1994 (McDonald’s stopped counting) | The burger Goliath quit counting the number of burgers it sold at 99 billion. |
1921 (Fast food was born) | White Castle, arguably the first modern fast-food restaurant in the world, opened its doors. |
1912 (Automat hit the scene) | New York’s Automat restaurant popularized the phrase “take-out food.” |
1500s (Tamales are to-go) | Missionary priest Father Bernardino de Sahagun described Aztec street markets selling tamales with hot sauce. |
3200 BC (Take-out windows make their debut ) | Some Mesopotamian ruins featured windows, a fireplace, leftover food, and a ton of bowls; archaeologists suspect these were ancient take-out restaurants. |
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Beefy doughnuts- Chinese Dunkin’ Donuts offer pork or spicy beef floss doughnuts.
- One tandoori taco, please- Indian Taco Bells carry tikka masala burritos with grilled chicken, Mexican rice, onion, and tandoori mayo with cilantro.
- Tea with beans- Starbucks in some Asian countries offers a red bean green tea Frappuccino.
- Would you like pasta with your burger?- Filipino McDonald’s offers a spaghetti and fried chicken combo.
- Can it be ‘pizza’ without tomatoes or cheese? - The Birizza at Sri Lankan Pizza Hut includes chicken or paneer rice topped with pizza dough and an onion salad on the side.
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