Flashcards on Nutrition, Diets, and Cultural Food Habits

Nutrition, Diets, & Cultural Food Habits: Student Guide

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What is a traditional English breakfast typically composed of on a weekday?

A glass of juice and corn flakes or muesli with sugar and milk, plus tea or coffee.

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Card 1

Question: What is a traditional English breakfast typically composed of on a weekday?

Answer: A glass of juice and corn flakes or muesli with sugar and milk, plus tea or coffee.

Card 2

Question: What foods are commonly included in a large Sunday/‘brunch’ English breakfast?

Answer: Boiled or scrambled eggs, fried bacon and eggs, perhaps sausage, tomato, or fried bread, often with toast, butter and marmalade or honey.

Card 3

Question: What do people in Great Britain usually have for lunch during the day?

Answer: A small lunch such as sandwiches, fruit, sweets, vegetables, and a drink.

Card 4

Question: What is the typical British '5 o’clock tea'?

Answer: A fairly strong tea drunk with milk (without sugar) and eaten together with cakes or biscuits.

Card 5

Question: When do most British families have their main evening meal, and what is it called?

Answer: Around 6 o’clock; it is the evening meal or dinner and is their main meal of the day.

Card 6

Question: Give examples of common evening meal items in Britain.

Answer: Sausages, potatoes or chips, and often cakes or pies for dessert.

Card 7

Question: What late-night eating habit is mentioned for people in Great Britain?

Answer: Many people eat sandwiches or bread with spread after dinner at night (around 9–10 p.m.).

Card 8

Question: Name the main dish and common side dishes of a traditional British Christmas dinner.

Answer: Main dish: roast turkey stuffed with sage and onion. Sides: roast potatoes, parsnips, vegetables (like Brussels sprouts and carrots), pigs in blankets

Card 9

Question: What are typical British Christmas desserts and sweet treats?

Answer: Christmas pudding (steamed with dried fruits, spices, suet, often doused in brandy and set alight), mince pies, trifle, Christmas cake, and Yule log.

Card 10

Question: What beverages and snacks are commonly associated with Christmas in Britain?

Answer: Mulled wine (warm spiced red wine) and other snacks like mince pies and Christmas cake.