around the world in two meals
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History• First meal after a night’s sleep• Breakfast literally means “breaking the fasting period of the prior night.• Old English “Morgenmete” which means morning meal.
Breakfast in the USA• Either cereals or an egg/based dish• Coffee of orange juice• eggs and steak• But not in the Northwest• Bacon, hash browns, toast, sausage links
Hash browns
Breakfast in Canada
• Waffles, pancakes, French toast, crepes, cereal with milk• Full English breakfast - Lumberjack’s breakfast
Breakfast in australia
• Pre WWII no fridge• Traditional breakfast: grilled steak and fried eggs• Modern breakfast: cornflakes with milk or yoghurt, toast with marmalade/vegemite
Breakfast in the United Kingdom
• Full English Breakfast• Reserved for weekends. Holidays and breakfast in cafes• Porridge (havermoutpap)
Afternoon tea
• Served between 4 and 6 in the afternoon• Wealthy classes• Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford• End 19th century
Dishes
• Loose tea in a teapot, served with sugar and milk• Working class – small sandiwich or scones• Upper class – Luxureous sandwishes and scones, Battenberg cake, fruit cake or Victoria sponge
High tea
• Evening meal working class• Served between 5 and 7• 1825• a hot dish, cakes and bread, butter and jam• Traditionally for middle and upper class children
Q1. Traditionally, what kind of tea was used for the afternoon tea?
a. Loose tea
b. Tea bags from Pickwick
c. Ground tea leaves
Q2. In which country do they serve a ‘Lumberjack’s breakfast’?
a. United Kingdom
b. America
c. Canada
Q3. Afternoon tea is traditionally served with which sponge cake?
a. Elizabeth sponge
b. Victoria sponge
c. Anne sponge
Q4. In which quarter of the United States is breakfast not served with steak?
a. Northeast
b. South
c. Northwest
Q5. When is afternoon tea usually served?
a. Between 3 and 5 in the afternoon
b. Between 2 and 4 in the afternoon
c. Between 4 and 6 in the afternoon