One, the main food is different
1, European breakfast
In terms of food, pastries (brioche, croissants ......) and tomato toast (with olive oil) or butter and jam are the main.
2. American Breakfast
Besides bread, the American breakfast has eggs and meat as its main elements. Eggs are prepared according to the taste of the diner (fried or scrambled), and meat is usually sausage, cured pork or fried bacon. You can also add some vegetables.
2. Drinks are different
1. Continental breakfast
Drinks are usually coffee, milk, tea, or mate tea (the last one is found mainly in South America), and a glass of freshly squeezed sour fruit juice, usually orange juice.
2. American Breakfast
American breakfast is usually just coffee, no juice.
Expanded Information
American breakfast contains the following three meanings:
Firstly, the western breakfast in star hotels is generally divided into "continental breakfast" and "American breakfast".
First, the star hotel western-style breakfast is generally divided into "continental breakfast" and "American breakfast", here the American breakfast, there are fixed items, between the hotel, because of the different star and grade, breakfast content varies, but in general, it is similar;
Second, the United States of America traditional breakfast in various regions of the United States, these breakfasts may only be popular in some parts of the United States;
Third, the United States residents of the community restaurants to provide breakfast.
Traditional American Breakfast:
The United States is a nation of immigrants, so the American breakfast brings together breakfast elements from the United Kingdom and continental European countries, with a wide range of items.
For example, there are boiled oatmeal, sausage, fried hash browns, cookies, sliced bread, soft pancakes, waffles, sweet bagels, slices of French fried bread, English muffins, croissants, Danish bread. Coffee, general must-haves.