What is the difference between an American breakfast and a continental breakfast?

Answer 1

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The idea of eating an actual meal for breakfast... including, usually, meat and eggs... is uncommon in most of Europe, where the typical breakfast is the "continental breakfast": coffee or tea, fruit juice, and bread or a pastry. Places that offer bacon, sausage, eggs, potatoes, pancakes, etc. advertise it as an "English breakfast" to make it clear that it's not just coffee and a biscuit.

The US (and most other former portions of the British Empire) usually tend to think of "breakfast" as involving a hot meal. In the US many hotels offer a complimentary breakfast to guests; this may be a "continental breakfast" as described above, or it may be a full breakfast, in which case it will usually be called an "American breakfast" to avoid confusing anyone who might think that an "English breakfast" was, say, tea and crumpets or some kind of disgusting "pudding" made out of blood.

Answer 2

Irish Breakfast tees are usually sweeter and have more carbohydrates. English breakfast tea is more bland tasting and does not have additional sugar added.

Answer 3

An American breakfast contains Eggs and Meats ( bacon, ham, sausage, steak, etc). A Continental breakfast is Bread (croissant, danish, etc). juice and coffee or tea.