Brunch

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Brunch is a meal,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> often accompanied by "signature morning cocktails" such as mimosas, bloody marys, espresso martinis, and bellinis,<ref>https://www.foodandwine.com/brunch-drinks-8656122</ref><ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-birth-of-brunch-where-did-this-meal-come-from-anyway-164187758/</ref> taken sometime in the late morning or early afternoon – the universally accepted time is 11am-2pm, though modern brunch often extends as late as 3pm.<ref name="Ternikar 2014 p. ">Template:Cite book</ref> The meal originated in the British hunt breakfast.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The word brunch is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The word originated in England in the late 19th century, and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Origin of the wordEdit

The 1896 supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary cites Punch 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"<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> in Hunter's Weekly.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite wikisource</ref>

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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 New York City newspaper, The Sun from 1906 until 1919.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It is thought that he may have come up with the term after observing the typical mid-day eating habits of his colleagues at the newspaper.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Pietrusza, David Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Google Books link 2007</ref>

At colleges and hotelsEdit

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

MilitaryEdit

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 09:00–12:00.

Dim Sum brunchEdit

The dim sum brunch is popular in Chinese restaurants worldwide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It consists of a variety of stuffed buns, dumplings, 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.

Special occasionsEdit

Brunch is prepared by restaurants and hotels for special occasions and holidays, such as weddings, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, and Easter.

In other languagesEdit

ChineseEdit

The Chinese word "早午饭" (Template:Lang-zh) is defined as brunch, with "早饭" (Template:Lang-zh; 早: morning, 饭: meal) meaning breakfast; and "午饭" (Template:Lang-zh; 午: noon, 饭: meal) meaning lunch. The combination of "早饭" and "午饭" is thus "早午饭", brunch.

FrenchEdit

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'.<ref>Office de la langue française, 1999, Le Grand Dictionnaire Template:Webarchive, entry "Brunch": "Repas combinant le petit déjeuner et le repas du midi, et habituellement constitué d'un buffet". (A meal that combines the breakfast and lunch and usually consists of a buffet.)</ref> In Quebec, the word—when francized—is pronounced {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.<ref>La Petite Larousse (2009), p. 140</ref> The common pronunciation in France is {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.

ItalianEdit

In Italian, the English loanword 'brunch' is generally used, though the neologism/calque Template:Wikt-lang is increasingly popular, being derived from Template:Wikt-lang (breakfast) and Template:Wikt-lang (lunch).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Even less common but occasionally used are {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, both derived from the same sources.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Other placesEdit

CanadaEdit

The area now known as Leslieville neighbourhood is sometimes called the brunch capital of Toronto, as many renowned establishments serve brunch there.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Brunch buffets also exist in other parts of Southern Ontario, including Kitchener-Waterloo.

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, fruit juices, breakfast foods, including pancakes, waffles, and french toast; meats such as ham, bacon, and sausages; egg dishes such as scrambled eggs, omelettes, and eggs Benedict; bread products, such as toast, bagels or croissants; pastries or cakes, such as cinnamon rolls and coffee cake; and fresh cut fruit or fruit salad.<ref name="confederationplace.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost.ca">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="canadianliving.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Brunches may also include foods not typically associated with breakfast, such as roasted meats, quiche, soup, smoked salmon, sandwiches, and salads, such as Cobb salad.<ref name="confederationplace.com"/><ref name="huffingtonpost.ca"/><ref name="canadianliving.com"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

When served at home or in a restaurant, a brunch may be offered buffet style,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 diners and family restaurants to expensive brunches served at high-end restaurants and bistros.

PhilippinesEdit

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, a traditional snack carried over from Spanish colonialism.

GalleryEdit

Brunch-Fahrten MS MARS.jpg

A brunch on a ship, Lake Constance, Germany
Brunch orange juice toasts with eggs.jpg

A homemade brunch consisting of cooked eggs on toast and salad, accompanied by orange juice
Fruits and Tarts -- Formal Brunch Aboard the Celebrity Equinox, 12-09-2011 (6857451879).jpg

A formal brunch buffet aboard the Celebrity Equinox
Gourmet cheeseburgers for brunch.jpg

Cheeseburger as brunch
Snack Counter at The Farm House.jpg

Coldcuts and cheeses with bread in a brunch buffet
Monki's Huevos Rancheros with spiced rice, ground beef, spinach, mushrooms & tomatoes.jpg

Huevos rancheros as brunch