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I thought a proper American breakfast was eggs, maybe with a side of bacon, ham or sausage. Most of this stuff is what I'd call a "Continental Breakfast".
by cbsmith 10y ago
I thought a proper American breakfast was eggs, maybe with a side of bacon, ham or sausage. Most of this stuff is what I'd call a "Continental Breakfast".
- Slippery_John 10y agoIt is. Most people I know have that, cereal, or nothing. These days I do a piece of fruit or nothing. I do miss those fresh bakery sandwiches I'd get in Germany though...
- OJFord 10y agoMaybe you get a different view from other countries, but Googling from the UK I thought it quite telling that if I: - search "english breakfast" I get pictures of a full english - sausages, bacon, black pudding, beans, tomatoes, toast, eggs; - search "continental breakfast" I get pictures of what we would call a continental breakfast - croissants, jams, maybe cold meat, fruit salad - search "american breakfast" I get pictures of scotch pancakes loaded with syrup and an "almost full" English as above I think the obvious difference for me though when I was travelling around the USA was not breakfast at home, but the ease with which you can get (and the consequent quality of) breakfast "on the go". Other than McDonalds (of course) and a handful of restaurants, I can't think of anywhere here to get breakfast, or something breakfasty, except cafés/sandwich shops that'll be selling the same things they will for the rest of the day. Maybe that's just the different view you get living vs. touring around on holiday, though.
- eru 10y agoContinental breakfast is an English / British term. We actually eat lots of different things on the continent. (Google for German breakfast, or French breakfast etc.)
- OJFord 10y agoI don't doubt it; I spent a good deal of my childhood in rural Normandy - parent post used the term first, so I was responding from the point of view of it being interesting to see our different viewpoints.
- cbsmith 10y agoYeah, I don't think of it as reflective of what people normally eat for breakfast on the "Old Continent". I meant it is what is described as a "Continental Breakfast" in hotels and certain restaurants. Tends to be high fibre, uncooked food, with some dairy and fruits (hey, more sugar!).
- waxjar 10y agoHave you had a continental breakfast?
- cbsmith 10y agoThat's an awfully personal question, but yes.
- Shivetya 10y agoThe article's description reminds me of free breakfast you find at cheap hotels, the "meeting" breakfast they provide with coffee with those all too early work meetings, or the stuff at gas stations. Basically the prepackaged side of things when you don't have time to cook breakfast or sit down at a restaurant.
- gambiting 10y agoContinental breakfast(at least in Europe) is usually some bread, butter, ham and cheese. Maybe some jam on the side. Continental breakfast definitely does not include anything cooked(well, unless an occasional boiled egg counts)
- cbsmith 10y agoRight, so that'd be uncooked things like a muffins, granola, yogurt...