Adventurous-Zombie-1 t1_jefshpk wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:16 PM Reply to TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone The dictionary definition of "dinner" is simply the largest meal of the day. We now just think of it meaning the evening meal. My dad, an ex farmer, still refers to his midday meal as 'dinner'. It's caused a lot of confusion over the years! Permalink 8
Adventurous-Zombie-1 t1_jefshpk wrote
Reply to TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone
The dictionary definition of "dinner" is simply the largest meal of the day. We now just think of it meaning the evening meal. My dad, an ex farmer, still refers to his midday meal as 'dinner'. It's caused a lot of confusion over the years!