What's for dinner/supper/tea tonight?

All general, non-comics discussion goes here!

Moderators: Don Alexander, midgetshrimp

Post Reply
User avatar
Nibler
Professional Lurker
Posts: 986
Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:59 pm
Location: Sweden

What's for dinner/supper/tea tonight?

Post by Nibler »

Seen these kind of threads on other forums, and they can be great for inspiration when you don't know what to make for dinner, so I'll start with tonight's uninspired soup:
Potatoes
Carrots
Leek
Vegetable broth
Parsley
edit: and green peas
edit 2: and garlic!

So, what did you have/will you have for dinner tonight?
Last edited by Nibler on Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:34 pm, edited 2 times in total.
This is not the greatest signature in the world, no. This is just a tribute.

User avatar
Phoenix
Posts: 1403
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:10 pm
Location: Leeds, England

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Phoenix »

As it's way past dinner time, and is now tea time, I'll assume you mean tea, not dinner.

And I dunno yet - I haven't much in. So i'll have to investigate. I had a very nice chicken satay for tea last night though :)
Image

User avatar
Mythiene
Posts: 385
Joined: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:08 pm
Location: The Netherverse

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Mythiene »

Barbecue riblet sandwiches. My mother promised. :p

And, to Phoenix... what exactly is “dinner,” for an Englishman? How is it different from “tea”?
“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night...” — Edgar Allan Poe

User avatar
Nibler
Professional Lurker
Posts: 986
Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:59 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Nibler »

well I call the cooked meal I eat around 6-7pm dinner
This is not the greatest signature in the world, no. This is just a tribute.

User avatar
Mythiene
Posts: 385
Joined: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:08 pm
Location: The Netherverse

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Mythiene »

Yes, it’s that way in the United States, as well. I’m asking what it’s called in England, since I’m curious.

This was a great thread idea, by the way. :)
“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night...” — Edgar Allan Poe

User avatar
Phoenix
Posts: 1403
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:10 pm
Location: Leeds, England

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Phoenix »

In the north of England, your evening meal is called your tea. Therefore it is teatime. (Perhaps answers why Americans misunderstand and think we English drink tea all the time?). Lunch is from 11:30-2pm, and is colloquially called dinnertime.

Down south, they do it the American way. Or, to be precise, you do it the southern English way.
Image

User avatar
Nibler
Professional Lurker
Posts: 986
Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:59 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Nibler »

Yea I didn't know that actually, I guess the English we learn in school in Sweden is americanized.
This is not the greatest signature in the world, no. This is just a tribute.

User avatar
Phoenix
Posts: 1403
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:10 pm
Location: Leeds, England

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Phoenix »

Unsurprising! But yeah, the north generally dislikes the south, and everything is more expensive down there, too. Which is why we hate when events (like NFL @ Wembley) are London-based. Costs a bomb to get there, you HAVE to stay overnight, cos it's so far, and it costs an arm and a leg to do that, plus tickets, plus food down there (3 times more expensive than up here). All in all...bad times!

So there you go - Tea is what you Americans, and it seems, Europeans also, call "dinner", and dinner is what I call lunch.
Image

User avatar
Ithilion
Posts: 1447
Joined: Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:12 pm
Location: Thessaloniki -> Macedonia -> Greece
Contact:

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Ithilion »

*scratches head*

i always thought it was "breakfast" for morning, "lunch" for noon and "dinner" for evening...

but then again, what do i know? i only eat once per day
Cave Elder: Keeper of the Garden, Zen Master of Shadows

Member of the Dream Team


You are suffering from delusions of adequacy.

User avatar
midgetshrimp
Modly Pirate Jesus
Posts: 5076
Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:32 am
Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by midgetshrimp »

To get down on it, breakfast is the early morning meal. Lunch is noon or so meal, but if it's the largest meal of the day, it's called supper. Dinner is the evening meal, but, again, if it's the largest meal of the day, it's called supper. Usually dinner and supper are interchangeable here. For dinner last night, I had spaghetti with sauce and a little bit of garlic salt. It was good. I hope we get back to the Prince Spaghetti Night routine. That would make Wednesday nights awesome again. Tonight is a fend-for-yourself night, seeing as not everyone is going to be home. I'll probably make a sandwich or something.
Exuberant High Captain Mod-siah of the Elder Council, Grand Official Bard.
Who needs sex when you have Menage a 3?

Image

User avatar
Phoenix
Posts: 1403
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:10 pm
Location: Leeds, England

Re: What's for dinner tonight?

Post by Phoenix »

Oh, now you're just going crazy, MS!

Here:

Breakfast: Morning
Dinner: Early afternoon
Tea: Evening
Supper (hardly ever used): A pre-bedtime snack.

I only eat one per day, also, unless I'm training.
Image

User avatar
Nibler
Professional Lurker
Posts: 986
Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:59 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: What's for dinner/supper/tea tonight?

Post by Nibler »

better now? :p
This is not the greatest signature in the world, no. This is just a tribute.

User avatar
Phoenix
Posts: 1403
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:10 pm
Location: Leeds, England

Re: What's for dinner/supper/tea tonight?

Post by Phoenix »

Haha! You didn't have to change it! :p Though I appreciate the alteration! :D
Image

User avatar
Morwen
Posts: 498
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:47 am
Location: somewhere in the Elder Cave
Contact:

Re: What's for dinner/supper/tea tonight?

Post by Morwen »

what MS said sounds a lot more logical to me... dinner/supper should be the last meal of the day

tea, is not a "major" meal here anyway, its like the snack between breakfast and lunch
Shadow Apprentice and proud member of the Dream Team
ignorance is bliss? ...no, its just annoying

User avatar
Phoenix
Posts: 1403
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:10 pm
Location: Leeds, England

Re: What's for dinner/supper/tea tonight?

Post by Phoenix »

Morwen wrote:tea, is not a "major" meal here anyway, its like the snack between breakfast and lunch
If we had that, we'd call it brunch :P
Image

Post Reply