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I've never had a packed dinner though...
The Flying Ox - Member
I think it depends on where you're eating. At our house:Lunch is at midday, and is eaten out.
Dinner is at midday, and is eaten at home.
Dinner is in the evening, and is eaten out.
Tea is in the evening, and is eaten at home.
Slight variation, I use these terms depending whether i'm in work or at home...
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Tiffin...
[i]Tiffin is lunch, or any light meal. It originated in British India, and is today found primarily in Indian English.[1] The word originated when Indian custom superseded the British practice of an afternoon dinner, leading to a new word for the afternoon meal[/i]
Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, supper - artistocrats
Breakfast, lunch, dinner - middle class
Breakfast, dinner, tea - working class
Wrong.
Breakfast, lunch, supper/dinner = aristos + southern England
Breakfast, dinner, tea = non aristos + northern England and Scotland
For us its breakfast, lunch, supper unless we are eating out in which case it's dinner.
Edit - tea is something you have around 3:30 and is a cup/mug of tea plus an appropriate sweet commestible
How many restaurants, sandwich bars etc advertise a dinner menu when they mean lunch? It's always lunch menu
I'm throwing another one in here - is it:
Pudding
Sweet
Dessert
?
I'm throwing another one in here - is it:Pudding
Sweet
Dessert
That's easy. The answer is dessert, because the final course might not be either sweet or a pudding
Beaten to tiffin by 18 mins. 😆
Breakfast.
Lunch.
Dinner.
Tea is a drink.
Pudding is hot and baked and has custard.
Dessert is cold.
Sweet is what is on the menu in restaurants, or the trolley even.
No class indicators there !
Pudding is hot and baked and has custard.Dessert is cold.
Sweet is what is on the menu in restaurants, or the trolley even.
So when you ask "what's for pudding?" is "a yoghourt" a correct answer? (Even if apple crumble and custard would of course be a better one 🙂 )
No.
For a start, it's yoghurt. The correct reply is "we are having dessert today dear not pudding now take this yoghurt and enjoy it".
Tea (Cuppa)
Breakfast
2nd breakfast
Early moning snack (cake)
Mid-morining snack (Possibly cake)
Elevenses (To include cake)
Lunch or dinner (Depending on the type of meal)
Desert
Tea & Cake
Early afternoon snack (Cake)
Afternoon tea (possible cake, or scones depending on location and availability)
High tea (Sarnies and cake)
Tea (Definate cake)
Dinner or tea, depending on the type of meal (possible desert)
Early evening snack (Maybe a bun)
Supper (Usually the same as breakfast)
Late evening snack (Bedtime cake)
Midnight snack (Cake if any left)
This leaves time for cake baking in the PM, with the mandatory licking out of the mixing bowl.
Is there ANYTHING better than cake? I suspect not. 😀
So when you ask "what's for pudding?" is "a yoghourt" a correct answer?
No. Not on your nelly. Yoghurt is for washing desert down. Desert is something like pie, crumble or steamed sponge pudding. ALWAYS with custard. 🙂
Cake does not count as desert.
Cake exists purely in it's own right, as a revered thing of beauty and tastyness. Fact.
Is there ANYTHING better than cake? I suspect not
The aforementioned apple crumble and custard, for starters. Though cake is pretty good.
I see your apple crumbe and custard and raise you steamed ginger and golden syrup sponge pudding. With custard.
Beware. I haven't played my ace card yet.... 8)
PS
Mrs PP has a secret crumble recipe. It remains undefeated.
Pudding !!!! <keels over at other choices>