Do you like food prepared at home or outside ?

India
January 25, 2010 2:16pm CST
I know this is one very simple question, but perhaps we all know the answer, but I have some other meaning to it. Do you still like the food prepared in hotels, restaurants, mortals, knowing that they are not hygienic and could be lethal to your health. My brother graduated in Hotel management, and he told me the dirty things that prevails in his industry. He told me that while serving food, many guys taste the food themselves and when the food is returned half eaten, they never bother to throw away the rest of it, but mix it with another prepared, just to save time. The same is done with drinks and cocktails and other stuff. Now answer again, do you like the food prepared at home or outside ?
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@RULizzie (100)
• United States
25 Jan 10
I have always preferred diners made at home, but now that I am the one making the dinners I do prefer to eat out, but my family only goes to a few chosen restaurants, our favorite is a local family owned and run Italian restaurant. Where we can get good homemade food at reasonable prices, and the place is very clean, we also have come to know the owners over time. Industrial food is just that industrial. The only reason to eat at a chain restaurant would be because you are out of town and afraid to try any of the local restaurants.
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• India
25 Jan 10
Hmmmmmm. You have given a good reason for outside food. I guess that is right way to do. To have food in known places where there is safety and place is clean. I guess, you love your food and know how to chose the outside stuff also. Best of eating. Happy mylotting.
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
25 Jan 10
Both are pretty good. I prefer to cook at home with my girlfriend because it gives us something to do each night and we can eat great meals created by ourselves that are pretty healthy. I also like eating out at restaurants but I'm not a real big fan of fast food.
• India
25 Jan 10
I guess you did not read the full discussion what I posted, but anyway thank you for posting. I guess you like your food and have a great girl friend who can cook for you. Have a happy time and happy mylotting. Take care
@dedha04 (60)
• Indonesia
26 Jan 10
i am most happy with my mother's cooking,because i think my mother's cooking the most delicious
• India
26 Jan 10
I love the home made food as it more hygienic and nutritious not only this I love cooking I use cooking as stress buster. In restaurants you find the food with lot of added flavors which actually spoil the true taste of the food.
@abhii16 (59)
• India
26 Jan 10
I always like home cooked food . Ya ,i know all these things happen in even highly rated restaurants, that's why ..i have a bad perception about foods prepared in hotels and restaurants though they tend to mesmerize us(being tastier than home made food). Although its not always that all restaurants and hotels are that unhygienic as that you mentioned above but there are some whom you can trust my friend by only observing their quality and hygiene.
@kyel_11 (1069)
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
I prefer food prepared at home because first they are free, second, they are clean, and third they have TLC (tender loving care). I so love free food because , I can save my money instead of buying food outside. I am also sure that the food prepared at home is clean. I can see how they are cooked and all. And of course the most important and make the food delicious is the TLC :)
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
As long as the ingredients is complete I would do the cooking of food at home as i could estimate the amount of serving i would prepare depending on the number of person who gonna eat the food and at the same time i could personally attend to the matter of cooking ensuring that the cooking is clean and the ingredients are all fresh. Unlike, when one eat outside home one could not be assured the food is recently cook or just thaw form the pot and it have been cook last yesterday. so definitely it is not fresh cook food and aside from other contamination their are risk of some illnesses to develop to the eater if one is not sure of the ingredients being use are all fresh except when you see for yourself in your own eyes how those food are cook such as in the case of restaurant offering fresh seafood then the clients would be the one to select from the aquarium and then the seafood are cook in front of you which is 100% fresh that one could assure of its quality.
@sumanadep (1228)
• India
26 Jan 10
Although I eat outside sometimes but I prefer eating food prepared at home rather than the one made outside. It is because I can be sure that it is made in an hygienic way and the ingredient use are also good. The food prepared at home is made the way I like it. I don't have to add extra salt to it while I am eating.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
hi vicky, i will enjoy both homemade as well as restaurant foods. i live very simply, whatever is there is fine. but i enjoy special cooking as well. thank you for this discussion. i hope you always have a very wonderful day. happy mylotting to you. ann
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
For me food prepare at home because don't have more salt and not artificial flavoring that can cause more sick when you get older.
@samrie29 (112)
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
In as much as I would love to eat out, it's still healthier to have food prepared at home. It's also cheaper to eat at home compared to eating outside. Plus, my husband is actually a good cook.
• India
26 Jan 10
whether the food is hygenic or not, i have always likes the food that my mother prepares. i dont know, but there is something about the food that is prepared at home that has always fascinated me. Maybe it has got to with the dishes that she prepares. She would go out to a restaurant, taste a new item. and the next week we have that prepared at our place. so there is nothing that compels me to go out, i got the taste, the dishes and of course the hygeine....
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
The restaurant food is a bonus to my stomach however since I always couldnt afford to eat outside I just prefer what my grandaunt cooks me. Better have something to eat than nothing at all. My grandaunt cooks anything from meat to vegetable dishes so with pies.
@blummus (451)
• United States
26 Jan 10
It depends on the place. I've worked in restaurants that were very clean and kept up to the state health codes, and I usually go to casual places where you can watch the food being prepared, which is very reassuring. At the same time, eating out is more expensive than cooking at home, and in general I prefer the flavor of a home-cooked meal, as I cook it to my own taste from the start.
• China
26 Jan 10
I like cook food at home,cook out,then nothing convenient,everything at home,Oh,do not have so much trouble.
• China
26 Jan 10
I like to cook food home,cook out,then nothing convenient,everything at home,Oh,do not have so much trouble.
@varron (453)
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
As long as I want the taste of the food, it will not matter to me if it was prepared outside or not. But.. we all know the fact that foods prepared outside might be contaminated or in other words, we cannot sure if it is clean or not. It is better to prepare foods at home rather that take it from the outside. If we prepare our own food, then we have the assurance of its cleanliness. I did not mean that all food outside are dirty, I mean there are only possibilities because people who use to prepare that food are sometimes just concern only for money or profit. Besides we cannot assure if the workers or the management itself of that food chain or restaurants uses proper hygienic implementation.
• India
26 Jan 10
Aboveall, homemade food is the best with regards to health and money. Some restaurants are charging a heavy amount and serving low quality preparation. I have my personal experience when once i ordered for mutton in a restaurant. The taste and quality were worst. My friend could guess that the meat was not of goat. That might be of sheep. We shouted at the manager but he refused to admit. So,when ever i wish to eat mutton, i personally buy mutton from butcher and we cook at home and enjoy with my friends. Yes,sometimes ,without throwing the leftover,they mix them with another item and serve them to customers to save time and money. But we cant stop them unless they wish to serve good things to customers. So, i suggest to avoid going to such restarants as much as possible. Thanx
@syedayub (252)
• India
26 Jan 10
hi vicky, ofcourse very would like to have good from home, why because, food from home is good for health as well as testy. where as you don't find healthy diet out side your home. Finaly i can say that home food is 1000 times better than outside food
@hasida07 (14)
• Malaysia
26 Jan 10
Of course I like the food prepared at home. We know the food that we ate at home but how sure are you the food you take from outside. Food at home is cheaper, clean , suit your taste and you can go for it for more anytime. Outside food could be not hygienic. The person who prepare the food might also unhygienic.