English Meals

The usual English meals are breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner; or in some families breakfast, dinner, tea and supper. The English are very particular about their meals and strictly keep to their meal times.

The traditional English breakfast is a substantial meal. As a rule it begins with porridge (oatmeal boiled in water or milk). It can also be corn-flakes with milk instead of the porridge. Then comes ham and eggs or eggs and bacon, marmalade (usually made of oranges) with buttered toast, and tea or coffee. But many English people have neither time nor money to enjoy this traditional English breakfast every day. They have it only on Sundays or when they are on holidays. And very often they have just a cup of tea and a slice of bread or toast.

Lunch time is about one o’clock. It is a simple meal - fish, steak and chips, or cold meat, boiled or fried potatoes.

Dinner is a principle meal in England. Those who take an “early” dinner (at noon), have supper in the evening. So supper is a cold meal. It consists of all kinds of sausages, cold meat, tinned fish, cheese, mixed pickles and some bread and butter.

At five o’clock Englishmen have tea. But it is not a substantial meal, it is simply tea when they chat over a cup of tea with one’s friends or family.

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