Brunch is my favorite meal, it's a combination of breakfast and lunch eaten usually in the late morning or early afternoon.
I really love brunch. When did that start?
It originated in England in the late 19th century, and became popular in the 1930s in the US.
I wonder if they had endless boozy brunch then haha
Perhaps, brunch was allegedly based on the typical mid-day eating habits of a newspaper reporter, they seem like the drinking type.
Oh for sure. I wish brunch was an everyday thing instead of just being on weekends.
Brunch
Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch, and regularly has some form of alcoholic drink (most usually champagne or a cocktail) served with it. The word is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch". Brunch originated in England in the late 19th century and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
Origin of the word.
The 1896 supplement to the "Oxford English Dictionary" cites "Punch" magazine which wrote that the term was coined in Britain in 1895 to describe
lunches that are delivered by dabbawalas in Mumbai to workers in the city.
- Brunch – combination of breakfast and lunch eaten usually during the late morning but it can extend to as late as 3 pm. The word is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch". It is usually larger than a breakfast and usually replacing both breakfast and lunch; it is most common on Sundays. Brunch originated in England in the late 1800s, and in the 1930s became popular in the United States.
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