Traditional Chinese culture places much emphasis on food. Considered to be an important part of each day, eating is far beyond simply ________ (meet) a need. However, people are living in a fast growing society now, so they hardly have time to enjoy their food. They need fast food. That is ________ China's fast-food market expands.
A foreign fast-food restaurant _______ (call) KFC arrived in China first, quickly followed by________ such as Pizza Hut and McDonald's. ________ the development of China, foreign fast-food chains are realizing high-speed growth in China. However, these “junk foods” _______ (criticize) by health experts for long because they can't provide balanced nutrition. The experts also show that some foreign fast food contains ________ food coloring, Sudan 1, ________ can cause cancer.
In fact, China has many of its own traditional fast-food dishes. Among them, dumplings, soybean milk and noodles are the most popular. ________ (compare) with foreign fast food, those traditional ones are _______ (healthy). But many Chinese still enjoy the special taste and the good environment in the foreign fast-food chains even though there exist some potential risks.