Elevenses

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Cuisine • Kitchen Buffet • Banquet

In the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth Realms, elevenses is a snack that is similar to afternoon tea, but eaten in the morning.Harper, Timothy (1997). Passport United Kingdom: Your Pocket Guide to British Business, Customs and Etiquette. World Trade Press. ISBN 1885073283.  It is generally less savoury than brunch, and might consist of some cake or biscuits with a cup of tea or coffee. The name refers to the time of day that it is taken: around 11 am. The word "elevenses" is seen as a little old fashioned.Harper, Timothy (1997). Passport United Kingdom: Your Pocket Guide to British Business, Customs and Etiquette. World Trade Press. ISBN 1885073283. 

Among Chilean Spanish, the tradition was known as las onces (the same word is still used in Colombia), although in modern times, it has shifted in most respects to later in the afternoon, more closely reflecting the pattern of British "tea time".Collier, Simon (2004). A History of Chile, 1808-2002. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521534844.  In Australia and New Zealand, it is called morning tea or smoko (often little lunch or playlunch in primary school). Choice of foods consumed at morning tea vary from cakes, pastries or lamingtons, or biscuits, to just coffee. In the Royal Australian Navy it is commonly referred to as "Morno\'s".

In popular culture

Winnie the Pooh preferred honey on bread with condensed milk, while in Middle-earth it is a meal eaten by Hobbits in addition to second breakfast. Paddington Bear often took elevenses at the antique shop on Portobello Road run by his friend Mr Gruber and usually received some sound advice about his current thorny problem at the same time. The term appears extensively throughout the novel Don\'t Stop the Carnival, by Herman Wouk, in which various characters gleefully partake of "elevenses" at every opportunity, usually accompanied by alcoholic beverages.

References

See also

• British cuisine
• Coffee break

External links

• Sample Elevenses Menu (from Fortnum and Mason)

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