Ordering an English breakfast

If you’re going to England soon, here is some useful food vocabulary…

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Conversation  

Landlady: Good morning. Would you like a full English breakfast or a continental breakfast?

Tourist: What's in the full English breakfast?

Landlady: There's eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, fried mushrooms and fried tomatoes. And toast, of course. And I’ve got some black pudding.

Tourist: Oh, I usually just have muesli for breakfast.

Landlady: I’ve got muesli too, and a choice of cereals. You can go and help yourself at the breakfast buffet. Or I can make you some porridge.

Tourist: I really just want a light breakfast. Some toast maybe.

Landlady: Wouldn't you lice some eggs as well? Poached, fried, boiled, scrambled...

Tourist: Fried egg on toast, please.

Landlady: Brown or white?

Tourist: Brown, please. Wholemeal. And some tea.

Landlady: That's all you want?

Tourist: Yes, thanks.

Landlady: Oh, all right, then. But I’ll bring you some extra rounds of toast with jam and marmalade. We wouldn't want you to get hungry before lunch.

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The conversation  

fried bread = tranche de pain frit dans l'huile

mushrooms = champignons

black pudding = boudin noir

porridge = porridge

poached/fried/boiled/scrambled eggs = œufs pochés/sur le plat/à la coque/brouillés

brown/wholemeal bread = pain complet

round of toast = une tranche de pain toasté, coupée en deux « slices » (tranches)

jam/marmalade = confiture/confiture d'agrumes

Extra vocabulary

Coffeepot/teapot = cafetière/théière

continental breakfast = petit déjeuner à la française

eggs sunny side up (US) = œufs sur le plat (frits sans avoir été retournés)

hard-/soft-boiled egg = œuf dur/à la coque

lemon curd = crème au citron

place mat = set de table

pot of tea for one/two = du thé pour une/deux personne(s)

rasher of bacon = tranche de lard fumé

roll = petit pain