Pre-made dishes have recently come under the spotlight in China, with their increasing use igniting heated discussions about their nutrition and safety.
There are four types of pre-made food: ready-to-eat food, meaning food that can be eaten directly such as canned porridges; ready-to-heat food, meaning food that needs to be heated before being eaten; ready-to-cook food, which is semi-finished dish which has been deep processed and only requires simple cooking; and meal kits with fresh ingredients: vegetables and meat that have been washed and cut and need to be cooked before being eaten.
One newlywed couple in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, recently held their wedding banquet at a high-end hotel in the city. They ordered an expensive banquet package that cost 5,988 yuan ($820.4) per table, but were told by the groom’s
