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=== Types of meals, in the order served throughout the day === |
=== Types of meals, in the order served throughout the day === |
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[[File:Swedish buffet-Smörgåsbord-01 (cropped).jpg|thumb|A Swedish [[smörgåsbord]] [[buffet]]]] |
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[[Image:Mumbai Dabbawala or Tiffin Wallahs- 200,000 Tiffin Boxes Delivered Per Day.jpg|thumb|A [[dabbawala]] in [[Mumbai]] with meals packed in [[tiffin carrier]]s]] |
[[Image:Mumbai Dabbawala or Tiffin Wallahs- 200,000 Tiffin Boxes Delivered Per Day.jpg|thumb|A [[dabbawala]] in [[Mumbai]] with meals packed in [[tiffin carrier]]s]] |
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* [[Breakfast]] – meal eaten in the morning, usually before 10:00 am. Later meals can involve breakfast food but are usually not considered breakfast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/breakfast |title=breakfast - definition of breakfast by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia |publisher=Thefreedictionary.com |access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref> |
* [[Breakfast]] – meal eaten in the morning, usually before 10:00 am. Later meals can involve breakfast food but are usually not considered breakfast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/breakfast |title=breakfast - definition of breakfast by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia |publisher=Thefreedictionary.com |access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref> |
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* [[Dinner]] – Usually the largest and most elaborate meal of the day, which can replace either lunch, high tea, or supper. However, the term "dinner" can have many different meanings depending on the culture; it may mean a meal of any size eaten at any time of day.<ref>{{cite web|last=Olver|first=Lynne|author-link=Lynne Olver|title=Meal times|url=http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq7.html#mealtimes|work=[[The Food Timeline]]|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref> Historically, in British culture, dinner was taken at midday for children and manual workers; in the early evening for office workers; and in the late evening by the wealthier elements of society. During the latter half of the 20th century there has been a cultural shift towards everyone having the main meal in the late evening. The meaning as the evening meal, now generally the largest of the day, is becoming standard in most parts of the English-speaking world. |
* [[Dinner]] – Usually the largest and most elaborate meal of the day, which can replace either lunch, high tea, or supper. However, the term "dinner" can have many different meanings depending on the culture; it may mean a meal of any size eaten at any time of day.<ref>{{cite web|last=Olver|first=Lynne|author-link=Lynne Olver|title=Meal times|url=http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq7.html#mealtimes|work=[[The Food Timeline]]|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref> Historically, in British culture, dinner was taken at midday for children and manual workers; in the early evening for office workers; and in the late evening by the wealthier elements of society. During the latter half of the 20th century there has been a cultural shift towards everyone having the main meal in the late evening. The meaning as the evening meal, now generally the largest of the day, is becoming standard in most parts of the English-speaking world. |
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* [[Supper]] – light meal eaten in the late evening; as early as 7pm or as late as midnight. Usually eaten when the main meal of the day is taken at lunchtime or high tea. |
* [[Supper]] – light meal eaten in the late evening; as early as 7pm or as late as midnight. Usually eaten when the main meal of the day is taken at lunchtime or high tea. |
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* High Tea - a light meal consisting of tea, bread, vegetables, cheese and occasionally meat. Variations on high tea could include the addition of pies, potatoes and crackers. High tea is generally eaten late in the evening from around 8pm<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is High Tea? |url=https://afternoontea.co.uk/information/what-is-high-tea/ |access-date=20 Jun 2024}}</ref> |
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* [[Siu yeh]] – late-night or overnight meal usually after dinner, may start anywhere from 9 pm onwards to 4 am. It is popular in [[Cuisine of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], [[Taiwanese cuisine|Taiwan]], some parts of [[Northern and southern China|southern mainland China]] and amongst students in India. |
* [[Siu yeh]] – late-night or overnight meal usually after dinner, may start anywhere from 9 pm onwards to 4 am. It is popular in [[Cuisine of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], [[Taiwanese cuisine|Taiwan]], some parts of [[Northern and southern China|southern mainland China]] and amongst students in India. |
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* Midnight [[snack]] – late-night or early morning meal popular in the United States among people with pre-sleep hunger pangs, late-night revelers, and insomniacs. |
* Midnight [[snack]] – late-night or early morning meal popular in the United States among people with pre-sleep hunger pangs, late-night revelers, and insomniacs. |
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* [[Thali]] – |
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* [[Girl Dinner]] |
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=== Meals for religious occasions === |
=== Meals for religious occasions === |
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Image:Albert Anker - Stillleben - Unmässigkeit.jpg|Simple meals often consist of bread or meat [[Albert Anker]], [[Still life]] ''Excess'' (1896) |
Image:Albert Anker - Stillleben - Unmässigkeit.jpg|Simple meals often consist of bread or meat or as here, both together [[Albert Anker]], [[Still life]] ''Excess'' (1896) |
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File:Peninsula Afternoon tea.jpg|Afternoon tea |
File:Peninsula Afternoon tea.jpg|Afternoon tea |
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File:Sveas brunch (cropped).jpg|[[Brunch]] foods |
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to meals:
Meal – eating occasion that takes place at a certain time and includes specific, prepared food, or the food eaten on that occasion.[1][2] The names used for specific meals in English vary greatly, depending on the speaker's culture, the time of day, or the size of the meal. Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere. Regular meals occur on a daily basis, typically several times a day. Special meals are usually held in conjunction with such occasions as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and holidays. A meal is different from a snack in that meals are generally larger, more varied, and more filling than snacks.[3] Meals are composed of one or more courses,[4] which in turn are composed of one or more dishes.
Styles of meal, by cuisine – some examples of meals by cooking style, such as ethnic or regional meals include: