Meals Meals An airline meal is a meal served to passengers on a commercial airliner. These meals are prepared specifically for this purpose by special airline catering services. ...more on Wikipedia about "Airline meal"
A banquet is a large public meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose, such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration. Sometimes a banquet consists of only desserts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banquet"
Blue-plate special or blue plate special is a term used in the United States by restaurants, particularly (but not only) diners. It refers to a specially-low-priced meal, usually changing daily. It typically consists of a " meat and three" (three vegetables), presented on a single plate, often a divided plate (rather than more elegantly on separate dishes). The term was very common from the 1920s through the 1950s. As of 2005 there are still a few restaurants and diners that offer blue-plate specials under that name, sometimes on blue plates, but it is a vanishing tradition. The phrase itself, however, is still a common American colloquial expression. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue-plate special"
Breakfast is a meal preceding lunch or dinner and usually eaten in the morning. Less frequently, the term breakfast may also be used by people that work evenings or late nights to refer to the first meal of the day, although it may not include the same ingredients as breakfast in the standard sense. ...more on Wikipedia about "Breakfast"
Brunch is a late morning meal between breakfast and lunch, as a replacement to both meals, usually eaten when one rises too late to eat breakfast, or as a specially-planned meal. The term is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch. It originated in the USA, unlike Tiffin. Brunch can be served after a morning event or prior to an afternoon one, such as a wedding or sporting event. It is usually a more relaxed meal than breakfast or lunch, and considered appropriate for informal celebrations. A Simpsons episode ( 7G11) famously described brunch this way: "It's not quite breakfast, it's not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end." ...more on Wikipedia about "Brunch"
A buffet car is a passenger car of a train, where snacks and drinks can be bought at a counter and consumed. Typically passengers are not allowed to consume brought-along food and drinks in this car. Compare dining car. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buffet"
A coffee break is a daily social gathering for a snack and short downtime practiced by employees in business and industry. The term is American but has become universal in the modern world and is employed whether or not participants are actually drinking coffee. It corresponds with the Commonwealth terms elevenses and morning tea, although the term coffee break is increasingly used even in those countries. An afternoon coffee break is sometimes had as well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coffee break"
In the Roman Catholic Church, the term collation is used to describe each of the two small meals allowed on days of fasting (with or without abstinence). The term originated in Benedictine monasteries where the reading of excerpts from The Lives of the Fathers (Collationes Patrum), written by Cassian, was followed by a light meal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Collation (meal)"
A cream tea or Devonshire tea is tea taken with a combination of scones, clotted cream, and jam. In the United States, it is promoted as a typically English and perhaps upper class meal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cream tea"
Dim sum is a Chinese light meal or brunch, eaten sometime from morning-to-early afternoon with family or friends. Dim sum consists of a wide spectrum of choices, from sweet to salty. It has combinations of meats, vegetables, seafoods, and fruits. It is usually served on a small dish, depending on the type of dim sum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dim sum"
Dinner is a term with several meanings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dinner"
In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, elevenses is a snack that is similar to afternoon tea, but eaten in the morning. It is generally less savoury than brunch, and might consist of some cake or biscuits with a cup of tea or coffee. In Australia, it is called morning tea (often little lunch in primary school). The name refers to the time of day that it is taken: around 11 am. The word "elevenses" is seen as a little old fashioned, and few people still refer to morning tea as such. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elevenses"
Religious feasts celebrate or commemorate certain concepts or events in the history of their respective religion with particular traditions and rituals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Feast"
Fika is a Swedish verb that roughly means "taking a coffee break". ...more on Wikipedia about "Fika"
A formal dinner involves dining in the collegiate manner served by college servants, whilst wearing academic dress, and is usually lit by candles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formal dinner"
A full course dinner is a dinner consisting of multiple dishes, or courses. In its simplest form, it can consist of three or four courses, such as soup, salad, meat and dessert. ...more on Wikipedia about "Full course dinner"
Ladies who lunch is a phrase to describe well-off women who meet for lunch socially, normally during the working week. Typically the women involved are married and non-working. Normally the lunch is in a restaurant, perhaps in a department store during shopping. Sometimes there is the pretext of raising money for charity. "Ladies who lunch" were memorably skewered in Stephen Sondheim's Company. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ladies who lunch"
The last meal is a traditional part of a condemned prisoner's last day. A few hours before the appointed time of execution, the prisoner will be given the meal, as well as religious rites, if he or she desires. ...more on Wikipedia about "Last meal"
A luau (Hawaiian lu'au) is a traditional Hawaiian feast that normally features foods such as poi, kalua pig (pork prepared in an imu, or earth oven), poke, and lomi salmon, among others. Hawaii residents often hold luaus to celebrate special occasions, such as a child's first birthday. Commercial operations in Hawaii also specialize in luaus that cater to visitors to the Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Luau"
Lunch is a meal that is taken at noon or in the early afternoon. The term is short for "luncheon" (see below). Lunch is a newer word for what was once invariably called "dinner," a word nowadays only sometimes used to mean a noontime meal in the British Isles, and in parts of the United States, Canada and Australia. In parts of India a light lunch is known as tiffin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lunch"
A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meal" My way is http://www.shortopedia.com
A microwave meal (also referred to as a frozen dinner, ready meal, or TV dinner because it is often eaten while watching TV) is a prepackaged, frozen meal which usually comes packaged in a flat cardboard box. They require very little preparation, and contain all the elements of the meal in one package. An example might be a chicken tikka masala meal, where the rice, chicken, and all other ingredients are prepackaged in a plastic tray. ...more on Wikipedia about "Microwave meal"
A "one-hour Thanksgiving dinner" is the practice of preparing a complete Thanksgiving dinner in one hour, assuming the turkey breast is thawed. In contrast, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for a small family or group of 4-8 people takes many hours to prepare and may involve some preparation the day before. Convenience foods are typically used to simplify the preparation. The use of off the shelf items commonly found in U.S. supermarkets allows for the meal to be prepared in a short time and at a minimal cost, by someone who is not familiar with cooking. The ideal of a one-hour Thanksgiving can also be achieved by modifying or replacing scratch recipes for time efficiency, though the result will often be less than traditional. ...more on Wikipedia about "One-hour Thanksgiving dinner"
The Seder (pronounced 'say-der', meaning "order" in Hebrew, referring to the many sections which follow a specific sequence) is a special Jewish ceremonial dinner revolving around the story of Exodus. The Seder is held on the first evening of Passover in Israel and the first and second evenings outside Israel. The Seder relives the Biblical exodus of the formerly enslaved Children of Israel from Ancient Egypt. Jewish families take turns reading from the Haggadah during the Seder, which tells the story of the Exodus. It also includes rabbinical commentary on various Passover customs mainly from the era of the Mishnah. ...more on Wikipedia about "Passover Seder"
In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors, ideally, taking place in a beautiful landscape. ...more on Wikipedia about "Picnic"
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