Show Navigation

CHI04.4794.xf1

McDonald's restaurant, Beijing, China. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.) Fast Food. Has any human invention ever been as loved and loathed as fast food? Feelings run deep about the huge U.S. fast-food chains, especially McDonald's and KFC. Internationally recognized as symbols of Americanization, globalization, and overflowing schedules, they are also symbols of convenience, reliability, and (usually) cleanliness.

Filename
CHI04_4794_xf1brw.jpg
Copyright
© 2005 Peter Menzel / Hungry Planet: What the World Eats / www.menzelphoto.com
Image Size
1024x682 / 235.8KB
www.menzelphoto.com
Contained in galleries
China, Hungry Planet: China
McDonald's restaurant, Beijing, China. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.) Fast Food. Has any human invention ever been as loved and loathed as fast food? Feelings run deep about the huge U.S. fast-food chains, especially McDonald's and KFC. Internationally recognized as symbols of Americanization, globalization, and overflowing schedules, they are also symbols of convenience, reliability, and (usually) cleanliness.
Info