Food is any substance, usually composed primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water and/or proteins, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items through hunting and gathering, today most cultures use farming, ranching, and fishing, with hunting, foraging and other methods of a local nature included but playing a minor role.Most traditions have a recognizable cuisine, a specific set of cooking traditions, preferences, and practices, the study of which is known as gastronomy. Many cultures have diversified their foods by means of preparation, cooking methods and manufacturing. This also includes a complex food trade which helps the cultures to economically survive by-way-of food, not just by consumption.Many cultures study the dietary analysis of food habits. While humans are omnivores, religion and social constructs such as morality often affect which foods they will consume. Food safety is also a concern with foodborne illness claiming many lives each year. In many languages, food is often used metaphorically or figuratively, as in "food for thought".

Proving yet again that South Korea is light years ahead of everyone else in fast-food technology is the Col-Pop. A new era of snack portability is among us with this mashup of drink cup and food container that holds popcorn chicken up top and a cold drink in the bottom. In S. Korea, it's sold w/ spaghetti, french fries, and fried mozzarella balls.

At a beefsteak, a raucous all-you-can-eat-and-drink banquet, all the major food groups are represented: beef, butter, salt, French fries and beer.

At a beefsteak, a raucous all-you-can-eat-and-drink banquet, all the major food groups are represented: beef, butter, salt, French fries and beer.Why is this so appealing?

When the typical French diet and lifestyle often includes high-fat foods as well as cigarettes? Their studies showed that, surprisingly, it was the French habit of drinking a glass or two of red wine each day that protected them from developing these chronic diseases.

This article focuses on a restaurant offering Chinese and cheap western food. As I was shopping at the New World Shopping Centre, a nice looking restaurant caught my eye. Uama serves Chinese and Western food, as well as various kinds of drinks, like a tea house. They also do take-away.