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
Lunch history as food tastes, menu items and meal periods have changed greatly over time. For example, the word "supper" means bread and soup (from the German word "sop"- soup or stew over bread). In general, during the Middle Ages the main meal for almost everyone took place late in the morning, after several hours of work, when there was no need for artificial lighting. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this meal, called dinner, was gradually pushed back into the evening, creating a greater time gap between breakfast and dinner. A meal called "lunch" came to fill the gap. A