It is widely accepted that breakfast is the most important meal in the day. 早餐breakfast由break和fast两个词组成。这里的fast不是形容词“快”的意思,而是名词,意为“斋戒、禁食”,形容漫漫长夜都没有东西吃。而早上的第一餐breakfast,也有break the fast,解禁,可以吃东西的意思,this fast is broken by the first meal of the day referred to as breakfast。
Mainland China
北方
画卷 huājuǎn、馒头mántou (steamed breads)、烧饼shāobǐng (unleavened pocket-bread with sesame)、包子bāozi (steamed buns with meat or vegetable stuffing)、豆浆(soy milk)。