Meals

thumb|Traditionally, meals have been prepared by women in a home kitchen (painting from the circle of Jean-Baptiste de Saive, 1563).

thumb|Bangladeshi iftar vendor in Mughal-era [[Chawkbazar Iftar Market, Old Dhaka]]

Supper is a term commonly used to refer to the main evening meal, although its meaning varies considerably. While it can also denote a light or late-evening snack either after or instead of the main meal, in the United Kingdom it is traditionally used to describe an informal main evening meal, as opposed to a dinner or a dinner party, which are a more formal meal with guests.

thumb|Trail mix is a snack food commonly made with [[peanuts, raisins, and candy, such as M&M's.]]

thumb|A filet mignon dinner with mashed potato, string beans and mushrooms

thumb|right|upright=1.3|A typical bento from a grocery store A is a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal of Japanese origin, often for lunch, typically including rice and packaged in a box with a lid (often a segmented box with different parts of the meal placed in different sections).

Brunch () is a meal taken sometime in the late morning or early afternoon – some sources mention 11am–2pm, though modern brunch often extends as late as 3pm. The word brunch is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch.

thumb|North Indian cuisine|North Indian style vegetarian thali served in a restaurant

thumb|Typical merienda fare thumb|Typical vespertine merienda in the Andalusia|South of Spain thumb|Traditional serving of merienda in Café El Gato Negro, [[Buenos Aires: medialunas (croissants), café en jarrito (a double espresso coffee) and a little glass of sparkling water]] thumb|A typical meryenda in the Philippines, [[tsokolate with suman rice cakes and ripe carabao mangoes]] Merienda is a light meal in southern Europe, particularly Spain (merenda in Galician, berenar in Catalan), Portugal (lanche, merenda) and Italy (merenda), whence the word spread to Serbo-Croatian in, according to di

Orthodox Christian celebration of a family's patron saint day in Serbia.

term for different mealtimes

traditional meal associated with Great Britain

meal preceding one's execution

thumb|Packaged leftovers from a Thanksgiving dinner

thumb|Pagpag Pagpag is the Tagalog term for leftover food from restaurants (usually from fast food restaurants) that is salvaged from garbage sites and dumps. Preparing and eating pagpag is practiced in the slums of Metro Manila, such as Caloocan, Tondo, and Pasig. It arose from the challenges of hunger that resulted from extreme poverty among the urban poor.

thumb|Rijsttafel in the 1880s thumb|Rijsttafel in Bandung in 1936 ( , literally "rice table") is an elaborate Indonesian meal adapted by the Dutch from the hidang presentation of nasi padang from the Padang region of West Sumatra. It consists of many (forty is not an unusual number) side dishes in small portions, accompanied by rice prepared in several different ways. Popular side dishes include egg rolls, sambals, satay, fish, fruit, vegetables, pickles, and nuts. In most areas where it is served, such as the Netherlands and other areas of strong Dutch influence (such as parts of the West In

Elevenses () is a short break taken at around 11:00a.m. to consume a drink or snack. The names and details vary among countries.

subscription service–foodservice business model

thumb|Traditional Kerala sadya

British cold meal based around bread, cheese, and fresh or pickled onions

light meal after first breakfast

type of meal that typically includes food items and a beverage

Tiffin is a South Asian English word for a type of meal. It refers to a light breakfast or a light tea-time meal at about 3 p.m., consisting of typical tea-time foods. In certain parts of India, it can also refer to the midday luncheon or, in some regions of the Indian subcontinent, a between-meal snack. When used in place of the word "lunch", however, it does not necessarily mean a light meal.

Hanjeongsik (), sometimes translated as '''Korean table d'hôte''', is a Korean-style full-course meal characterized by the array of small banchan plates in varied colours.