List of brunch foods

This is a list of brunch foods and dishes. Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch eaten usually during the late morning but it can extend to as late as 2 pm and 8 pm on the East Coast, although some restaurants may extend the hours to a later time.^[1][2] The word is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch.^[3] Brunch originated in England in the late 1800s, served in a buffet style manner, and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.^[4]

Assorted brunch foods

Brunch foods and dishes

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The following foods are often served for brunch.

Blintzes

A Belgian waffle with strawberries and powdered sugar

Dim sum

Hash browns, bacon, eggs and coffee

Brunch quiche

Smoked salmon and egg salad on a toasted baguette

• Avocado toast^[5]
• Bacon^[6][7]
• Bagel – in New York City, the "bagel brunch" was popular circa 1900.^[8] The bagel brunch consists of a bagel topped with lox, cream cheese, capers, tomato and red onion.^[8]
• Bagel and cream cheese^[9]
• Biscuits and gravy^[10]
• Blintz^[11]
• Bread and toast with butter and jams
• Breakfast sausage
• Brunch casserole – a simple casserole prepared with bread, eggs and bacon^[12]
• Cheese
• Chilaquiles^[13]
• Cinnamon rolls ^[14]
• Coffee cake^[15][16]
• Cold cuts
• Crêpe^[17]
• Croissant^[18]
• David Eyre's pancake^[19]
• Dim sum^[20][21]
• Dutch baby pancake^[10]
• Egg dishes
  • Eggs Benedict^[22]
  • Eggs bourguignon (Oeufs en meurette)^[23]
  • Eggs Neptune
  • Eggs Sardou^[23]
  • Fried egg
  • Huevos rancheros^[8]
  • Omelette^[10][23]
  • Poached egg^[24]
  • Scrambled eggs^[25]
• English muffin (in a variety of configurations)
• French toast^[7][11][22]
• Frittata^[10][26]
• Fruit^[27]
• Grillades – a common brunch dish in the U.S. state of Louisiana^[23][28]
• Grits – a staple food for breakfast and brunch in the Southern United States^[29][30]
• Ham^[31]
• Hash – such as corned beef hash^[32][33]
• Hash browns^[7]
• Meeshay
• Muesli^[34]
• Muffins ^[35]
• Oysters Rockefeller^[23]
• Pancake^[7][11]
• Pastry
• Potato^[6]
• Potato pancake^[36]
• Potatoes O'Brien^[37]
• Quiche^[38][39]
• Quick bread^[40][41]
• Roasted meats ^[8]
• Salads
  • Caesar salad^[42]
  • Cobb salad^[43]
• Poached salmon – may be served cold^[24]
• Seafood^[8][23]
• Smoked fish
• Smoked salmon^[17][44]
• Soufflé^[45]
• Soups ^[8]
• Steak and eggs^[46]
• Strata^[41]
• Tartines^[17]
• Teacake^[47]
• Tea sandwich^[48]
• Terrine^[24]
• Touton^[49][50]
• Tunisian tajine^[51]
• Waffle^[11][41]

Gallery

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  A plate of assorted brunch foods
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  Some brunch foods – a bagel with cream cheese topped with smoked salmon, and salad
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  Vegan brunch foods
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  A brunch of an omelette, toast, French toast, fruit and coffee

Brunch beverages

A Bloody Mary

South Indian Coffee

The following beverages are often served for brunch.

Alcoholic

• Bloody Mary^[8][52]
• Champagne^[8][53][54]
• Caesar, popular in Canada
• Irish coffee^[55]
• Mimosa^[8][56]
• Spritzer^[57]
• Frühschoppen (German: "morning pint") – can be various types of beverage
• Bellini
• Screwdriver

Non-alcoholic

• Coffee^[8]
• Herbal tea^[58]
• Juices ^[8]
• Orange juice
• Tea^[41]
• Yum cha (Cantonese: "drink tea") – a tea that is typically served along with dim sum^[59][60]
• Sparkling water^[61]

See also

• Index of breakfast-related articles
• List of breakfast beverages
• List of breakfast foods
• List of culinary fruits
• List of fruit dishes
• Merienda – a light meal in various countries, usually taken in the afternoon or for brunch
• Second breakfast – a meal eaten after breakfast, but before lunch, it is traditional in Bavaria, Poland, and Hungary

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Bibliography

• Ternikar, F. (2014). Brunch: A History. The Meals Series. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-2943-3. 164 pages.

Further reading

• "12 Quick & Easy Brunch Recipes". Bon Appétit. March 7, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
• Byrne, Christine (December 28, 2014). "21 Easy Brunch Dishes Even The Most Hungover Person Could Make". BuzzFeed. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Brunch at Wikimedia Commons