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MICROWAVE MEAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microwave meal
1, record 1, English, microwave%20meal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frozen dinner 1, record 1, English, frozen%20dinner
correct
- ready meal 1, record 1, English, ready%20meal
correct
- ready-meal 2, record 1, English, ready%2Dmeal
correct
- TV Dinner 1, record 1, English, TV%20Dinner
correct, trademark, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served. 3, record 1, English, - microwave%20meal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because it is often eaten while watching TV ... is a prepackaged, frozen meal which usually comes packaged in a flat cardboard box. They require very little preparation, and contain all the elements on the meal in one package. 1, record 1, English, - microwave%20meal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
TV Dinner is the trademark for a brand of packaged meal developed in 1953 for C.A. Swanson & Sons, (Swanson was acquired by Campbells in 1955). The name in full was TV Brand Frozen Dinner. In informal usage, "TV Dinner" eventually became synonymous with any prepackaged dinner purchased frozen in a supermarket and heated at home. 2, record 1, English, - microwave%20meal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Plats cuisinés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- repas congelé
1, record 1, French, repas%20congel%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il suffit de sept minutes au four micro-ondes pour préparer un repas congelé Ignitemc. On peut aussi le faire chauffer au four conventionnel pendant 40 ou 45 minutes environ. La gamme compte cinq menus alléchants : Poulet parmigiana, Poulet à la créole, Poulet piquant avec pommes de terre rôties, Penne marinara à la saucisse et, pour les végétariens, Masala aux légumes à l'indienne. 1, record 1, French, - repas%20congel%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria alimentaria
- Platos preparados (Cocina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- comida rápida congelada
1, record 1, Spanish, comida%20r%C3%A1pida%20congelada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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