As for soup we can choose from bouillon, clear (beef, chicken, vegetable, with liver – balls) soup and thick soup (potato, tripe and fishsoup, cream of mushroom, celery, cauliflower or tomato). Than main dish can be – fried potatoes, pork chop, dumplings Vienna steak, boiled potatoes, rice, fruit dumplings with cottage cheese.

TEA
In the afternoon around four o`clock the English have teatime. While in our country an afternoon snack is not common, in Britain it is a special occasion. The traditional tea consists of thin slices of white or brown bread and butter with cheese, fish or ham, perahps some vegetables, and jam, cakes fruit pies, biscuits and tea or coffee. Nowadays many people do not eat much at teatime but they have at least one cup cup of coffeee or tea.

DINNER
Dinner, the main meal, is served in the evevning at 6 – 7 o`clock, when all members of the family are at home. The meal consists of soup, fried fish and chips. Meat and vegetables can also be served. Beef and lamb is preferred to pork meat in England. The English cookery is famous for meat puddings and meat pies which are usually served at dinner and are followed by apple pie, a favourite English sweet, stewed fruit. SUPPER
Later in the evening, around 10 – 12 o`clock, it is time for light supper. It is usually a snack consisting of a piece of cold meat or ham, cheese and some biscuits. But many people like to have just a glass of milk before going to bed.

Recently there have beeen great changes in eating habits. Many people think that too much fat may cause diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. Therefore they drink skimmed milk, prefer fibrous brown bread to the white one and eat less butter. They also cut down meat. About 10 % of all young people are now vegetarian. Britain`s food industry now produces more low – fat ffod and health food. It is very difficult to say what Americans prefer for dinner, breakfast and lunch. The USA is the country where many ethnic groups live and eating habits are very different, too. Many Americans like to have lunch and dinner „out“ – at snack bars, fast food restaurants or more expensive restaurants and hotels. They can also use take – away services. Take – away food is very popular in the USA. Those people who want to eat at home, without preparing meal, order at a restaurant to prepare the meal to take away. Some meals, especially pizza, can also be delivered home.