The English Breakfast is a truly British institution, and its history goes back 700 years. In today's podcast we go into the story behind the meal, and reveal how it went from favourite of lords and ladies to the way the working classes started the day.

Different types of English breakfast
The Gentry and their breakfasts
Breakfasts for normal British people (and how they weren't very exciting)
The emergence of a new merchant class (and how they tried to emulate the gentry)
The Victorian concept of breakfast
The emergence of the modern 'English breakfast'
When half of Britain started the day with an English breakfast
Where to find the best English breakfasts
When can you eat an English breakfast?
What's the difference between a wedding breakfast and an English breakfast?

Key vocabulary: Penultimate, Fueled, Dodgy, Batch, Institution, Deviations, Cornish, Ulster, Bursting at the seams, Mortified, Stuffing their faces, Reserved, Prevalent, Pauper, Nobles, Lavish, Ale, Better off, Stretch to, Dripping, Toiling, Besides, Inheriting, Aspire, Seeking, Enthusiastically, Notion, Flaunt, Go to huge lengths, Secure, Cured, Offal, Sumptuous, Banquets, Precious, Copious, Accessible, Take for granted, Emerge, Bed and breakfasts, Black pudding, Peak, Aspiring, Staple, Decline, Hipster, Natural selection, Longevity, Age-old, Hangover, Pre-reformation, Bride, Groom, Fasted, Communion, Stomach, Comfort foods

Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/british-food-part-3-the-english-breakfast

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#18: British Food Part 3 - The English Breakfast