British breakfast(2 d) lippolis

What is in an What is in an English breakfast?English breakfast?

English breakfast can be considered a great way to start the day, it is probably the most important meal in the world!

But during the week most people have a quick meal because they don’t have time

to prepare a cooked breakfast.

Usually they have a traditional English breakfast at weekends because there

is more time to prepare it.

There are different reasons for which breakfast is a full meal in Britain:

workplaces and schools are usually far from home and people come back home in the afternoon so they need energy to face the

day.

An English breakfast may include:An English breakfast may include:• Sausages

• Bacon(It can be fried, but traditionally it is grilled until

slightly crispy). • eggs (scrambled or fried)

• sliced fried red tomatoes (fresh tomato, halved and then grilled until browned)

• baked beans (tinned beans) • fresh salted mushrooms

• fried or roast potatoes• fried bread• black pudding

An English breakfast may An English breakfast may also include:also include:

• stewed prunes• buttered toast, often spread with orange

marmalade• tea (traditionally it is served with milk) • orange juice

The History of ToastThe History of Toast

Toasting bread in ancient times was a means of preserving it. The Romans spread the idea of toast throughout Europe, even into Britain. The word

'toast,' comes from the Latin word tostum, meaning burn. Toast is essentially burnt bread, so the

name makes sense.

WHY IS MARMALADE NOT JUST AN ORANGE JAM?

There is a legend. It says that marmalade is a contraction of “Marie malade”. The story goes

that when Mary, Queen of Scots, was ill, marmalade (then quite a rare delicacy) was one of the few things that she could eat. So, the French phrase “Marie malade” meaning

'sick Mary' came to be applied to the breakfast delicacy of the Scottish-born queen.

SCONESSCONES About the origin of the word “Skone”, some say it

comes from the Dutch word ‘schoonbrot’, which means beautiful bread, others argue it comes from Stone of Destiny, where the Kings of Scotland were crowned. Scones became popular when Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788 – 1861), one afternoon

ordered the servants to bring tea and some sweet breads. She was so delighted by this, that she

ordered it every afternoon. They are still served daily with the traditional cream topping in Britain.

The English breakfast, like so many British traditions, is based on what became popular in the Victorian era. Victorian home economist Isabella Beeton in ”The Book of Household Management” (1861) gives the following advice about breakfast:

“Breakfast is always a leisurely affair and considered to be a splendid way to start the day”

This is our class: 2^D

…and these are the delicious scones we ate with out

teacher!

We also drank a cup of good English tea to complete our

experience!

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