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Brunch is a meal eaten between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., sometimes accompanied by alcoholic drinks (typically champagne or a
cocktail A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink. Most commonly, cocktails are either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients such as tonic water, fruit juice, flavored syrup, or cream. Cocktails vary widely across ...
). The meal originated in the British hunt breakfast. The word ''brunch'' is a portmanteau of ''
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'' and '' lunch''. The word originated in England in the late 19th century, and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.


Origin of the word

The 1896 supplement to the '' Oxford English Dictionary'' cites ''
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'' magazine, which wrote that the term was coined in Britain in 1895 to describe a Sunday meal for "Saturday-night carousers" in the writer Guy Beringer's article "Brunch: A Plea" in ''Hunter's Weekly''. Despite the substantially later date, it has also been claimed that the term was possibly coined by reporter Frank Ward O'Malley, who wrote in the early 20th century for the
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newspaper '' The Sun'' from 1906 until 1919. It's thought that he may have come up with the term after observing the typical mid-day eating habits of his colleagues at the newspaper.


At colleges and hotels

Some colleges and hotels serve brunch, often serve-yourself buffets, although
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-ordered meals may be available as well. The meal usually consists of standard breakfast foods such as eggs, sausages,
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, ham, fruits, pastries,
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s, waffles, and scones.


Military

The United States, Canada and United Kingdom militaries often serve weekend brunch in their messes. They offer breakfast and lunch options, and usually are open from 09:00-13:00.


Dim Sum brunch

The
dim sum Dim sum () is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch. Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other Chinese cuis ...
brunch is popular in Chinese restaurants worldwide. It consists of a variety of stuffed buns,
dumpling Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources), oftentimes wrapped around a filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour, buckwheat or potatoes, and may be filled with meat, fi ...
s, and other savory or sweet foods that have been steamed, deep-fried, or baked. Customers select small portions from passing carts, as the kitchen continuously produces and sends out freshly prepared dishes. Dim sum is usually eaten at a mid-morning, midday, or mid-afternoon
teatime Tea (in reference to food, rather than the drink) has long been used as an umbrella term for several different meals. English writer Isabella Beeton, whose books on home economics were widely read in the 19th century, describes meals of var ...
.


Special occasions

Brunch is prepared by restaurants and hotels for special occasions, such as weddings, Valentine's Day,
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, Mother's Day, Father's Day,
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and Easter.


In other languages


Chinese

The Chinese word "早午饭" ( zh, p=zǎo wǔfàn) is defined as brunch, with "早饭" ( zh, p=zǎofàn, labels=no; 早: morning, 饭: meal) meaning breakfast; and "午饭" ( zh, p=wǔfàn, labels=no; 午: noon, 饭: meal) meaning lunch. The combination of "早饭" and "午饭" is thus "早午饭", brunch.


French

The Office québécois de la langue française accepts 'brunch' as a valid word but also provides a synonym ''déjeuner-buffet''. Note that, however, in Quebec, ''déjeuner'' alone (even without the qualifying adjective ''petit'') means 'breakfast'. In Quebec, the word—when francized—is pronounced .


Italian

In Italian, the English loanword 'brunch' is generally used, though the neologism/calque is increasingly popular, being derived from (breakfast) and (lunch). Even less common but occasionally used is , derived from the same sources. Usage of these terms varies in Italy, as different regions have different cultural definitions of mealtimes and their names. Traditional usage, particularly in northern Italy, included calling the first meal of the day (first ), and the second meal either or (second ), as distinguished from , the evening meal (now generally used as the term for the midday meal). In this scheme, a separate term for 'brunch' would not be necessary, as could be used as a general term for any meal taken in the morning or early afternoon. Although Italian meal terminologies have generally shifted since widespread use of this naming scheme, the concept of a distinct mid-morning meal combining features of breakfast and lunch is largely one imported from the UK and North America in the last century, so the Anglicism 'brunch' is predominant.


Other places


Canada

The area now known as Leslieville neighbourhood is sometimes called the brunch capital of Toronto, as many renowned establishments serve brunch there. Brunch buffets also exist in other parts of Southern Ontario, including Kitchener-Waterloo, where the German-term ''Smorgasborgs'' was sometimes used, from the 1970s onward. In Canada, brunch is served in private homes and in restaurants. In both cases, brunch typically consists of the same dishes as would be standard in an American brunch, namely, coffee, tea,
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s,
breakfast Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night.Anderson, Heather Arndt (2013)''Breakfast: A History'' AltaMira Press. Various "typical" or "t ...
foods, including
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s, waffles, and french toast; meats such as ham,
bacon Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back. It is eaten as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), used as a central ingredient (e.g., the bacon, lettuce, and tomato sand ...
, and sausages; egg dishes such as scrambled eggs, omelettes, and Eggs Benedict; bread products, such as
toast Toast most commonly refers to: * Toast (food), bread browned with dry heat * Toast (honor), a ritual in which a drink is taken Toast may also refer to: Places * Toast, North Carolina, a census-designated place in the United States Books * '' ...
, bagels or croissants; pastries or cakes, such as
cinnamon roll A cinnamon roll (also known as cinnamon bun, cinnamon swirl, cinnamon Danish and cinnamon snail) is a sweet roll commonly served in Northern Europe (mainly in Nordic countries, but also in Austria and Germany) and North America. In Sweden it is ...
s and coffee cake; and fresh cut fruit or fruit salad. Brunches may also include foods not typically associated with breakfast, such as
roasted Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat where hot air covers the food, cooking it evenly on all sides with temperatures of at least from an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting can enhance the flavor through caramelization ...
meats,
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,
soup Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ing ...
, smoked salmon, sandwiches, and salads, such as
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. When served at home or in a restaurant, a brunch may be offered buffet style, in which trays of foods and beverages are available and guests may serve themselves and select the items they want, often in an "all-you-can-eat" fashion. Restaurant brunches may also be served from a menu, in which case guests select specific items that are served by waitstaff. Restaurant brunch meals range from relatively inexpensive brunches available at
diner A diner is a small, inexpensive restaurant found across the United States, as well as in Canada and parts of Western Europe. Diners offer a wide range of foods, mostly American cuisine, a casual atmosphere, and, characteristically, a com ...
s and family restaurants to expensive brunches served at high-end restaurants and bistros.


Philippines

Brunch in the Philippines is served between 9:00 am and noon. Contrary to what is observed in other countries, brunch in the afternoon, between 3:00 and 4:00 pm, is called
merienda Merienda is a light meal in southern Europe, particularly Spain (merenda in Galician, berenar in Catalan), Portugal (lanche or merenda) and Italy (merenda), as well as Hispanic America, Philippines (meryenda/merienda), North Africa (Morocco), ...
, a traditional snack carried over from Spanish colonialism.


Gallery

File:Brunch-Fahrten MS MARS.jpg, A brunch on a ship,
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, Germany File:Brunch orange juice toasts with eggs.jpg, A homemade brunch consisting of cooked eggs on toast and salad, accompanied by orange juice File:Fruits and Tarts -- Formal Brunch Aboard the Celebrity Equinox, 12-09-2011 (6857451879).jpg, A formal brunch buffet aboard the '' Celebrity Equinox'' File:Gourmet cheeseburgers for brunch.jpg, Cheeseburger as brunch File:Snack Counter at The Farm House.jpg, Coldcuts and cheeses with bread in a brunch buffet File:Monki's Huevos Rancheros with spiced rice, ground beef, spinach, mushrooms & tomatoes.jpg, '' Huevos rancheros'' as brunch


See also

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Drag brunch Drag or The Drag may refer to: Places * Drag, Norway, a village in Tysfjord municipality, Nordland, Norway * ''Drág'', the Hungarian name for Dragu Commune in Sălaj County, Romania * Drag (Austin, Texas), the portion of Guadalupe Street ad ...
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Elevenses Elevenses is a short break taken at around 11:00a.m. to consume a drink or snack. The names and details vary among countries. Regional variations Australia and New Zealand In Australia and New Zealand, elevenses is known as "morning tea" and oc ...
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Israeli breakfast An Israeli breakfast is a style of breakfast that originated on the Israeli Collective farming, collective farm called a kibbutz, and is now served at most hotels in Israel and many restaurants. It is usually served buffet style, and consists of ...
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List of breakfast topics This is an index of breakfast-related articles. Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work. Among English speakers, "breakfast" can be used to refer ...
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List of brunch foods This is a list of brunch foods and dishes. Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch eaten usually during the late morning but it can extend to as late as 2 pm and 8 pm on the East Coast, although some restaurants may extend the hours to a l ...
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Second breakfast Second breakfast (or german: zweites Frühstück, pl, drugie śniadanie, sk, desiata, es, almuerzo, hu, tízórai) is a meal eaten after breakfast, but before lunch. It is a traditional meal in Bavaria, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Hungary. In ...


References


External links


"The Birth of Brunch: Where Did This Meal Come From Anyway?" Smithsonian.comWikibooks Cookbook
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