English World
English Breakfast
English breakfast is a large, hearty breakfast that can include fruit or juice, eggs, ham or other meat, fish, cereal, baked goods, jam and tea.
It is very different from the continental breakfast, a light, not cooked meal that usually consists of a breadstuff (such as toast, croissants, pastries, etc.) and coffee, tea or other liquid.
A traditional English breakfast (also known as a cooked breakfast or a fry-up) is a cooked meal which may contain food such as sausages, bacon, kippers (herring, which has been covered in salt and smoked), black pudding, scrambled or fried or poached egg, mushrooms, fried tomatoes, baked beans, hash browns and toast.
But many British people eat toast with butter or margarine and jam (often strawberry, raspberry, apricot or blackcurrant jam), marmalade (a type of jam made from oranges) or Marmite (a dark brown spread made from yeast). Melon, grapefruit or fruit cocktail are popular.
Others eat a bowl of cereal; for example, cornflakes or muesli with milk, or porridge (a mixture of oats, hot milk and sugar).
The most common drinks at this time of day are orange juice or a cup of breakfast tea.
If a meal is eaten in the late morning instead of both breakfast and lunch, it is called "brunch".
The English Muffin
This round, rather flat "muffin" is made from a soft yeast dough that, after being formed into rounds, is baked on a griddle.
It can be made at home but is readily available commercially in an assortment of flavors including sourdough, whole wheat, raisin, cinnamon and cornmeal.
English muffins are halved before toasting. In order to produce a surface with the proper peaks and craters (which adds to their crunchy texture and provides plentiful pockets for butter and jam), English muffins must be fork-split and gently pulled apart. Using a knife to cut them in half will not produce the desired result.
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http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/encyclopedia/termdetail/0,7770,2338,00.html
www.ukstudentlife.com/Britain/Food/Meals.htm
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