Ploughman's lunch Ploughman's lunch A ploughman's lunch (often abbreviated to just ploughman's) is an English cold meal which is based on bread, cheese, and onions, and usually accompanied by butter and some form of pickle. Additional items such as ham, green salad, hard boiled eggs and apple can be added. As its name suggests, a ploughman's lunch is most commonly eaten at lunchtime. The meal is particularly associated with public houses and is often accompanied with beer. Beer, bread, and cheese have been combined in the English diet since antiquity, and have been served together in inns for centuries. However, the specific
Bataw (bread) Bataw (bread) Bataw () is a leavened flatbread from Egypt. It is widely consumed in the Egyptian countryside. The main ingredients of the bread vary depending on the region. In Asyut it is often made with barley, corn, or a mixture of barley and wheat. In Akhmim it is commonly made with corn and fenugreek, whereas in Qena, further south in Upper Egypt, it is exclusively made with barley. Ball-shaped lumps of dough are placed in an oven, traditionally with a wooden ladle with a long handle referred to as "maghrafa" (), and then flattened with the bottom side of