Brunch, the old-new trend

2023. 03. 28.

What is brunch?

Brunch is an abbreviation of the English words breakfast and lunch. It is consumed between 11 am and 1 pm. This meal is a kind of hybrid, as it is a fusion of a late breakfast and an early lunch. It's usually Sunday fashion, since that's the only time we have time to spend half the morning eating. By the way, brunch is also a social event. It can be a great occasion for a semi-official meeting or a family event.

The origin of brunch

Despite the fact that we somehow associate brunch with modern America, because they liked to kick all European customs, rules and traditions at the time, brunch still originates from Europe. Even from writer Guy Beringer, who was inspired by hangovers. After the Saturday evening party, he regularly wanted a late breakfast. Also for light meals, after eating which you can gradually move towards "lunch". This is a late-morning, long-lasting, light meal.

What do we eat at this time?

The essence of brunch is an abundant, spectacularly served breakfast, which in many cases is served as a buffet, of course this is not mandatory. At brunch, spectacular, elegant serving, white tablecloths, and beautiful china are very important. For men, a shaved face and ironed shirt, for women, a more elegant morning dress, say a light shirt dress and jewellery. 

Food includes fruit, pastries and jams, and salads. But omelettes and other, more filling hot dishes are also included in the palette of such a meal. Actually, meat and soup can also appear at brunch, since we are talking about a half lunch. For this very reason, it is also appropriate to serve alcoholic beverages. A typical brunch drink is the Mimosa cocktail with sparkling orange juice or the Bloody Mary. 

If you want to put together a real brunch, you can't forget the fruit or vegetable cocktails. For this, we have come up with a great recipe a mocktail made with an Ankarsrum stand mixer.

We also brought some recipe ideas

Eggs Benedict is one of the most famous brunch dishes. Lemuel Benedict ordered buttered toast with poached eggs, fried bacon and hollandaise sauce at his favorite restaurant. This became the recipe for Eggs Benedict. 

The cream cheese, smoked salmon bagel, sprinkled with red onion and dill is also filling enough to be one of the more interesting dishes of the brunch. 

Avocado toast is very popular overseas, and it can also be served at home during a cool brunch. Spread the creamy, ripe avocado on the toast, then add a poached egg. It is also worth squeezing lemon juice over the avocado, but you can also add red onion. Sometimes they make this specialty crazy with a little cheese. 

Shaksuka can also be a good idea. This Israeli one-dish dish is as special and spicy as it is easy to prepare. Ratatouille with tomato sauce, chili, oriental spices and fried egg. It fits perfectly with a brunch, as it is a light dish that can be somewhere between breakfast and lunch. 

Quiche can also be a perfect dish for a really cool brunch. It can be salty or sweet, in special flavors. You can fill it with any kind of vegetables or meat, and the sweet one can act as a typical pie, since it is appropriate to offer sweet pastries during brunch. 

If you are organizing a brunch, especially if you serve a large amount of food, such a warm keeper bowl come in handy.

And if you're hosting a big party and it's not worth the fuss, you'll definitely be fine with these biodegradable dishes.

So if you are organizing a brunch and want something special, feel free to let your imagination run wild and go beyond the usual breakfast menus. And if you need some kind of kitchen tool to prepare delicious dishes, take a look at our selection!