What does "house-made" indicate about a menu item?

• A. Created in a central kitchen and shipped to the restaurant.
• B. Made by the restaurant's own chefs and pastry team, but sometimes outsourced.
• C. Prepared in-house by the restaurant rather than pre-made by a supplier.
• D. Prepared using only frozen, pre-portioned components.

Answer: (C)

House-made signals that the item is prepared on-site by the restaurant’s own kitchen staff, typically from scratch or with recipes developed in the establishment. It emphasizes in-house control over the cooking process, ingredients, and flavors, rather than relying on pre-made items from outside sources.

That’s why this choice fits best: it reflects preparation within the restaurant rather than being shipped from a central kitchen, outsourced, or assembled from frozen, pre-portioned components. The other possibilities imply some level of outside production or pre-made components, which isn’t what “house-made” conveys.