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2,291 traditions so far, best known first. 12,311 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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🇫🇷 France and 4 morePicnic A meal taken outdoors in a park or scenic spot, often shared with friends and family.Festival · Lunch

🇮🇹 Venice, ItalyCicchettiCicheti A Venetian custom of small counter snacks enjoyed with a glass of local white wineTable custom · Tea-time and snacking customs

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreElevenses A short mid-morning pause for a drink and a small bite, kept in many countriesTable custom · Tea-time and snacking customs

🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom and 4 moreAfternoon tea A late-afternoon spread of tea, small sandwiches and cakes, kept across BritainTable custom · Tea-time and snacking customs

🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreZakuskiзакуски A laid-out table of cold small dishes that opens a Russian festive mealTable custom · Tea-time and snacking customs

🇦🇹 Vienna, AustriaViennese coffee house cultureWiener Kaffeehauskultur A Viennese social ritual where patrons linger for hours with a single coffee and newspapers.Etiquette · Tea-time and snacking customs

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Picnic: Thomas Cole, Public domain, source
Cicchetti: Benreis, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Elevenses: Sam Hood, Public domain, source
Afternoon tea: joyosity, CC BY 2.0, source
Zakuski: Timothy Post, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Viennese coffee house culture: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0, source

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