Combination meal - Wikipedia

A combination meal, often referred as a combo-meal, is a type of meal that typically includes food items and a beverage. They are a common menu item at fast ... Combinationmeal FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Anexampleoffoodsservedasafastfoodcombinationmeal PartofaseriesonMeals Meals Suhur Breakfast Secondbreakfast Elevenses Brunch Lunch Tea Tiffin Dinner Supper Iftar Siuyeh Snack Combinationmeal Kids'meal Valuemeal Componentsandcourses Fullcoursedinner Tastingmenu Amuse-bouche Horsd'oeuvre Soup Entrée Roast Maincourse Salad Sidedish Entremet Dessert Mealpreparation Relatedconcepts Àlacarte Banquet Buffet Cuisine list Drink Eating Food Grazing Historyofbreakfast Kamayan Tabled'hôte Tablemanners Tablesetting vte Acombinationmealwithchickencurry,riceandbeefcurry AnAmericanChinesecuisinecombinationmeal,consistingofcashewchicken,friedrice,andaneggroll ASpanishcombinationmeal,consistingofahamburger,Frenchfriesandabeer Acombinationmeal,oftenreferredasacombo-meal,[1]isatypeofmealthattypicallyincludesfooditemsandabeverage.Theyareacommonmenuitematfastfoodrestaurants,andotherrestaurantsalsopurveythem.Combinationmealsmaybepricedlowercomparedtoorderingitemsseparately,butthisisnotalwaysthecase.Acombinationmealisalsoamealinwhichtheconsumerordersitemsàlacartetocreatetheirownmealcombination. ThecasadaisacommontypeoflunchcombinationmealinCostaRicaandPanama. Contents 1Overview 2History 3InLatinAmerica 4InSpain 5Seealso 6Notes 7References 8Furtherreading Overview[edit] Fastfoodcombinationmealstypicallyincludeamainitem(calledentréeinAmericanEnglish,butnotusuallyinFrench)suchasahamburger,asidedishsuchasfries,andabeveragesuchasasoftdrink.[2]Othertypesofrestaurants,suchasfast-casualrestaurantsalsooffercombinationmeals.[3] Combinationmealsmaybepricedlowercomparedtoorderingtheitemsseparately,andthislowerpricingmayservetoenticeconsumersthatarebudget-minded.[2][4]A2010studypublishedintheJournalofPublicPolicy&Marketingfoundthatsomeconsumersmayorderacombinationmealevenifnopricediscountisappliedcomparedtothepriceoforderingitemsseparately.[3]Thestudyfoundthatthisbehaviorisbaseduponconsumersperceivinganinherentvalueincombinationmeals,andalsosuggestedthattheeaseandconvenienceofordering,suchasorderingamealbynumber,playsarolecomparedtoorderingitemsseparately.[3]Thisstudyalsofoundthatthepresenceofcombinationmealsencouragesconsumerstoincreasemealportionsizebysupersizingtheirmeals.[3] Acombinationmealcanalsocompriseamealinwhichseparatedishesareselectedbyconsumersfromanentiremenu,andcanincludeàlacarteselectionsthatarecombinedonaplate.[5]Afastfoodcombinationmealcancontainover1,300calories(5,400 kJ).[6]Fastfoodrestaurantssometimesofferameanstoorderlargerportionsoffoodwithintheformatofthecombinationmeal,suchassupersizing.[7] History[edit] IntheUnitedStatesintheearly1930s,thecombinationmealwasapopulardishinrestaurantsandinhomes.[a] InLatinAmerica[edit] InCostaRicanandPanamaniancuisine,acombinationmealisreferredtoasacasado,whichmeans"married".[9][10]Itisatypicallunchdishinbothcountries.[9][10]InCostaRica,acasadotypicallyconsistsofameatdish,riceandbeans,anddelisalads.[9]AdditionalfoodscomprisingtheCostaRicancasadocanincludefriedplantain,noodlesandtomatoes.[11]InCostaRica,thetermplatodeldía(plateoftheday)isfrequentlyusedinterchangeablywiththetermcasado.[11] InPanama,acasadotypicallyconsistsofanentree,riceandbeans,andcabbage.[10]InPanama,theplatoexecutive,whichmeans"executiveplate",isaprixfixe(fixedprice)lunchmenuofferedinsomeupscalerestaurantsthatissimilarinconcepttothecasado.[10] InSpain[edit] TheSpanishversionofthecombinationmeal,knownasplatocombinado,isastapleinbarsandrestaurantsacrossthecountry.Thesemealsarepopularastheyareaffordableandcanbequicklycookedtoorder.Theyoftenconsistofamain(meat,e.g.grilledsteak,hamburgersorbreadedcutlets;seafood,e.g.friedcalamariorgrilledsquid;fish,batteredorgrilled;orotherfriedfoods,suchascroquettes),asidedishofsaladorFrenchfries(insomecases,mixedvegetablesorpeas),andafriedegg. ThemealsdatebacktotheSpanishCivilWar.Duringthatperiod,theFrancoistdictatorshipintroducedasingle-dishday(DíadelPlatoÚnico),whichinitiallytookplaceeveryfortnightandtheneachFriday,inordertosupportthewareffort.However,mostupscalerestaurantscircumventedtherulebyincreasingservingsizesorusingingredientsinshortsupply,suchasseafood,fishorfresheggs.[12]Initscurrentiteration,theplatocombinadowasdesignedtocatertotheincreasingnumberoftouristsduringtheSpanishmiracle.Todoso,themealsandtheirpriceswerenormalised;inthisway,theofferingswouldbeconsistentacrossthecountry.Asthemealsetswerenotpopularwithtourists,thegovernmentbegantopromotethemamongstthelocalpopulation,wheretheywerewellreceived.ThiscouldbeexplainedbytheirassociationwithAmerican-stylediners,whichwerefashionableinthe1950sand1960s.[12] Despitetheirpopularity,theplatocombinadoisoftenseenasunhealthyandoutdated.Thisisduetothecookingtechniquesused,asmanyoftheproductsaredeep-fried.Inaddition,manyoftheproductsusedtendtobelackinginquality,astheyaremostlyfrozen.[13]Inthissense,thefareissimilartothatservedincafésorgreasyspoonsintheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom. Seealso[edit] Blue-platespecial Listofrestaurantterminology Meatandthree Soupandsandwich Valuemeal  Foodportal Notes[edit] ^"The"combination"mealispopularinmanyhomesaswellasincommercialeatingplaces.Someforeigndishesarefavorite"combination"meals;forexample,Mexicantortillasandenchiladas,Spanishrice,chopsueyandHungariangoulash."[8] References[edit] ^Dumanovsky,T.,Nonas,C.A.,Huang,C.Y.,Silver,L.D.andBassett,M.T.(2009)."WhatPeopleBuyFromFast-foodRestaurants:CaloricContentandMenuItemSelection,NewYorkCity2007".Obesity.Volume17.pp.1369–1374.doi:10.1038/oby.2009.90 ^abBlack,K.(2009).BusinessStatistics:ContemporaryDecisionMaking.WileyPlusProductsSeries.JohnWiley&Sons.p. 266.ISBN 978-0-470-40901-5.RetrievedJanuary18,2017. ^abcd"Study:Peoplechoosecombomealsregardlessofvalueorsize".www.fastcasual.com.November28,2010.RetrievedJanuary18,2017. ^Ferrante,J.(2005).Sociology:AGlobalPerspective.AvailableTitlesCengageNOWSeries(inSpanish).CengageLearning.p. 194.ISBN 978-0-495-00561-2.RetrievedJanuary18,2017. ^FoodTechnologyinAustralia.CouncilofAustralianFoodTechnologyAssociations.1980.Volume32.p.580. ^Nonas,C.;Foster,G.D.;Association,AmericanDietetic(2009).ManagingObesity:AClinicalGuide.AmericanDieteticAssociation.p. 196.ISBN 978-0-88091-425-3.RetrievedJanuary18,2017. ^Keller,K.(2008).EncyclopediaofObesity.SAGEPublications.p. 259.ISBN 978-1-4522-6585-8.RetrievedJanuary18,2017. ^Wood,M.W.;Lindquist,R.;Studley,L.A.(1932).ManagingtheHome.Riversidehomeeconomicsseries.HoughtonMifflin.p. 218.RetrievedJanuary19,2017. ^abcPenland,P.R.(2008).Explorer'sGuideCostaRica:WithExcursionstoNicaragua&Panama:AGreatDestination.Explorer'sGreatDestinations.CountrymanPress.p. 32.ISBN 978-1-58157-989-5.RetrievedJanuary19,2017. ^abcdFodor'sTravelPublications,I.S.;Kast,M.E.;Mattson,S.;VanFleet,J.(2010).Fodor'sPanama,2ndEdition.Fodor'sPanama.FodorsTravelPub.p. 20.ISBN 978-1-4000-0429-4.RetrievedJanuary18,2017. ^abKelly,M.(2007).CostaRica2008.Fodor's2008.Fodor'sTravelPublications.p. 455.ISBN 978-1-4000-1803-1.RetrievedJanuary19,2017. ^abValdivieso,Marta(May7,2016)."ElplatocombinadonacióenlaGuerraCivil".www.elespanol.com.RetrievedJuly29,2020. ^Taboada,Lucía(February26,2016)."Lainmortalidaddelplatocombinado".www.elcomidista.elpais.com.RetrievedJuly29,2020. Furtherreading[edit] "Notsohappymeal:Fastfoodcombostakeabeating".Fortune.July1,2012.RetrievedJanuary18,2017. Bomkamp,Samantha(May5,2016)."Burgerchainsseepayofffromcombomealdeals".ChicagoTribune.RetrievedJanuary18,2017. 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