French Breakfast

In French breakfast is called "petit déjeuner" which loosely means "a small meal to break the fast (of the night)". its name reveals the small variety and quantity of what is eaten by a French person  early in the morning. The big meal to break the fast being of course the "déjeuner" !
In fact, many children and adults eat some more around 10.00 am, although it is not  nowadays advised by doctors and nutritionists, all the more so as many people just have coffee and nothing else.

a biscotte

What we eat at home is comparable to a continental breakfast in England: cups of strong black coffee, a bit of the day-before baguette or  biscottes (which is a sort of dried sandwich loaf slice) wth unsalted butter and/or jam ( the most common would be apricot and strawberry)and a glass of orange juice. Children, of course do not drink coffee ! usually they have a hot chocolate milk and on their brad they do enjoy nutella very much !

Ajouter une légende

The most famous brand ever in France is "banania", it dates back from the 1910s, and brings us back to the colonialist past of France.Chocolate was brought back from our colonies. The slogan, as well the original picture on the packets are now considered as racist stereotypes" and could not be used today.
The slogan was "y'a bon, banania" which could be translated by "Is good, banania"

Puffy, buttery, yummy !

Breakfast on week-ends is for many of us quite a different thing: we then have the time to go to the nearest bakery and enjoy several croissant and or pains au chocolat and/or pains aux raisins ! Nowadays, supermarket sell those in pckets, but they have nothing to do with a real baker's ones !





These last years, Many compagnies have appealed to children to sell greasy, sugary cereals on the grounds that it was good for their health. Nowadays I would say that people still have them, but globally the trendy effect has worn out ! Yet, as more and more people in France are weight and health conscious, more and more people make sure they have fruit, a dairy product and protein in the morning.