You can imagine that the United States is passionate about hamburgers, french fries, hot dogs, fried chicken and other fast food. But what about Greece or China?
A survey conducted by the American magazine Ceoworld, which specializes in economics and business, indicated the 20 countries most obsessed with fast food in the world – and the result, originally published in December 2022, has such a surprising cast that it was discussed again on social networks last week.
In the first place on the podium, as expected, is the USA. But the second and third places really bring news: the UK – famous for its traditional pub food culture – and France, so famous for its haute cuisine, it is home to the “Bible”, the Michelin Guide.
According to the magazine, the explanation for the arrangement lies in the habits of the population, which may reveal changes in appetite associated with the local economy today, because snacks are usually cheap options. The list was drawn up based on the number of times interviewed residents who reported eating at restaurants in the strip, on average, in a month.
Traditional restaurants and fast food outlets can be seen side by side in the prestigious Paddington area of London.
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Some netizens have speculated more than just an economic crisis – as in the UK with Brexit – or just a national preference behind the massive consumption of this type of food.
It can also indirectly show the attitude of people in that country towards work. Fast food is a good solution to the problem of eating [rápido] during the working day.”
Chinese and Indian food deliveries, [aplicativos como] Uber He eats for work all day and then cooks. I can tell you, fast food wins every time.”
There are also those who speculate that the preferred scenario for fast food is the result of tourism:
It found that India and China overtook Japan among the Asian eating countries [mais] fast food. Fast food is the choice of almost every tourist.
Times Square, in New York City, where fast food restaurants compete for space with shops and cultural attractions
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However, the impact of all these scenarios seems to be less in Latin America: Brazil does not appear in the top 20 and the only country in the bloc that appears in the list, by the way, is Mexico. paying off:
- United States of America
- United kingdom
- France
- Sweden
- Austria
- Mexico
- South Korea
- Greece
- China
- Norway
- Italy
- Australia
- India
- Russia
- Switzerland
- Portugal
- Japan
- Finland
- Canada
- Germany
KFC fried chicken, like this one in Tokyo, has become a Christmas tradition in Japan
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