This is supposed to be a definition of "fast food" but I think I wandered a little bit off...

The smell of French fries and charcoaled meat permeates the air. Does that waken your appetite? If you are on your way from work to run some errands, and you are hungry, don't have time to go to a restaurant or to prepare something yourself, what are you going to do? What is most convenient? Stop at a McDonalds, Taco Bell, or an Asian place? If you look up the meaning of "fast food" in …

…on the whole population, looking at it whole-hearted. It plays a big part in the American culture since first introduced in the beginning of the 19th century, and it still reaches out for other countries - still expanding and ever hungry. Fast food is the heart of the American nation. Chain restaurants are dominant landmarks, and good old-fashioned sit-down restaurants disappear increasingly. It is not only about the food anymore; it is about the money!