However, that's not the question I'm actually asking... what I want to know is what time is it when you eat your meal known as dinner? Still confused???
This question always divides comunities or groups, especially ones where there is an amalgamation of different family roots.
What do you call the meal you eat at midday? And then what about the meal you eat in the evening?
In our house, we eat breakfast, dinner and tea.... and then supper before bed (if you have eaten all of your tea!).
Looking back in history to the 1700's and early 1800's, working families ate breakfast, dinner, tea and supper - so I'm right, or living in the dark ages! It was only when lifestyles changed and in the Victorian era, afternoon tea at 3pm became popular with the explosion of tea rooms serving tea & scones. High tea followed afternoon tea at about 6pm and then supper at about 9pm. The morning meals were breakfast and then luncheon at midday.
Maybe the Victorian's had the right idea though... eating little and often is actually better for you than eating three large meals a day - with the working lives that we have in our culture now, this is more the norm.
Personally, I think the Spanish have the right idea - a siesta in the afternoon is much more tempting than an extra meal!
So, is there a North/South divide regarding the names of mealtimes? Let me know below with the area you are from and see what we find out! PS... there's always time for cake!
I'm originally from Kent/Surrey and to me dinner is the "cooked" meal of the day, whether it's at lunch or tea time.
ReplyDeleteI'm from further north in Lancashire and it's breakfast, dinner, tea with tea being the cooked meal of the day. I do sometimes call my midday meal lunch though
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