"The food is ready."

Translation: 음식이 준비됐어요.

[SvedishPlumber]

준비됐어요 is in the past tense. Does this actually mean the food was prepared?

[wintertriangles]

Yessir

[fbr_brazil]

The food has been prepared, has been made ready. The food was prepared, so it's now ready to be eaten.