Is Pizza Fast Food?
deannaxsmithx
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like dominos pizza for example. or pizza from your local pizza parlor. is that considered to be fast food?
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Considering how long it takes them to make my pizza, I don't consider it fast food.0
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Fast Food is a label. Generally speaking I think of food as home prepared or eating out. So this would fall under eating out food.0
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No... it takes forever and a day to get pizza... unless you're getting a $5 little Caesar pizza. Lol!! Pizza is not fast food.0
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I'll answer at face value since I have no clue why it matters, but no, I would consider pizza under the category of "delivery", not fast food. Chinese food would be under the same category. Even if I pick up, I still call it delivery, lol.0
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why does it matter?
are you trying to label it as bad, because fast food?0 -
deannaxsmithx wrote: »like dominos pizza for example. or pizza from your local pizza parlor. is that considered to be fast food?
I am curious on the subject in general. I am a non-native speaker of English and would like to know what the expression really includes. I have American neighbors and they consider for example Rice-a-Roni to be fast food compared to a rice dish cooked from scratch. The same goes for Mac & Cheese from Krafts, while home made Macaroni and Cheese is not.
I always thought that only food from chain stores like Burger King, Wendy's etc was " fast food ". Does KFC, Taco Bell, or Pollo Loco fall under fast food ?
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deannaxsmithx wrote: »like dominos pizza for example. or pizza from your local pizza parlor. is that considered to be fast food?
It kind of begs the question of how we define "fast food" as a term at all. Given that, I'm inclined to agree with the posters who are asking why it matters.
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No, pizza is pizza...it is it's own thing...
Also, Dominoes isn't pizza...don't know what it is, but it's not pizza....0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »
Also, Dominoes isn't pizza...don't know what it is, but it's not pizza....
amen LOL
i guess it could be considered fast food, if its crappy pizza like dominos. LOL if its GOOD pizza - its a whole food group unto its own
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One look at the nutritional content will tell you it's at least as unhealthy as McDonald's and other fast food!0
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deannaxsmithx wrote: »like dominos pizza for example. or pizza from your local pizza parlor. is that considered to be fast food?
I am curious on the subject in general. I am a non-native speaker of English and would like to know what the expression really includes. I have American neighbors and they consider for example Rice-a-Roni to be fast food compared to a rice dish cooked from scratch. The same goes for Mac & Cheese from Krafts, while home made Macaroni and Cheese is not.
I always thought that only food from chain stores like Burger King, Wendy's etc was " fast food ". Does KFC, Taco Bell, or Pollo Loco fall under fast food ?
fast food is *generally* considered anything with a drive thru. so mcdonalds, burger king, wendys, etc anything beyond that is highly subjective.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »No, pizza is pizza...it is it's own thing...
Also, Dominoes isn't pizza...don't know what it is, but it's not pizza....
LOL
I like the new recipe...
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cwolfman13 wrote: »No, pizza is pizza...it is it's own thing...
Also, Dominoes isn't pizza...don't know what it is, but it's not pizza....
I agree.
I don't see pizza as fast food. It takes 45 minutes to an hour for it to hit my door. That is not fast at all.0 -
deannaxsmithx wrote: »like dominos pizza for example. or pizza from your local pizza parlor. is that considered to be fast food?
I am curious on the subject in general. I am a non-native speaker of English and would like to know what the expression really includes. I have American neighbors and they consider for example Rice-a-Roni to be fast food compared to a rice dish cooked from scratch. The same goes for Mac & Cheese from Krafts, while home made Macaroni and Cheese is not.
I always thought that only food from chain stores like Burger King, Wendy's etc was " fast food ". Does KFC, Taco Bell, or Pollo Loco fall under fast food ?
I consider most Taco Bell, BK, KFC and any "drive thru" type places to be fast food.
In the lines of Rice a Roni, I wouldn't consider it "fast" food, but it is boxed/convenient type foods that are easy to prepare and highly processed.
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To quote my daughter, when she was younger, while we were waiting on our food at a drive in, from start to finish it took nearly 15 minutes, in anger she blurts out "THIS ISNT FAST FOOD AT ALL! THIS IS SLOW FOOD!!!"
LoL...but yeah, I think generally speaking, anything with a drive through is fast food. Except coffee or donut joints with a drive though, thats still just a coffee and/or donut shop.
And to answer @ang108 food prepared at home isnt fast food... I grew up calling anything out of a box hamburger helper, even though technically thats a brand, and not everything uses hamburger (like mac and cheese, or tuna helper, or chicken helper lol) but its just the concept of fast, cheap, easy and out of a box. Generally speaking though, I think those are just called um..actually, I dont think theres a name for it..is there?! LoL0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »No, pizza is pizza...it is it's own thing...
Also, Dominoes isn't pizza...don't know what it is, but it's not pizza....
hey now. i actually like Domino's the best out of all the big chains.0 -
deannaxsmithx wrote: »like dominos pizza for example. or pizza from your local pizza parlor. is that considered to be fast food?
I am curious on the subject in general. I am a non-native speaker of English and would like to know what the expression really includes. I have American neighbors and they consider for example Rice-a-Roni to be fast food compared to a rice dish cooked from scratch. The same goes for Mac & Cheese from Krafts, while home made Macaroni and Cheese is not.
I always thought that only food from chain stores like Burger King, Wendy's etc was " fast food ". Does KFC, Taco Bell, or Pollo Loco fall under fast food ?
The term was first coined for places like McDonld's, KFC, Taco Bell, etc. Places where you could walk in and get food quickly because it was already made. It did not include restaurants or take-out that you had to order and wait for the food to be prepared.
A few years ago I saw a rep from either McD or BK (I think) say that their food isn't fast food, it's "quick service". LOL0 -
I am curious why OP wants to know...
I guess she is not coming back to clarify0 -
I think of some of it as fast food - usually depends on salt content for me LOL. I don't base it on the speed I can get it and instead base it on the nutritional value. Some of it can really be total crap lol.
Pizza can be a fairly balanced meal if it's a good one. I prefer pizza from a mom and pop italian place instead of a chain restaurant...or make it myself0 -
I am Italian, born and raised there and pizza for us is just a staple...replaces pasta for lunch sometimes... a neapolitan margherita pizza with just tomato sauce and nice mozzarella can't be seen as junk food honestly. I live in NY now and I never order domino pizza or equivalents because I think there's too much stuff on them and they're not as healthy... HOWEVER... you can eat domino pizza or whatever you like for that matter as long as you keep it within your calorie goal...0
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My thought is anything with a drive thru is considered fast food. As for pizza I home-make mine. I do feel some of the nationwide "chain" pizza places would be considered fast food.
According to Wikipedia:
Fast food is the term given to food that is prepared and served very quickly, first popularized in the 1950s in the United States. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »
Also, Dominoes isn't pizza...don't know what it is, but it's not pizza....
No, that is not pizza...in my opinion it's a piece of carton with overused fried oil and some frozen products on it.... I ate so many NY slices and american style pizzas that were very tasty and delicious...not Domino guys let's be serious...
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giannigreco83 wrote: »I am Italian, born and raised there and pizza for us is just a staple...replaces pasta for lunch sometimes... a neapolitan margherita pizza with just tomato sauce and nice mozzarella can't be seen as junk food honestly. I live in NY now and I never order domino pizza or equivalents because I think there's too much stuff on them and they're not as healthy... HOWEVER... you can eat domino pizza or whatever you like for that matter as long as you keep it within your calorie goal...
Do you have a recipe you'd share for that margherita pizza? I love that food! I want to make it so badly...0 -
callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »fast food is *generally* considered anything with a drive thru. so mcdonalds, burger king, wendys, etc anything beyond that is highly subjective.
This ^^^
Fast because you can get it fast. Pull the car up, tell them what you want and within a minute or so you have it.
That being said, the definition is flexible. For example, Little Caesar's Pizza has a drive thru where you can pick up a limited selection of pizzas. Does that make pizza fast food? Not necessarily.
When people talk about fast food negatively, they are generally referring to the typical burger/fries/soda meal that is commonly sold at McDonald's and the like but not all fast food is bad. For example, at some drive thru restaurants you can get a salad. Similarly, you can get a burger, fries and a soda at a "sit-down" restaurant where a waitress comes and takes your order.
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I categorize the large pizza chains (Dominoes, Pizza Hut, Papa Johns etc. ) as fast food, mainly because of their affiliation with fast food chains. For example, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC are owned by a particular brand.
If you're wanting pizza but are trying to stay away from larger, fast food brands, try a local neighborhood pizza parlor. I find their pizza tastes way better than the big chains, anyway.0 -
Do you have a recipe you'd share for that margherita pizza? I love that food! I want to make it so badly...
Hi, this is the link that gets closer to a good recipe in my opinion....http://www.fornobravo.com/pizza/pizza_dough.html
You have GOT to use that flour or you won't get it right....pizza is the simplest of meals and the dough is the key... for the rest just use high quality tomato sauce and milky mozzarella, not the dry ones. Successful restaurants in NYC won't give away their recipes for the dough...so sometimes I just go to my favourite pizzeria and I buy the pizza dough balls and then I bake it at home....
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »deannaxsmithx wrote: »like dominos pizza for example. or pizza from your local pizza parlor. is that considered to be fast food?
I am curious on the subject in general. I am a non-native speaker of English and would like to know what the expression really includes. I have American neighbors and they consider for example Rice-a-Roni to be fast food compared to a rice dish cooked from scratch. The same goes for Mac & Cheese from Krafts, while home made Macaroni and Cheese is not.
I always thought that only food from chain stores like Burger King, Wendy's etc was " fast food ". Does KFC, Taco Bell, or Pollo Loco fall under fast food ?
fast food is *generally* considered anything with a drive thru. so mcdonalds, burger king, wendys, etc anything beyond that is highly subjective.
lol......Then subjectively speaking nothing is fast food here in Mexico City, because due to a lot of regulations we have no drive throughs. Most of all it is because drive-throughs take away parking space required by law and because that space is at a minimum and because people here don't have the custom to buy fast food and take it elsewhere to eat. They usually eat at the place they buy the food.
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cwolfman13 wrote: »No, pizza is pizza...it is it's own thing...
Also, Dominoes isn't pizza...don't know what it is, but it's not pizza....
That's why I stick to the chicken at Dominos0
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