Introduction to fast food.
History of "fastfood"
Modern fast food.
Food additives.
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What is the definiton of fast food?
Food that is prepared and served very quickly.
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who relied on food vendors in the ancient times?
Romans
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Explain modern fast food.
modern commercial fast food is often highly processed and prepared in an industrial fashion.
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do food additives maintain nutritive quality?
yes.
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when was the term "fastfood" recognized in a dictionary?
1951.
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what did the romans eat in the morning?
bread soaked in wine.
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explain how modern fast food is packaged.
it is usually rapidly served in cartons or bags or in a plastic wrapping, in a fashion that minimizes cost.
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what is a food additive? explain.
A food additive is any chemical substance that is added to food during preparation or storage and either becomes a part of the food or affects its characteristics for the purpose of achieving a particular technical effect.
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Where is the concept of fast food most connected with?
Urban develpment.
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who did the vendors mostly cater to?
Single households, travellers.
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how do the ingredients get made and shipped?
fast foods are made from processed ingredients then shipped to individual oputlets where they will be recooked to serve.
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what do food additives do?
Substances that are used in food to maintain its nutritive quality, enhance its keeping quality, make it attractive or to aid in its processing, packaging or storage are examples of what food additives do.
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where did the idea of fast food first come from?
Ancient Rome.
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what was a lunch/dinner that vendors sold?
cooked vegtables and stews.
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define a food additive
A food additive is any chemical substance that is added to food during preparation or storage and either becomes a part of the food or affects its characteristics for the purpose of achieving a particular technical effect.
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give 2 examples of food additives.
- coloring agents. - anticaking agents. - preservatives. - sweetners.
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where did fast food first popularize? And when?
United states. 1950s
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london and paris supported the food vendors that sold dishes like what? ( name 4)
pies, pastries, waffles, wafers, flans, pankakes and cooked meats.
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List uses for food additive.
Nutrition, enhance the quality, make it look better.
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name 3 things that food additives do NOT include.
-salt , sugar and startch. -vitamins and minerals. -spices and seasonings. -food packaging materials. -veterinary drugs. -agricultural chemicals.
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