Lunch Often it includes rye bread with different toppings such as liver pâté, herring, and cheese. Smørrebrød is a Danish lunch delicacy that is often used for business meetings or special events. In Finland, lunch is a full hot meal, served as one course, sometimes with small salads and desserts. Dishes are diverse, ranging from meat or fish courses to soups that are heavy enough to constitute a meal. In France, the midday meal is taken between noon and 2:00pm. In Germany lunch is the main meal of the day. It is traditionally a substantial hot meal, sometimes with additional courses
Plate lunch in California in 1999. L&L founder Eddie Flores rebranded it "L&L Hawaiian Barbecue", explaining that "When we went to the mainland, the name 'Hawaiian' is a draw, because everyone just fantasized, everyone wants to come to Hawaii." Overwhelmingly popular plate lunch entrées reflect Asian influence. Of Japanese origin is chicken "katsu", fried boneless chicken breaded with Japanese bread crumbs, and beef "teriyaki" (often shortened to "teri beef"). A common side-dish with plate lunches is fried noodles, often either "chow mein", "chow fun" or "saimin" noodles. Entrées of Hawaiian origin include "kalua" pork (also called "kalua pig") and "lau lau" (pork