Commercially prepared

Anything you buy that is "ready to eat" - tinned and frozen foods, ready meals, prepared vegetables etc.

Dear Abbie,

Then what is the difference between Fast food and Commercially prepared foods?

What are the food items does 'Fast food' cover?

Praveen.

"Fast Food" is a term usually used for food which is standard and quickly prepared by retailers, such as Macdonalds, Pizza delivery places, etc. It is essentially an American phenomenon, but has spread world wide.

Dear Abbie,

Then are fast foods fastly prepared commercial foods?

Is the following list correct?

Fast Foods : McDonalds, Pizza, Pani Boori, Bhel Poori ( The last two are known only in India ).
Commercially prepared foods : Biscuits, Soft drinks in Tins, Breads,etc

Praveen.

That sounds about right. (Is Bhel Poori the name of a chain of food stalls or something? Like McDonalds?

The list of commercially prepared foods is endless - tiined dhal, bottled curry sauces, baked beans, etc etc.

Abbie,

I couldn't get what you mean by "that sounds ABOUT right". Does it mean "almost right"?

Meanwhile, Bhel poori and Pani poori are fast food ITEMS just like finger chips,cutlets,etc.

Praveen.

Sorry - i must try to stop using idioms. I mean that sounds right - but I didn't know what bhel poori and pani poori were.

The real point about fast food is that it is cooked quickly to order in a basic restaurant or cafe, or a 'take away' food place just like hamburgers.

By "finger chips" do you mean what the Br. call 'chips', and the Amer. call "fench fries"?

Oh no Abbie,

I have gone into unrelated facts. Sorry Abbie. I'm not trying to pull your leg.

You are right : They are similar to chips or fench fries.

Meanwhile, what about those idiom. What does it mean?

Praveen.

Praveen, are you sure you're not pulling my leg? An idiom is a particular expression or phrase we use to mean something which is quite different from the literal meaning of the phrase.

e.g. "I thought Praveen was asking a serious question, but he was only pulling my leg!"

Abbie, I used it to mean "I'm not making fun of you" ( I bet i'm correct in its meaning, Am I?).

I'm not commenting anything bad on your usage of the idiom - "Thats sound about right". You told that you are not going to use idioms now-onwards. I thougt my question has affected your morale.

Praveen.