Food delivery to the rescue
By Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
Malaysia
July 21, 2021 2:27am CST
It's just one of those lazy days when I don't feel like cooking lunch.
So Food Panda lunch delivery it is. It's one of my most frequently used food delivery platforms. They have some pretty cool vouchers and promo codes. Got a MYR8 (approx USD2) discount today for my chicken rice order. Not bad.
Already promised my daughter to make her favourite butter chicken for tomorrow's lunch, so no Food Panda tomorrow. 
How often do you order food online and what sort of food do you usually order?
How often do you order food online and what sort of food do you usually order?10 people like this
14 responses
@iKONICNoona (4220)
• Philippines
21 Jul 21
To be honest I have never ordered food online. What we do is have them in take out or to go .We order in the physical store and will eat it at home.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
21 Jul 21
Oh, is it because they don't cover your area or is it just your preference to order takeaways?
@DaddyEvil (137695)
• United States
23 Jul 21
We don't have food delivery places where I live, so I've never used one.
Pretty and I haven't started getting restaurant foods since the pandemic started. The Delta variant is in our city. I'm still scared of getting Covid.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Jul 21
We have a few apps that we can use for food delivery and takeouts. I've used it a few times since Covid. And yeah the Delta variant sounds pretty scary.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil Yeah there are many areas here that they don't cover. Anyway homecooked meals are always best! 
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@DaddyEvil (137695)
• United States
24 Jul 21
@cahaya1983 I live in a small city. We have the apps but there aren't any delivery drivers where I live.
I envy you, in this case.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jul 21
@cahaya1983 I am a good cook, I do not like ready made food and Covid is an additional reason not to buy.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
21 Jul 21
That's a common concern nowadays, for sure. I know many people who choose not to do so for the same reason you mentioned.
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@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
21 Jul 21
I had no idea of what Butter Chicken was so I looked it up. I saw two kinds, tomato gravy and cream gravy. I would imagine that they are very different.
Does your daughter favor one over the other?
I think it sounds really good.
I never order food. I make everything at home or pick it up while I'm out.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
21 Jul 21
Ah yes the one I make at home is the creamy one. For the sauce, first I sauté onion, garlic and curry leaves in butter, then add milk, and a slice of cheddar cheese. Sometimes I add a few pieces of chilli, we always like a teeny weeny but of that spicy taste
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@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
21 Jul 21
@cahaya1983
That sounds really good.
I hope she enjoys her favorite meal at lunch tomorrow.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
23 Jul 21
The one that I use offers discounts all the time. If we pick up instead of having them delivered, we automatically get 20% off.
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@Andini (3209)
• Indonesia
24 Jul 21
@cahaya1983 ohh its good. I didnt get discount all the time. Only when they give offer
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Jul 21
Oh, okay. I order more often than that, but of course homecooked meals are better.
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@FaruMesh (3504)
• India
24 Jul 21
@cahaya1983 Always, if I really need something I take away biriyani from nearby restaurant
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I haven't open the app for a while now. I don't know what's being promote there anymore.@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
23 Jul 21
Ah okay. Well you can still survive without food delivery, I guess...homecooked meal is always better! Plus I think the delivery charge would be high if you're far from the restaurants, so maybe not worth it.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
21 Jul 21
It happens we don't feel like cooking some days...good you ordered..
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
21 Jul 21
Yes it's such a great blessing how convenient it is to order food nowadays!
@RebeccasFarm (90481)
• Arvada, Colorado
22 Jul 21
Its been so long for me to have food taken out
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
22 Jul 21
I only do that when I'm too lazy to cook. I try to cook at home as much as I can.
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
21 Jul 21
Pizza used to be the only delivery we ordered until this pandemic started.
until this pandemic started.
@everwonderwhy (7376)
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24 Jul 21
I'm glad you pampered yourself with not-doing-anything-today. Good on yah!
Occasionally, Hubby orders pizza and picks them up.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Jul 21
Yep, gotta pamper myself once in a while! We love pizza too, especially for dinner. Haven't ordered any for quite some time now, though.
We love pizza too, especially for dinner. Haven't ordered any for quite some time now, though.1 person likes this
@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Jul 21
We don't order food online, most of the time we prepare our own food. If there are instances that we want something from a local restaurant we just order take out.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
22 Jul 21
We do order takeouts every now and then, but since the lockdown we prefer not going out to buy and just have them delivered.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
21 Jul 21
Yes I order quite regularly and some of the times there are nice deals to buy from
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
21 Jul 21
I try to prepare meals at home as much as possible, but food delivery sure helps when I'm too tired or too lazy.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
21 Jul 21
@cahaya1983 yes we cannot eat outside food all the time
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
22 Jul 21
Oh I love samosas! I bought the frozen oones, still haven't learned how to make them from scratch.
