Life now days have become fast, people want quick result for everything. In this fast track life, things are changing in every area that touches our life, whether it is communication or shopping or cooking. Also with the introduction of internet things have become fast.  In this fast life, however there are certain things that can’t be ignored such as eating. As time is short people want recipes that are easy to cook. Due to busy life, even outside the home people from all walks of life wanted things that can be picked and eaten easily. When the women in the started working outside the house then need for fast and quick recipes increased. When at the commercial level fast food like burger was introduced in the western countries it became very popular. The fast food chains appeared all over western countries and later spread to the eastern countries as well.

Fast food basically means anything that can be prepared and is ready to serve in short period of time. In the restaurant too, fast food is referred to the food prepared in very short time and is packed for take away or for eating right away. Initially fast food was associated as small cabin or stands where there was no seating arrangement, such as noodle stands in Far Asian country, pani puri and dahi vada cabins in India, wine and bread sold on stands in Ancient Rome. These kinds of stalls do not need big investment and they are found even now on the road sides As time passed the restaurant not only provided low preparation meals but also space for seating. Later the fast food franchise opened up such as McDonald, KFC, which has standardized food recipes for all their outlets all over the world. These fast food restaurants are gaining popularity all over the world
 
With the introduction of frozen food it has become possible to make food in short time, especially working woman found these convenient and time saving, for instance you can get frozen pizza base, and readymade sauce and other ingredients such as chicken chunks or mushrooms etc. Just spread the sauce, add other ingredients of your choice and sprinkle cheese and put it in the oven. Your pizza is ready in 10 minutes. In the same way different variety of pasta, burgers can be made easily and quickly with the frozen food. You can also get ready to make recipes that can be made easily by anyone who can handle the microwave.

If you have sweet tooth and loves having desserts after food, but is short of time, it can be done without much hassle, as prepared mixtures are available even for different desserts such as puddings, truffles, cakes, cookies and pastries. You just have to follow the simple instructions and your dessert will be ready with quick and easy recipe. You can also check out cooking books and websites for fast food recipes.