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My theory is that most affordables restaurant don't make food anymore, they assemble it. So it comes from multiple packages. Add the fact there is a lot of take

My theory is that most affordables restaurant don't make food anymore, they assemble it. So it comes from multiple packages. Add the fact there is a lot of take away / doggy bags, which means repackaging the finished product, and stronger hygiene regulation, which mean detergent used in contact with the food, and you have more opportunities for phthalates to come by. While at home, you may very well cook it from more raw ingredients, with less packaging, put it on a plate, and just quickly wipe the table and plate when you're done. You will also cook a big meal for the entire house, while a lot of restaurant are just fast food, preparing one meal per person. Remember, for most families, they won't go to a michelin restaurant. They will got to Scramblz', Chipotle or the local "italian".

JoeAltmaier 9y ago
About restaurant-packaged foods - around here, they still cook (Iowa). I'm thinking back on the last dozen restaurants I've visited - they all cook I think! And I eat lunch at a different place every day. Trick is, avoid the chains I guess? I choose various hole-in-the-wall Indian, Mexican, Texas, Japanese eateries and diners.
nicoburns 9y ago
I think this may be US-specific. In the UK, there are certainly chains that 'assemble' food, but there are also a whole bunch of similarly priced chains amd independent resturants that cook fresh food. It's not michelin star quality, but it's fresh. In general I think resturaunts tend to add more seasoning (such as salt, sugar, etc) than most people cooking at home would.
- curun1r 9y ago
  I wouldn't be too sure it's just the US...there was a somewhat-recent controversy in France: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-restaurants-acknowledge-serving-factory-frozen-food/2013/07/09/9857b69a-dda2-11e2-b797-cbd4cb13f9c6_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-restauran...

JoeAltmaier 9y ago

About restaurant-packaged foods - around here, they still cook (Iowa). I'm thinking back on the last dozen restaurants I've visited - they all cook I think! And I eat lunch at a different place every day. Trick is, avoid the chains I guess? I choose various hole-in-the-wall Indian, Mexican, Texas, Japanese eateries and diners.

nicoburns 9y ago

I think this may be US-specific. In the UK, there are certainly chains that 'assemble' food, but there are also a whole bunch of similarly priced chains amd independent resturants that cook fresh food. It's not michelin star quality, but it's fresh. In general I think resturaunts tend to add more seasoning (such as salt, sugar, etc) than most people cooking at home would.

curun1r 9y ago
I wouldn't be too sure it's just the US...there was a somewhat-recent controversy in France: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-restaurants-acknowledge-serving-factory-frozen-food/2013/07/09/9857b69a-dda2-11e2-b797-cbd4cb13f9c6_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-restauran...