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четвер, 24 квітня 2014 р.
середа, 23 квітня 2014 р.
Why is British breakfast substantial?
The Great British
Breakfast!
"And then to
breakfast, with what appetite you have." Shakespeare
The great British
breakfast is famous (or notorious) throughout the world! Actually nowadays it
is a bit of a myth, today many British people are more likely to have a bowl of
cornflakes or a cup of coffee with a cigarette than to indulge in the wonders
of this feast!
The typical
English breakfast is a 19th century invention, when the majority of English
people adopted the copious meal of porridge, fish, bacon and eggs, toast and
marmalade, that has now appeared on English breakfast tables for 100 years.
The annual
consumption in the United Kindgom is 450,000 tonnes of bacon, 5,000 tonnes of
sausages and millions of eggs, so you can see the Great British Breakfast is
very much alive and well. It has retained its popularity as one of the
country's favourite meals, and survived a whole series of eating trends and
food fads.
Mrs Beeton would
have recommended a large list of foods for breakfast such as, bread, rolls,
toast, toasted teacakes, Sally Lunns; eggs cooked in various ways; fish, baked
halibut steaks, fried whiting, broiled fresh herrings, soused herrings,
fishcakes, broiled kippers, 'Findon' haddock, sprats fried in butter, fish
kedgeree, fried salmon, salmon pie, baked lobster, codfish pie, cod's steak,
croquettes of cod's roe, herrings stuffed with fish. Fruit such as stewed figs,
stewed prunes, and fresh fruits in season. Game and pheasant legs, brawn,
devilled drumsticks, and meat dishes both hot and cold, such as collared
tongue, kidneys on toast, sausages with fried bread, pig's cheek, Melton pork
pie, ham, galantine, spiced brisket, pressed beef...
So what does the
great British breakfast consist of nowadays?
Simpsons in the
Strand, a well know (and expensive) restaurant, serves breakfast daily. Their
full English breakfast consists of the following:-
The GREAT BRITISH
BREAKFAST at £13.95 includes:- Toast with jam or marmalade, pastries, fresh
orange juice, freshly brewed coffee, a choice of cereals, porridge, stewed
fruit or half a grapefruit, The Simpson’s Cumberland sausage, scrambled egg,
streaky and back bacon, black pudding, grilled mushrooms and tomato and a daily
newspaper (not for consumption).
In addition to
the GREAT BRITISH BREAKFAST, for serious breakfast eaters, Simpson's offers THE
TEN DEADLY SINS - at £15.95 per person this includes: Toast with jam or
marmalade, pastries, fresh orange juice, freshly brewed coffee Choice of
cereals, porridge, stewed fruit or half a grapefruit The Simpson’s Cumberland
sausage, fried egg, streaky and back bacon, black pudding, lamb’s kidneys, fried
bread, liver, bubble & squeak, baked beans, grilled mushrooms and tomato.
Guests may also
choose from an à la carte selection of classic breakfast dishes such as: Smoked
Haddock Kedgeree; Poached Finan Haddock; Quail’s eggs with haddock; Smoked
Salmon with Scrambled Eggs; Grilled sirloin steak with grilled mushrooms and
tomato and welsh rarebit. There is also a selection of plain, cheese, bacon,
herb, mushroom and smoked salmon omelettes.
Do you have a hobby?
A person's hobbies depend on
his age, intelligence level, character and personal interests. What is
interesting to one person can be trivial or boring to another. That's why some
people prefer reading, cooking, knitting, collecting, playing a musical instrument,
painting, photography, fishkeeping or playing computer games while others
prefer dancing, travelling, camping or sports.
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