在英国，一般富裕人家往往每日四餐，即早餐、午餐、茶点和晚餐。早餐时间多为早7时至9时之间。主要食品是麦片粥、火腿蛋以及涂奶油或橘子酱的面包。午餐约为13时，通常是冷肉和凉菜(用土豆、黄瓜、西红柿、胡萝卜、莴笋、甜菜头等制作)。午餐时要喝茶，一般不饮酒。茶点约为17时左右，以喝茶为主，同时辅以糕点。晚餐多在19时30分左右，为一天的正餐，往往饮酒。在英格兰，人们多吃生菜。在英国北方，晚餐仅是茶点，只有第四餐的油炸鱼加土豆片才称“晚餐”。一般人家都比较注重一日三餐，即早餐、午餐和午茶。晚餐只准备一点点冷菜.
In the UK, the general wealthy family often four meals a day, breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. Breakfast time is more than 7 to 9 hours between. The main food is porridge, ham and eggs, and bread with butter or orange sauce. Lunch is around 13, which is usually cold meat and vegetables (potatoes, cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, lettuce and beet first production). To drink tea at lunch, generally do not drink. The tea is about 17 or so, to drink tea, supplemented by pastry. Dinner at around 19:30, for a day of meals, often drink. In England, people eat more lettuce. In the north of England, the dinner is only tea, fried fish and chips only fourth meals is called "dinner". The general people are paying more attention to three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and tea. Only a little dinner prepared cold dish.
