toast and jam

Browned bread, fruit

Toast and jam is bread that has been browned by heat and spread with fruit preserves—a simple, classic breakfast or snack.

The phrase often evokes modest comfort or childhood nostalgia: We had toast and jam for breakfast every morning.

Something described as toast and jam may suggest plainness or easy satisfaction.

Related

marmalade · jelly · peanut butter · cream cheese · crumbs · spread · crunchy · warm · crispy · preserves · strawberry · berry jam · honey · morning · brunch · afternoon tea · slices · crunch

Categories
Opposites
breakfast food type

toast and jamcereal

Processed grain for breakfast

oatmeal · porridge · smoothie · muesli · cereal and milk

meal formality/elaborateness

toast and jamfull English breakfast

Traditional British cooked morning meal

eggs Benedict · bacon and eggs · breakfast buffet · Sunday brunch · omelette

nutritional philosophy

toast and jameggs and bacon

Traditional breakfast combination

avocado toast · green smoothie

Family

toast, toasts, toasted, toasting, toaster, toasters, toasty, jams, jammed

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G