expected from a traditional "sit down" restaurant). in ancient rome, cities had street stands – a large counter with a receptacle in the middle from which food or drink would have been served.[13] it was during post-wwii american economic boom that americans began to spend more and …](/media/previews/pages/p2_238991.webp "fast food - Page 2")
![meats.[15] in the mornings, bread soaked in wine was eaten as a quick snack and cooked vegetables and stews later in popina, a simple type of eating establishment.[16] in asia, 12th century chinese ate fried dough, soups and stuffed buns, all of which still exist as contemporary snack food.[17] their baghdadi contemporaries supplemented home-cooked meals with processed legumes, purchased starches, and even ready-to-eat meats.[18] during the middle ages, large towns and major urban areas such as london and paris supported numerous vendors that sold dishes such as pies, pasties, flans, waffles, wafers, pancakes and cooked meats. as in roman cities during antiquity, many of these establishments catered to those who did not have means to cook their own food, particularly single households. unlike richer town dwellers, many often could not afford housing with kitchen facilities and thus relied on fast food. travelers such as pilgrims en route to a holy …](/media/previews/pages/p3_238991.webp "fast food - Page 3")
![1928. on a single day in 1952, the shop served 10,000 portions of fish and chips, earning a place in the guinness book of records.[23] british fast food had considerable regional variation. sometimes the regionality of a dish became part of the culture of its respective area, such as the cornish pasty and deep-fried mars bar. the content of fast food pies has varied, with poultry (such as chickens) or wildfowl commonly being used. since the second world war, turkey has been used more frequently in fast food.[24] the uk has adopted fast food from other cultures as well, such as pizza, doner kebab, and curry. more recently, healthier alternatives to conventional fast food have also emerged. united states neighboring fast food restaurant advertisement signs in bowling green, kentucky for wendy's, kfc, krystal and taco bell. a mcdonald's sign can be seen in the very far background. see also: fast …](/media/previews/pages/p4_238991.webp "fast food - Page 4")
![largest fast food industry in the world, and american fast food restaurants are located in over 100 countries. approximately 5.4 million u.s. workers are employed in the areas of food preparation and food servicing, including fast food in the us as of 2018.[28] worries of an obesity epidemic and its related illnesses have inspired many local government officials in the united states to propose to limit or regulate fast-food restaurants. yet, us adults are unwilling to change their fast food consumption even in the face of rising costs and unemployment characterized by the great recession, suggesting an inelastic demand.[29] however, some areas are more affected than others. in los angeles county, for example, about 45% of the restaurants in south central los angeles are fast-food chains or restaurants with minimal seating. by comparison, only 16% of those on the westside are such restaurants.[30] working conditions the national employment law project …](/media/previews/pages/p5_238991.webp "fast food - Page 5")
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fast food fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. it is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out/take-away. fast food was created as a commercial strategy to accommodate large numbers of busy commuters, travelers and wage workers. in 2018, the fast food industry was worth an estimated $570 billion globally.[1] the fastest form of "fast food" consists of pre-cooked meals which reduce waiting periods to mere seconds. other fast food outlets, primarily hamburger outlets such as mcdonald's, use mass-produced, pre-prepared ingredients (bagged buns and condiments, frozen beef patties, vegetables …
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