The following is the difference between the two:
Fast food (a quick lunch (or meal); a snack; fast food ) made in advance to quickly provide customers with meals, such as hamburgers, boxed lunches. Also called boxed meals. Hong Kong and Taiwan were translated as fast food, instant food, bento, etc., and the consumer understanding of fast food is diverse, far more than the original meaning of the foreign language can accommodate. However, there are only a few points, that is, fast food is produced by food factories or processed by large and medium-sized catering enterprises, mass, time-saving, convenient, and can be used as a staple food. It first appeared in the western world and is known as 〃quickmeal〃 or 〃fastfood〃 in English. When it was introduced to China, the Chinese name was 〃fastfood〃, i.e. meals that are cooked and ready to serve. In fact, what we call "fast food" should be called "Chinese fast food", commonly known as "boxed rice". It is a dietary style formed by absorbing foreign food culture. It's a fast, convenient, and economical way to get into the home.
The main classification of fast food
1, according to the mode of operation, the degree of industrialization can be divided into: traditional fast food, modern fast food;
2, according to the flavor of the dishes can be divided into: Chinese fast food, Western fast food, Chinese and Western fast food, other fast food;
3, according to the form of varieties can be divided into: a single variety of fast food, combined varieties of fast food.
Chinese food characteristics:
1. In the selection of materials, because most people in our country in the diet of religious taboos less constraints, and people in the diet and like to hunt, pay attention to the scarcity of things, so the selection of Chinese food is very wide, almost fly, dive, animals, plants, nothing to eat.
2. Raw material processing, Chinese chefs are very concerned about the knife work, you can process the raw materials into tiny silk, ding, slicing, end of the knife and so on.
3. Cooking, Chinese cooking generally use the round bottomed pot, open fire stove is very suitable for stir-frying, so Chinese fried cooking methods are very many.
4. Taste, most Chinese dishes have a distinct salty flavor and are rich in variations, and most of the dishes are served after they are fully cooked.
5. Staple food, Chinese food has a clear concept of main and side dishes, and the staple food has a variety of products such as rice and noodles.