Ready-made dishes gaining popularity in China

Making life easy: Ready-made dishes have become regular items on the grocery shopping list of those who seek culinary fun but are short of leisure time. — Xinhua

HANGZHOU: Chen Jia doesn’t often cook, but she still managed to prepare a hearty meal on Chinese New Year’s Eve for her family without ordering any restaurant takeout.

“Thanks to the ready-made food I had purchased online, we enjoyed a decent Spring Festival dinner,” said Chen, who lives in east China’s Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province.