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The
Slow Food Movement
Minsoo
Park from Korea
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Photo:
Dino
(Flicker)
Slow food symbol: the snail

Photo:
Brindio
(Flicker)
Supporters of the movement want people
to have more leisure time to eat their
meals. They hate hectic and fast-paced
life. They think people should keep their
ethnic tastes and
recipes.
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Fast
food is becoming increasingly popular all around
the world even though everybody knows it threatens
their health.
However,
fast food, such as hamburgers and pizza, have a lot
of fat, and the ingredients in them are not always
good quality.
Large
fast food companies only want to make a profit, and
many consumers who think "fast service" is the most
important thing prefer such kinds of meals for
lunch, even for dinner.
Slow
Food is a new idea that protests the spread of
fast food. The Slow Food Movement is interested in
recovering the traditional meals of cultures. The
movement is not only about meals; it is related to
overall modern culture.
Supporters
of the movement want people to have more leisure
time to eat their meals. They hate hectic and
fast-paced life. They also think people should keep
their ethnic tastes and recipes and encourage
eating fresh, natural food of traditional diets.
They
feel the various eating customs of traditional
cultures are part of our human heritage and think
eating leisurely can make our lives happier and
more worthwhile. Therefore, they are protesting the
spread of fast food such as hamburgers and hope
every country in the world will try to preserve
their unique, traditional cuisine.
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