Since you pay a little more attention to the styles of cooking and the materials of food which are very popular at present, it is not difficult to conclude that cooking is no more the same as it was twenty years ago. As the whole aspects of society is still moving on to a direction of easier, quicker, healthier and more convenient, not to mention the progress that has been made by the improvement of industries and technologies, I believe that the people will absolutely spend less time on this most common but also time-consuming activity in the daily life of every family.
Remember the tens of delicious and complicated dishes that have to be prepared even ten days before the traditional Chinese spring festival when we are celebrating the new year? And the frustrated and tired parents who have to go to the shopping market to purchase the food materials, sauces and other stuff as soon as they get off from work just in order to give the hungry children a meal? Nowadays, these phenomenon are not so common as they were. When my parents want to have a family banquet to celebrate the birthday of a family member or other things, they can make a restaurant reservation beforehand and just enjoy the professional service, fantastic taste and convenient and comfort atmosphere as they saved lots of work and time. All these cost no more than twice of the expenditure that cook at home. Eating outside is really a good deal for those busy working class.
Not only the method of outside-eating costs less on time, but also the home cooking has been tremendously quickened by many factors that are brought out by the social progress. Thanks to the fast development of logistics and mature production delivery system, high-tech kitchen stuff such as the microwave oven and the rice cooker and the new production of food industry alike sources for definite dish, everyone---even the people who have never cooked something before--- can handle the fire control, follow the tips of a cookbook and use the clean and organ vegetables and meat sold in the supermarkets to make a dish to fill the stomach in a short time.
The improvement of cooking issues is going on and will certainly never stop its steps as it occurs simultaneously with the social progress. No doubt that there will spring up more new kitchen wares, more assistance stuff for the efficiency and finally, cost less time for people to feed themselves.