American breakfast

Hearty morning meal

A substantial morning meal typically including eggs, bacon or sausage, toast, and potatoes—contrasted with lighter continental breakfasts of pastries and coffee.

Hotels and restaurants use the term to distinguish this heartier option: The room rate includes a full American breakfast.

Hash browns, pancakes, and orange juice round out the classic version.

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stack of pancakes · bacon · sunny side up · coffee · waffles · fried eggs · scrambled eggs · orange juice · toast · diner culture · skillet · hashbrowns · syrup · fry up · griddle · granola · temperance movement · sausage

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breakfast style/composition

American breakfastcontinental breakfast

Basic morning hotel meal

cereal and milk · healthy breakfast · muesli · intermittent fasting

cultural/regional origin

American breakfastEnglish breakfast

Traditional British cooked morning

Turkish breakfast · congee · Mexican breakfast

meal timing/type

American breakfastmidnight snack

Food eaten very late

Family

American, breakfast, America, Americans, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization, breakfasts, breakfasted

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G