Why do you eat food? Is it because you enjoy it? Because you feel hungry? Or are there more subtle reasons such as to cheer you up when you're feeling down?

... Food for Thought Why do you eat food? Is it because you enjoy it? Because you feel hungry? Or are there more subtle reasons such as to cheer you up when you're feeling down? In the past we would not have the luxury of such considerations, we had to eat to survive and we had to eat whatever was available. Today, we have a huge choice of food products, places to eat and methods of cooking. Regarding food as a commercial commodity rather than a necessity has seen the development of a huge food industry and the idea of Food Technology. Food Processing Developing new products today involves a lot of research, experimentation, testing and trailing. A small scale recipe for a chicken korma cannot simply be multiplied up and used on a production line to create tens of thousands of meals. Large scale machinery may affect food in a different way

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