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Do you eat something between Lunch and Dinner?

GinnyNGinnyN
edited August 2010 in General Chat
My mom went to Europe some months ago for her "Winter Vacation" (Go mom!), and, how I am, I started to read Tips for Travel to Chile (My country). It's fun because you get to know all the thingies you never imagine it was typical just for you. And this is one of those: The travelers tips always talk about "la once" (It's the equivalent of Tea Time here). Ok, probably is called differently in other countries, why not? And I finish learning Chile is probably, one of the last countries which still eat something between Lunch and Dinner O.o.

So, I want to know, Do you eat something between Lunch and Dinner? How is called if you do?

Ours is called Once (Eleven) because, long before my time, the miners couldn't drink liquor (They still can't) in the mines. So, they mixed Brandy (Aguardiente, acording to Word Reference is an special kind, but, it's a liquor) with Hot Water and Tea. When asked what they were drinking, they answer "Once" (Eleven) as a code, because "Aguardiente" has eleven letters.

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  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited August 2010
    I just eat snacks when ever im hungery between meals XP
  • AvistewAvistew
    edited August 2010
    The French meal is called goûter. It takes place around 4pm, and is one of the four main meals, which are all 4 hours apart (starting around 8 am).

    Breakfast and goûter revolve around fruit and grain, and having eggs or meat (or potatoes, or beans) for either is pretty much inconceivable in France. Lunch and dinner are the "savoury" meals, with vegetables and a source of protein.
  • JedExodusJedExodus
    edited August 2010
    I usually just grab an apple or something, keeps hunger at bay
  • GinnyNGinnyN
    edited August 2010
    Avistew wrote: »
    The French meal is called goûter. It takes place around 4pm, and is one of the four main meals, which are all 4 hours apart (starting around 8 am).

    Breakfast and goûter revolve around fruit and grain, and having eggs or meat (or potatoes, or beans) for either is pretty much inconceivable in France. Lunch and dinner are the "savoury" meals, with vegetables and a source of protein.

    Here's you drink either Coffee, Tea or milk, and eat bread. And everything you think you can put on the bread, from Butter to pitted avocados to mixed eggs.
  • FealiksFealiks
    edited August 2010
    There's no such thing in England. Personally, though, I eat pretty erratically. There's no set time for dinner in my household, and we don't always eat it. I guess it's pretty unhealthy, but oh well :p
  • JessicaJessica
    edited August 2010
    It depends on what I´m doing, if I´m at work I maybe I eat some fruits or something.
    When I´m home could it be something else, candy sometimes. But usually
    I´m not hungry.
  • AvistewAvistew
    edited August 2010
    GinnyN wrote: »
    Here's you drink either Coffee, Tea or milk, and eat bread. And everything you think you can put on the bread, from Butter to pitted avocados to mixed eggs.

    Replace "milk" with "hot chocolate", and it's the same for drinks. However for the grain it's either cereals or bread with something sweet (jam, chocolate...). Avocado or eggs would certainly not be very traditional at all ^_^
  • FealiksFealiks
    edited August 2010
    There are hardly any intact traditions in my country any more. In fact, I can't think of any traditions we have that aren't shared by Australia, Canada or America. I prefer it like that, though; I'm about as far from patriotic as you can get.
  • serweetserweet
    edited August 2010
    Elevensis if I'm up: 11:00 have a coffee and a snack of sorts.

    Then sometimes I just randomly snack between Dinner and Tea.
  • FealiksFealiks
    edited August 2010
    serweet wrote: »
    Elevensis if I'm up: 11:00 have a coffee and a snack of sorts.

    Then sometimes I just randomly snack between Dinner and Tea.

    Aren't dinner and tea the same thing? Or do you use "dinner" to mean lunch?
  • serweetserweet
    edited August 2010
    Fealiks wrote: »
    Aren't dinner and tea the same thing? Or do you use "dinner" to mean lunch?
    Yeah, dinner/lunch same thing. Just Dinner tends to be when it's substantial and lunch when it's just a sarnie or something.
  • caeskacaeska
    edited August 2010
    I lived in France a few years ago, and lunch and dinner are both huge deals that each take 1 to 2 hours to complete. They each have 3 courses minimum (pre-course, main course and dessert) and dinner is eaten very late (7-10 pm, later or earlier depending on where in the country you are).
    I don't remember the goûter involving anything grain-related, I just ate snacks around that time anyway.
    In northern European countries though it seems that we just put stuff between our teeth whenever, if there is any tradition I fail to see it.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited August 2010
    No, but sometimes I eat a meal at that time instead of lunch or dinner. I call it Linner. Or Dunch. It depends on my mood that day. :D
  • willowbeewillowbee
    edited August 2010
    I usually just drink coffee before meals.. it suppresses your hunger for a bit. haha
  • ShwooShwoo
    edited August 2010
    Afternoon tea, I guess. Not that I drink tea.

    I have to have something between lunch and dinner because I get too tired if I don't.
  • SillyStellSillyStell
    edited August 2010
    I'm one of those people who don't do breakfast. Instead I just have lunch (a sandwich) then Dinner (some kinda meat product with chips) and in between I snack. God I'm unhealthy!
  • thesporkmanthesporkman
    edited August 2010
    SillyStell wrote: »
    I'm one of those people who don't do breakfast. Instead I just have lunch (a sandwich) then Dinner (some kinda meat product with cheaps) and in between I snack. God I'm unhealthy!

    I'm pretty much the same way.
  • The HighwayThe Highway
    edited August 2010
    I eat Pinner.
  • AvistewAvistew
    edited August 2010
    Incidentally...
    I was talking about how it's done in France. I haven't been eating that way for years.
    Since I have a weird sleep schedule (detailed in the "what's on your mind" thread I believe), I can't follow normal meals because I never know when I'll be up.

    Generally, I eat when I'm hungry, if I think about it, and my meals are pretty much all similar. If I'm up during the day and it's Ian's day off I'll eat whatever is normal to eat at the time (like, I might eat breakfast at 8 am before going to sleep, or wake up at 9pm and have supper) so that we're sharing meals, otherwise my meals are pretty much all the same. Considering I'm up different amount of times, sometimes I have 2 or 3 meals during the day, sometimes I have 5 or 6.

    The only real problem is that I can't eat when I'm tired, it makes me sick. So if for some reason I need to stay up for a long time, I get really, really hungry (but unable to eat), then I sleep on it and when I wake up I'm really starving.

    Since I don't have a normal schedule there isn't something I would call "breakfast", but I always do eat soon after waking up, I don't wait for 4-5 hours, so in normal terms I'm going to say it means I always eat breakfast.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited August 2010
    Between lunch and dinner is usually the time of the day that I eat the most of all. So, my answer is yes.
  • VeronicanPlayVeronicanPlay
    edited August 2010
    I eat all the time, before lunch, between lunch and dinner and even after dinner. :p

    Well that is only if food is available, when I am in school or at work I eat very little or not at all before I get home.
  • The GentlemanThe Gentleman
    edited August 2010
    Biscuits. I love biscuits.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited August 2010
    The Gentleman wrote: »
    Biscuits. I love biscuits.

    Sweet or savoury? Or both?
  • daro2096daro2096
    edited August 2010
    I don't snack. I make sure I eat enough at meal time.
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