breakfast food

Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work. Among English speakers, "breakfast" can be used to refer to this meal or to refer to a meal composed of traditional breakfast foods (such as eggs, porridge and sausage) served at any time of day. The word literally refers to breaking the fasting period of the prior night. It has its origin in the Christian custom of fasting from food between the supper meal of one day and receiving Holy Communion the following morning (such a Eucharistic fast is still observed by Orthodox Christians, but is shortened to one hour before Mass for Roman Catholics). Foregoing the natural craving to eat was seen as an act of self-denial that honors God, while strengthening the religious resolve and faith of the believer.

Das Frühstück (schweizerisch Morgenessen (Schweizer Hochdeutsch) bzw. Zmorge (Dialekt), veraltet auch Frühkost oder Dejeuner) ist die in der Regel morgens zu sich genommene erste Mahlzeit des Tages.

Een ontbijt is de eerste maaltijd van de dag na de genoten nachtrust en voordat met de dagelijkse werkzaamheden wordt begonnen.

Le déjeuner ou petit déjeuner est le premier repas de la journée, celui qui se prend au lever. Le déjeuner est également, selon les régions, le repas pris au milieu de la journée mais cet article ne traite que du petit déjeuner.