Did McDonald’s exist in the Han Dynasty?! 8 Little-Known Secrets About Fast Food

▲ Wondering how many secrets fast food culture holds? (Image / from http://www.med-health.net/Fast-Food.html)

Reported by Xiao Wanning / Compiled from multiple sources

Everyone has probably eaten at fast food chains like McDonald’s, KFC, and Burger King, and most assume that fast food culture originated abroad. But few know that as early as the Han Dynasty, there were 24-hour noodle stalls similar to the concept of McDonald’s, and some speculate that the idea of fast food may have originated from there. Not only that, McDonald’s is now present in 119 out of the world’s 196 countries. Below are 8 secrets about fast food culture you might not know.

1. From 25 AD to 205 AD, during theLater Han Dynasty, there were 24-hour fast food carts
2. In medieval Europe, the earliest fast food primarily consisted ofminced animal organ piesas the main focus
3. French fries are thesecond fastestspreading fast food product in history
4. To this day,no one knows the exact recipe of Colonel Sanders (KFC’s founder)
5. The idea for McDonald’s burgers came from the production line concept of Ford automobiles
6. Burger King was originally created to cater to picky eaters who also wanted fast food
7. Happy Meals were not invented by McDonald’sbut by a woman in Guatemala
8. As of 2011, among the world’s 196 countries,119 have McDonald’s