Meal of as a formal meal the breakfast can be given to the recipient in a basket or hamper. Lunch, the abbreviation for "luncheon", is a light meal typically eaten at midday. The origin of the words "lunch" and "luncheon" relate to a small snack originally eaten at any time of the day or night. During the 20th century the meaning gradually narrowed to a small or mid-sized meal eaten at midday. Lunch is commonly the second meal of the day after breakfast. The meal varies in size depending on the culture, and significant variations exist in different areas of the
Tea (meal) Kingdom (namely North of England, North and South Wales, the English Midlands, Scotland, and in some rural and working class areas of and in Northern Ireland) people in these areas traditionally call their midday meal "dinner" and their evening meal "tea" (served around 6 pm), whereas the upper social classes would call the midday meal "lunch" or "luncheon" and the evening meal (served after 7 pm) "dinner" (if formal) or "supper" (if informal). This differentiation in usage is one of the classic social markers of English (see U and non-U English). However, in most of the south of England, the