Fast Food

Hunger for Western food and fashion grows in Pakistan

4 Mar 2013

The rupee may have nosedived, a third of the population may live in poverty and sectarian violence may be at a record high, but remarkably, consumer spending is up among a resilient elite fond of...

Western food blamed for rise in Crohn's disease in Japan

15 Feb 2013

The rising consumption of Western foods is predicted to trigger a rapid increase in Crohn's disease among Japanese people more used to a diet that is heavy in fish, vegetables and rice.

Study links fast food linked to childhood asthma

15 Jan 2013

Children who frequently eat fast food are far likelier to have severe asthma compared to counterparts who tuck into fruit, a large international study published on Monday said.

McDonald’s to become 'Macca’s' in Australia

8 Jan 2013

Global fast food chain McDonald’s is embracing its Australian nickname Down Under, with selected stores around the country changing their signage on Tuesday to “Macca’s”.

Briefs, December 24, 2012

24 Dec 2012

Dozens of people were killed and wounded in an air strike on a bakery in Syria's central Hama province yesterday, activists said, with some reporting up to 200 dead.

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Hongkongers' love affair with fried food spikes cholesterol levels, says survey

A survey of Hongkongers’ eating habits has shown that 83 per cent of respondents frequently eat high-cholesterol food, consuming cholesterol amounts way over health practitioners’ daily...

Truc

When I was in California a couple of months ago, I ordered a hamburger in a restaurant, asking for it to be cooked medium-rare. I was told I couldn't have it that way because they only...

Hong Kong's finest late-night nosh

Software developer John Chapman regularly eats dinner after midnight, courtesy of a job with unusual hours, one that requires testing software on real-time financial market data overseas.

It's a bunfight

On any given Friday or Saturday, Lan Kwai Fong is carpeted with drinkers, the smarter among them eating something pre-pint, while others turn to a midnight snack.

Golden moments

It's not clear who 'invented' the chip (aka the French fry and the pomme frite).

Yum ready to gobble up more of mainland market

Fast-food chain giant Yum Brands put its mainland expansion plan into high gear after setting a new goal to add 700 restaurants this year in the world's second-largest economy.