There are basically two types of breakfast offered in hotels and restaurants. The Continental Breakfast and the English breakfast. The Continental Breakfast originated in Europe. It is a light meal as the Europeans normally have a heavy mid-day meal. The English breakfast is heavy and is a major meal of the day. A traditional English breakfast runs into six or seven courses.
Continental Breakfast
Consists of bread rolls or toast with jam, honey, or marmalade and rounded off with tea or coffee. Better hotels may serve brioches and croissants. The cover layout consists of
(a) A side plate and a side knife
(b) A butter dish and a butter knife on a quarter plate
(c) A tea cup and saucer with a teaspoon
(d) A sugar pot with tongs
(e) A bread boat or toast rack
(f) Serviette
(g) Jam, marmalade and honey pots
Note: There are variations to the Continental Breakfast. Cafe com- plate refers to Continental Breakfast with coffee (or tea) while cafe simple refers to just coffee or tea with nothing to eat.
English Breakfast:
Is more elaborate and offers a choice of juices (or fresh or stewed fruits), cereals, fish course, choice of eggs, meat course, toast with jam, marmalade or honey, and finally, tea or coffee. The cover consists of :
(a) A side plate and a side knife
(b) A butter dish and a butter knife on a quarter plate
(c) A tea cup and saucer with a teaspoon
(d) A sugar pot (a tongs, if there are sugar cubes)
(e) A cruet set
(/) A fish knife and fish fork
(g) Dinner knife and fork
(h) Jam, marmalade and honey
(i) Dessert spoon and fork
(j) Serviette
Typical English breakfast Menu:
· Chilled fruit juices : Orange, pineapple. tomato, grapefruit.
· Stewed fruit : Prunes, pears, apples, figs.
· Cereals: Porridge, cornflakes.
· Fish: Grilled herring, fried sole.
· Eggs: Poached, boiled, scrambled, fried, omelets
· Meat: Sausages, bacon, salami, kidney, breakfast steak.
· Breads: Toast, rolls, brioche, croissant, bread sucks.
· Preserves: Jam, marmalade, honey.
· Beverage: Tea, coffee, hot chocolate.
· Eggs can be served with: grilled tomatoes, sautéed mushrooms, baked beans, fried potatoes.
