Cultura Inglesa de Duque de Caxias

Culture Spot - Most people around the world seem to think a typical English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon...  sausages,fried bread, mushrooms and baked beans all washed down with a cup of coffee.Nowadays, however, a typical English breakfast is more likely to be a bowl of cereals, a slice of toast, orange juice and a cup of coffee.

Many people in England, especially children, will eat a bowl of cereal. They are made with different grains such as corn, wheat, oats etc.
In the winter many people will eat "porridge" or boiled oats.

What is the traditional English Breakfast?

The traditional English breakfast consists of bacon, eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread or toast, and sausages, usually served with a mug of tea. Black pudding is added in some regions as well as fried leftover mashed potatoes (called Potato cakes). Even though not many people will eat this for breakfast today, it is always served in hotels and guest houses around Britain. It is called the 'Full English' and sometimes referred to as 'The Full English Fry-up'

The English breakfast as it is known today is based, like so many British traditions, on what became popular in the Victorian era.

Making an English breakfast

Like so many famous dishes, the English breakfast frequently suffers from being prepared badly and with poor quality ingredients. This often means everything is fried in copious quantities of fat, making for a heavy and unpleasant meal. Cooked well, with high quality ingredients, it can be a delicious start to the day - although something to have more as an occasional treat, perhaps, than every day!

Preparing an English breakfast is quite easy; it is basically a matter of starting off cooking the items that take the longest to cook, and moving through to the things that take the least time so that it is all ready at the same time. It is made even easier by the fact that most of the ingredients can be kept warm for a while once cooked without spoiling; this fact allows for the common way of serving English breakfasts as a kind of buffet where diners can help themselves from warm serving plates.