What Is the History of Brunch?

Brunch has been around since the nineteenth century, but it has not been the same as what we have today. What is the place of its origin? Also, what should be the ideal menu for brunch? 

Over the past few years, brunch underwent some tasty changes, but one thing remained unchanged – the opportunity to get together with friends and family members. Different people see brunch from different lenses, but the general perception is that brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch food. Let’s take a look at how brunch originated.

Where did the name come from?

The word brunch, contrary to popular belief, came to the spotlight when it was used in print by Guy Beringer, a British writer. In 1895, Berigner used the word Brunch in his article titled as “Brunch: A Plea” which he wrote for Hunter’s Weekly. 

The debate started about a Sunday meal that was lighter than the traditional heavy supper. It was a kind of late breakfast along with family and friends. After a full year passed, the word ‘brunch’ was published in the United States of America for the very first time. In America, brunch was a luxury affair, as the elite class adopted it as their Sunday routine. They liked to have it served in luxury hotels.

Food historians just cannot agree on what was the original form of brunch when came into existence. Some say that the very first brunches were full of meats that vacationers hunted that same day. It was a kind of hunt breakfast, served with fruits, eggs, and sweets. A few other food historians contradict this claim, saying that Catholics used to enjoy a late-morning meal after their early-morning fasting before going to church.

If we talk specifically about the United States, brunch made its way to Chicago through transcontinental train journeys that were made by Hollywood celebrities. They used to order luxury later-morning meals that paired up breakfast with lunch. Brunch was championed by hotels instead of restaurants, as the latter took a day off on Sundays.

The Middle class joins the elite

The 1930s are marked as the era when the middle class adopted brunch for their Sunday routines. Business women, housewives, and bachelors brought significant changes to the shape of brunch, making it cheap, easy-to-make, and more delicious. People opened to brunch, and brunch cookbooks started getting published during the forties. Brunch also became popular in the middle class because the two-in-one homemade meal combination was quite economic. Bacon, homemade jams, donuts, tea, juices, and coffee became quite popular to eat on a relaxed late morning along with friends.

Brunch takes over America

After a full century on the origins of brunch, it became the classic American meal. Brunch nowadays stretches from 11 am to 4 pm, typically served on Saturday and Sundays. Bottomless mimosas and bloody Mary’s are the norm for modern brunch, along with innovative breakfast and lunch hybrid dishes.

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