English breakfast and continental breakfast

The full english breakfast is a centuries old english breakfast tradition, an iconic dish in british culinary culture, and a proud tradition that has been passionately sustained over the centuries by different generations of british society.

Today the english breakfast is still as popular as ever, and you can usually find the british breakfast in towns and cities across the countries, and overseas wherever you find the british.

The tradition began in the 14th or 15th century with the Landed Gentry.

Then came along the Edwardians who standardised the ingredients, giving us the English breakfast that we mostly eat today and in doing so, created a truly national breakfast tradition.

The idea of the "Full English breakfast" was popularised in the grand country houses of England. Breakfast served in these country houses was a uniquely english affair.

The traditional full breakfast is salty and formed of: friend bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms,bubble and squeak, beans, black pudding, fried bred or toast and some bangers.

If you've traveled around Europe or the world and stayed in a hotel, you've probably heard of a continental breakfast. Yes, because almost always in hotels the continental breakfast buffet is included in the room price.

But what will you really eat? Is this a standard international breakfast or are there different types? Let's start with specifying what exactly is the continental breakfast and when it is correct to refer with this term to one type of breakfast rather than another.

The continental breakfast is the typical breakfast of Italians and French: simple, fast and light. It is generally served from 7.00 until mid-morning. It is served at the table but you can opt for a classic buffet with juices, cereals as well as the classic products served. In this type of breakfast, the following types of drinks and foods are served:

assorted biscuits,cakes and desserts, fresh fruit, fruit in syrup, yogurt, cereals ,nutella and jams, croissant, bread and biscuits, espresso, macchiato, decaffeinated, long, short, American, barley hot or cold milk, cappuccino, hot chocolate, caffellatte tea and infusions, fruit juices.