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National Fast Food Day
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NATIONAL FAST FOOD DAY
What is your favorite fast food? Some fun factoids to chew on while you consume your favorite fast food.
On November 16th food lovers get a dose of their favorite convenience food on National Fast Food Day. Whether they use the drive-thru, dine-in or get it to go, fast food will grill up, fry up and broil up menu staples.
First popularized in the United States in the 1950s, fast food is considered any meal with low preparation time and served to a customer in a packaged form. The meal makes for quick dine-in, take-out or take-away. Most fast-food restaurants offer drive-thru service.
Merriam-Webster dictionary first recognized the term “fast food” in 1951.
Following World War I, automobiles became popular and more affordable. At that time, restaurants introduced the drive-in.
Much like today’s food trucks, Walter Anderson first began selling hamburgers out of an old streetcar body at a Wichita intersection. While the menu was limited, the hamburgers were a crowd-pleaser. When the popularity of his hamburgers grew, he partnered with E.W. Ingram and opened the first White Castle in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. The enterprising restauranteurs were the first in the fast-food business. They sold hamburgers for five cents each.
The United States has the largest fast food industry in the world. American fast-food restaurants are located in over 100 countries.
Fun fact: The first Happy Meal was served in June of 1979.
While fast-food began as sandwiches and sides, the menus expanded over-time. Today fast-food includes fish, a variety of fried chicken, tacos, pizza and a wide selection of sides. Sodas quench the thirst and desserts sweeten the menu. From ice cream and shakes to pies and cakes, fast food delivers.
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Christian chicken
bojangles and McDonald’s for breakfast
wendys
Popeyes
im gonna miss some I’m sure
I saw my favorite fast food grazing across my back pasture just after sunrise this morning!
I like those sausage, egg and cheese Mc Griddles. About 1000 calories, but hey, I'm old and I don't care.
Cook Out for Lunch or Dinner
The Clown for breakfast. Even though they royally screwed up my sausage egg and cheese this morning.
When I was a kid it was a treat to go get a burger at McDonald's, which is funny to think about now. When I was in Athens there was nothing better than a late night Krystal burger. These days about the only fast food I eat are the salads at Chick Fil A (which are really good BTW).
Never had a White Castle but that Harold and Kumar movie is classic, especially Neal Patrick Harris.
Perfect fast food meal.
CFA sammy
McDowell's fries
CFA half & half sweet T/lemonade
Wendy's frosty
I don’t get it often anymore living in TN, but I have been known to eat a chili dog or 6 with onion rings from the varsity back in the day
I wasn't thinking of Varsity- kind of a different thing- but that's an excellent call.
I can see Congress having a hearing and a subpoena for Ronald McDonald
It falls in the category for me. Good food that is awful for you