Editing German cuisine (section)

==Structure of meals==
[[Image:Spargel sauce hollandaise.jpg|thumb|Typical serving of asparagus with [[Hollandaise sauce]] and potatoes]]

[[Breakfast]] (''Frühstück,'' {{IPA|de|ˈfʁyːˌʃtʏk|pron|De-Frühstück.ogg}}) commonly consists of bread, toast, or bread rolls with butter or margarine, [[Lunch meat|cold cuts]], cheeses, jam (''Konfitüre'' or more commonly called ''Marmelade''), honey and eggs (typically boiled).<ref name="Goldstein Merkle Parasecoli Mennell 2005 p. 186">{{cite book | last1=Goldstein | first1=D. | last2=Merkle | first2=K. | last3=Parasecoli | first3=F. | last4=Mennell | first4=S. | title=Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue | publisher=Council of Europe Pub. | year=2005 | isbn=978-92-871-5744-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Dz0srxxDFoC&pg=PA186 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=186}}</ref><ref name="Food & Wine 2017">{{cite web | title=Bread Rolls and Coffee Are Not 'Breakfast,' Rules German Court | website=Food & Wine | date=3 October 2017 | url=http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/german-breakfast-definition | access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=How to eat breakfast like a Weltmeister in Germany – Meet the Germans | website=DW Akademie | date=11 October 2017 | url=http://www.dw.com/en/how-to-eat-breakfast-like-a-weltmeister-in-germany/a-37065742 | access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> Common drinks at breakfast are coffee, tea, milk, cocoa (hot or cold) or fruit juices.<ref name="Goldstein Merkle Parasecoli Mennell 2005 p. 186"/> It is very common to eat hearty toppings at breakfast, including deli meats like ham, salted meats, salami and meat-based spreads such as ''[[Leberwurst]]'' (liver sausage), ''Teewurst'' or ''Mettwurst'', and cheeses such as Gouda, ''Frischkäse'' (cream cheese), Brie, ''Harzer Roller'', ''Bergkäse'' and more. Most bakeries tend to sell ''belegte Brötchen'' (sandwiches from bread rolls), especially in the morning, for people on the go.

Traditionally, the main meal of the day has been [[lunch]] (''Mittagessen,'' {{IPA|de|ˈmɪtaːkˌʔɛsn̩|pron|De-Mittagessen.ogg}}), eaten around noon.<ref name="Lane 2001 p. 22">{{cite book | last=Lane | first=K. | title=Germany – The People | publisher=Crabtree Publishing Company | series=History Reference Center | year=2001 | isbn=978-0-7787-9373-1 | url=https://archive.org/details/germanylandlands00kath | url-access=registration | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=[https://archive.org/details/germanylandlands00kath/page/22 22]}}</ref> [[Dinner]] (''Abendessen,'' {{IPA|de|ˈaːbn̩tˌʔɛsn̩|pron|De-Abendessen.ogg}}, or ''Abendbrot'') was always a smaller meal, often consisting only of a variety of breads, meat or sausages, cheese and some kind of vegetables, similar to breakfast, or possibly sandwiches. Smaller meals added during the day bear names such as ''Vesper'' (in the south), ''Brotzeit'' (bread time, also in the south), ''Kaffee und Kuchen'' ({{audio|GT Kaffee und Kuchen.ogg|listen}}, literally for "coffee and cake"), or ''Kaffeetrinken''. It is a very German custom and comparable with the English [[Tea (meal)|five-o'clock tea]]. It takes time between lunch and dinner, often on Sundays with the entire family.

However, in Germany, as in other parts of Europe, dining habits have changed over the last 50 years. Today, many people eat only a small meal in the middle of the day at work, often also a second breakfast, and enjoy a hot dinner in the evening at home with the whole family.<ref name="Christensen Fox Foster 2012 p. 154">{{cite book | last1=Christensen | first1=P. | last2=Fox | first2=A. | last3=Foster | first3=W. | title=German For Dummies, Enhanced Edition | publisher=Wiley | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-118-25879-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HD97UtB9E6IC&pg=PT154 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=pt154}}</ref>

For others, the traditional way of eating is still rather common, not only in rural areas. Breakfast is still very popular and may be elaborate and extended on weekends, with friends invited as guests; the same holds for coffee and cake. Since the 1990s, the Sunday [[brunch]] has also become common, especially in city cafés.