Food and Drink
Breakfast
The most popular food is breakfast
cereal.
– many kinds are available in shops
– eaten from a bowl, with milk added
Lunch
Hot lunches can be bought from
dining halls, “lunch bars”, etc.
Sandwiches are also very popular.
– especially at home
– cheap, easy, and
fast
– a typical sandwich:
2 slices of bread +
butter + cold meat +
fresh vegetables
Lunch
Some people take a packed lunch
– especially primary and middle school
students
Example:
– 1 or 2 sandwiches
– fruit
– a drink (eg. juice)
– a snack (biscuits, nuts, etc)
Dinner
“Meat and two veg”
– a simple, traditional meal
– meat (grilled, stewed, roasted, etc) +
two kinds of boiled vegetables
Dinner
Other traditional foods:
– stew
– pie
– “a roast” (roasted meat + roasted
vegetables)
But today, people cook dishes from
many other countries
– Italy, India, France, China, Japan, etc
Fast food
Fried or barbecued chicken
Hotdog
Pizza
Hamburger
Fish and chips
Sweet foods
People often eat dessert after dinner
– fruit pies, icecream, pudding, etc
Biscuits are a popular snack
Cakes are considered even nicer, but
are eaten less often
– chocolate cake, sponge cake, fruit cake,
lemon cake, banana cake, ...
Drinks
Both (black) tea and coffee are drunk
– but tea is more popular in Britain
– and coffee is more popular in America
– many American families have an electric
machine for making coffee
Americans often drink coffee with
their dinner
Milkshake: milk + icrecream + flavour
– beaten until light and frothy