11. • For a continental breakfast consisting of hot croissant/
brioches or hot toast, butter, preserves and coffee or tea, the
cover
would be as follows:
i) Stands or underplates for coffee / tea pot and hot milk /
hot water jug or pouches of tea or instant coffee.
ii) Side plate with side knife
iii) Sugar cubes basin and tongs or individual sugar and
creamer packets in a bowl
iv) Tea or breakfast cup and saucer and a teaspoon
v) If the beverage is tea, then the following additional items
will be needed: slop basin and tea strainer.
vi) Napkin
vii) Ashtray (depending on smoking policy of the
establishment)
12. • The majority of the items listed above for the two types of
breakfast are often placed on the table as part of the
mise-en-place,
before the customer is seated. A number of items are then
placed on
the table after the customer is seated and makes his
choice of
breakfast known. These include:
• butter dish with butter and alternatives
• preserve dish with preserves
• jug of cold milk
• toast rack with toast and / or bread basket with hot rolls
• tea pot / coffee pot / hot or cold milk / hot water jug.
13. • Continental breakfasts may feature coffee and rolls,
toast and pastries such as croissant and Danish.
• In Europe breakfast may consists of slices of cheese
and cold meat, cereal, fruit and drinks
like coffee, tea or fruit juices. For
example, French breakfast is usually a light meal
composed of just roll or pastry, butter and jam. Much
to the contrary, German breakfast is a full meal with
dark bread, various kinds of cheese and meat, and
often fried or boiled eggs, thus tending towards the
English breakfast.
15. American breakfast
• Juice/ fresh or stewed fruit
• Breakfast cereal with milk & sugar
• Eggs to order with bacon/ham/sausages and hash
brown potatoes
• Pancakes/waffles with maple syrup and butter
• Toast/breakfast rolls with butter & preserves
• Coffee
• Contemporary choices include muesli, granola,
yoghurt, eggs Benedict, baked beans on toast,
toaster pastry
24. English breakfast
• A typical English breakfast
like the American
breakfast consists of eggs,
bacon, sausages, fried
bread, mushrooms and
baked beans all washed
down with a cup of tea or
coffee. Now-a-days,
however, a typical English
breakfast is more likely to
be a bowl of cereals,
a slice of toast, orange
juice and a cup of coffee.
25. English breakfast
• Juice/Compote or stewed fruit/Fresh fruit-orange,
grapefruit, apple, pear, papaya,
berries, fruit yoghurt
• Oatmeal porridge or cereal
• Traditional fish based fare-kippers, kedgeree
• Eggs to order with breakfast meats and sides
• Toast/rolls/pastry with marmalade and jam
• Tea/coffee
