Tea and toast

The British love their toast. In British households, there can be toast at any given time of the day. Toast can be breakfast, spread with butter or jam, accompanied by a cup of steaming tea and a conversation around the kitchen table. Toast can also be snatched out of the toaster and clamped firmly between your teeth while putting on your shoes and rushing out the door in the morning. Toast can be a three-course meal: buttered toast is followed by eggs on toast, baked beans, baked tomatoes, sautéed mushrooms, Marmite for the lovers or avocado for the Millennials. Finally, toast can be dessert, spread with marmalade or jam.