"Full English Breakfast" versus "Continental Breakfast"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things are probably different now, but historically an English breakfast was much different from breakfast on "the Continent". A full English breakfast included eggs, bacon, maybe sausage, mushrooms, beans, and toast. A continental breakfast was much lighter. Some coffee and a bun, a little bread or croissant and jam. Maybe a piece of cheese. Much lighter. Why?

Also, which do you prefer?

Well I'm from England and a full English breakfast in my opinion, is disgusting, a real cardio-disaster I've only ever seen eaten by working-class men who need the energy for construction, that kind of thing.

I do prefer a Continental breakfast and that's what I normally eat.

Those carbs will kill you.

Beans and tomatoes have carbs too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things are probably different now, but historically an English breakfast was much different from breakfast on "the Continent". A full English breakfast included eggs, bacon, maybe sausage, mushrooms, beans, and toast. A continental breakfast was much lighter. Some coffee and a bun, a little bread or croissant and jam. Maybe a piece of cheese. Much lighter. Why?

Also, which do you prefer?

Well I'm from England and a full English breakfast in my opinion, is disgusting, a real cardio-disaster I've only ever seen eaten by working-class men who need the energy for construction, that kind of thing.

I do prefer a Continental breakfast and that's what I normally eat.

Those carbs will kill you.

Beans and tomatoes have carbs too.

Those are good carbs.

A continental breakfast isn’t healthy.

[Anonymous]

I’d much rather have the full English. I did a study abroad in Europe (Spain) and started every morning with chocolate milk or tea and a pastry. Gross. That did not make me feel good. It’s not like you have to eat a full English if it’s offered. But of course my idea breakfast would be neither. My favorite is avocado toast with an egg or Greek yogurt with strawberries.

[Anonymous]

FYI you can get a "Full English Breakfast" at the British style pub, "Hawk and Griffen" in Vienna.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d much rather have the full English. I did a study abroad in Europe (Spain) and started every morning with chocolate milk or tea and a pastry. Gross. That did not make me feel good. It’s not like you have to eat a full English if it’s offered. But of course my idea breakfast would be neither. My favorite is avocado toast with an egg or Greek yogurt with strawberries.

I meant to say “it’s not like you have to eat the entire plate if you get a full English. Like, just have the sausage and tomato or the beans and toast. 100x better than eating just a bust-flour-sugar concoction for breakfast on a regular basis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer a full German breakfast but since it’s difficult to find real German rolls or bread, I usually stick with semi-German breakfast of yogurt and fruit, sometimes with muesli, and/or a 3 minute egg, plus tea.

I’m more in this camp. German breakfast is the best!

[Anonymous]

Love a full English. Love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FEB if I’m hungover. Or if it’s the only meal for most of the day on vacation. Or a once in awhile brunch.

Steel cut oatmeal and skim latte is my everyday breakfast. I will sometimes treat myself with a chocolate almond biscotti to dip in the latte.

If I eat oatmeal or some other carbo breakfast I’m hungry by 930

[Anonymous]

I like the continental, I don’t like all the bacon and sausage much, especially when traveling.

My favorite is Japanese breakfast. I eat eggs, leftover rice and kimchi for breakfast at home a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FEB if I’m hungover. Or if it’s the only meal for most of the day on vacation. Or a once in awhile brunch.

Steel cut oatmeal and skim latte is my everyday breakfast. I will sometimes treat myself with a chocolate almond biscotti to dip in the latte.

If I eat oatmeal or some other carbo breakfast I’m hungry by 930

Steel cut oatmeal is made the night before with almond milk by my husband. Walnuts and pomegranate and berries. It’s hearty.

[Anonymous]

Continental breakfast varies by place, I find, and is sometimes pathetically limited to sub par pastries , juice, packaged yogurt, and fruit.

Now, continental where they also have eggs of some sort, I don’t mind.

While English breakfast isn’t my favourite on a daily basis. I find it a little easier to sort through to get something sustaining when I have to work for the day, not knowing if I will get any breaks or lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I prefer a full German breakfast but since it’s difficult to find real German rolls or bread, I usually stick with semi-German breakfast of yogurt and fruit, sometimes with muesli, and/or a 3 minute egg, plus tea.

I’m more in this camp. German breakfast is the best!

Except for the weisswurst.

[Anonymous]

Neither. I don’t want sausage and fried beans with breakfast. Nor do I want pastries.

I prefer eggs, fresh fruit, plain yogurt, steel cut oatmeal maybe a whole grain seedy piece of German bread, good nut butters some- combination of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I prefer a full German breakfast but since it’s difficult to find real German rolls or bread, I usually stick with semi-German breakfast of yogurt and fruit, sometimes with muesli, and/or a 3 minute egg, plus tea.

I’m more in this camp. German breakfast is the best!

Except for the weisswurst.

True. But nothing like a fresh sonnenblumensemmel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why one or the other? I’ll take eggs and a small pastry and will likely eat only half of the pastry. Or just eggs, one piece of bacon, and fruit. That with coffee would be a nice breakfast for me.

This. Even European hotels usually have a bit of variety.