List of brunch foods

Assorted brunch foods

This is a list of brunch foods and dishes. Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch eaten usually during the late morning. Brunch originated in England in the late 1800s, served in a buffet style manner, and became popular in the United States in the 1930s. ^[1] Brunch is also served in cafes and restaurants across the world.

Brunch foods and dishes

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The following foods are often served for brunch.

Blintzes

A Belgian waffle with strawberries and powdered sugar

Dim sum

Hash browns, bacon, eggs and coffee

Brunch quiche

Smoked salmon and egg salad on a toasted baguette

• Açaí na tigela
• Avocado toast ^[2]
• Bacon ^{[3] [4]}
• Bagel – in New York City, the "bagel brunch" was popular circa 1900. ^[5] The bagel brunch consists of a bagel topped with lox, cream cheese, capers, tomato and red onion. ^[5]
• Bagel and cream cheese ^[6]
• Biscuits and gravy ^[7]
• Blintz ^[8]
• Bread and toast with butter and jams
• Breakfast sausage
• Brunch casserole – a simple casserole prepared with bread, eggs and bacon ^[9]
• Cheese
• Chilaquiles ^[10]
• Cinnamon rolls ^[11]
• Coffee cake ^{[12] [13]}
• Cold cuts
• Crêpe ^[14]
• Croissant ^[15]
• David Eyre's pancake ^[16]
• Dim sum ^{[17] [18]}
• Dutch baby pancake ^[7]
• Egg dishes
  • Eggs Benedict ^[19]
  • Eggs bourguignon (Oeufs en meurette) ^[20]
  • Eggs Neptune
  • Eggs Sardou ^[20]
  • Fried egg
  • Huevos rancheros ^[5]
  • Omelette ^{[7] [20]}
  • Poached egg ^[21]
  • Scrambled eggs ^[22]
• English muffin (in a variety of configurations)
• French toast ^{[4] [8] [19]}
• Frittata ^{[7] [23]}
• Fruit ^[24]
• Grillades – a common brunch dish in the U.S. state of Louisiana ^{[20] [25]}
• Grits – a staple food for breakfast and brunch in the Southern United States ^{[26] [27]}
• Ham ^[28]
• Hash – such as corned beef hash ^{[29] [30]}
• Hash browns ^[4]
• Meeshay
• Muesli ^[31]
• Muffins ^[32]
• Oysters Rockefeller ^[20]
• Pancake ^{[4] [8]}
• Pastry
• Potato ^[3]
• Potato pancake ^[33]
• Potatoes O'Brien ^[34]
• Quiche ^{[35] [36]}
• Quick bread ^{[37] [38]}
• Roasted meats ^[5]
• Salads
  • Caesar salad ^[39]
  • Cobb salad ^[40]
• Poached salmon – may be served cold ^[21]
• Seafood ^{[5] [20]}
• Smoked fish
• Smoked salmon ^{[14] [41]}
• Soufflé ^[42]
• Soups ^[5]
• Steak and eggs ^[43]
• Strata ^[38]
• Tartines ^[14]
• Teacake ^[44]
• Tea sandwich ^[45]
• Terrine ^[21]
• Touton ^{[46] [47]}
• Tunisian tajine ^[48]
• Waffle ^{[8] [38]}

Gallery

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  A plate of assorted brunch foods
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  Some brunch foods – a bagel with cream cheese topped with smoked salmon, and salad
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  Vegan brunch foods
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  A brunch of an omelette, toast, French toast, fruit and coffee

Brunch beverages

A Bloody Mary

South Indian Coffee

The following beverages are often served for brunch.

Alcoholic

• Bloody Mary ^{[5] [49]}
• Champagne ^{[5] [50] [51]}
• Caesar, popular in Canada
• Irish coffee ^[52]
• Mimosa ^{[5] [53]}
• Spritzer ^[54]
• Frühschoppen (German: "morning pint") – can be various types of beverage
• Bellini
• Screwdriver

Non-alcoholic

• Coffee ^[5]
• Herbal tea ^[55]
• Juices ^[5]
• Orange juice
• Tea ^[38]
• Yum cha (Cantonese: "drink tea") – a tea that is typically served along with dim sum ^{[56] [57]}
• Sparkling water ^[58]

See also

• Index of breakfast-related articles
• List of breakfast beverages
• List of breakfast foods
• List of culinary fruits
• List of fruit dishes
• Merienda – a light meal in various countries, usually taken in the afternoon or for brunch
• Second breakfast – a meal eaten after breakfast, but before lunch, it is traditional in Bavaria, Poland, and Hungary

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• Ternikar, F. (2014). Brunch: A History. The Meals Series. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN   978-1-4422-2943-3. 164 pages.

Further reading

• "12 Quick & Easy Brunch Recipes". Bon Appétit . March 7, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
• Byrne, Christine (December 28, 2014). "21 Easy Brunch Dishes Even The Most Hungover Person Could Make". BuzzFeed . Retrieved August 27, 2015.

External links

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