A food product that is consumed for subsistence or for pleasure is called food.
Food is known as the set of nutritional substances that are eaten and drunk to survive. When ingested, food provides elements for the nutrition of the living organism.
People eat several meals a day. Their content and number will vary according to a series of social, cultural, seasonal and geographical factors. The most common meals are breakfast (taken after sleeping at night), lunch (at noon), snack (mid-afternoon) and dinner (in the evening, it is usually the last meal of the day).
Food according to the time of day
Beyond the four meals mentioned, which are recommended by nutritionists, there are other meals, such as an aperitif (consumed before lunch or dinner) and collations , snacks or snacks (light meals without a fixed schedule).
The main meals (lunch and dinner) are usually composed of an appetizer or first course (cold or hot, such as cold cuts or soup ), a main course or second course (usually hot and contains more content than the appetizer) and a dessert (a sweet dish).
Fast food usually provides few nutritional benefits.
Fast food
It is important to emphasize that when talking about food from a culinary point of view, it is necessary that we take into account the use of a series of terms that we use daily in our vocabulary and that revolve around it. Thus, for example, there is the so-called fast food , which is food that, as its name indicates, is prepared immediately and is also consumed equally quickly.
Hamburgers, for example, are one of the most widespread fast foods and many people go to them not only because they like them but also because of the fact that being prepared so quickly allows them to eat at times when they are very pressed for time because They have an important appointment or have a very short break at work to have lunch.
There are many establishments that specialize in this type of food and they all have in common the fact that they do not have table service, they lack waiters, it is the customers who clear their own tables and they also have to wait in line to be able to eat. buy and get your order. Pizzas, tacos, sandwiches, kebaps, burritos, quesadillas or French fries are other products that are also included in what we call fast food.
Likewise, we cannot ignore the existence of what is known as home delivery. In this case, under this name there are establishments that receive their customers' orders via telephone or Internet and take them directly to their homes.
The action of eating
In addition to the food itself, the action of eating is known as a meal ( "The lunch with my boss lasted more than two hours" ) and the gathering of people for lunch or dinner ( "Next week I have a meal with some friends who come from the interior » ).
It should be noted that gastronomy is the discipline that studies man's relationship with food and his environment. On the other hand, there are countless recipes with various preparations for food.