As a South American my lunch always comprises of a big portion of carbs (usually rice or pasta) protein and sometimes salad or beans for us lunch is the most important meal while dinner is a small plate like a sandwich or leftovers
How is in your country?
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In my part of Italy (and much of the country), lunch is very often pasta.
The absolute classic here is pasta with a tomato sauce.
There are people who eat pasta for lunch every day! Though I’d say that’s becoming less common, compared to the past.
Many people will eat a piece of fruit after that,as a dessert.
Lunch is traditionally the heaviest meal… dinner might be meat, fish or eggs with some vegetables or salad on the side.
Lunch is served cold in this country. Traditionally you’ll pack a couple of slices of bread with a topping you like, like cheese or salami, but people are often a little more adventurous these days. Some people might even have yoghurt or some fruit. If you pack leftovers from yesterdays dinner you’re bound to get some comments from your coworkers about how fancy your lunch is.
(It should be noted that we also generally eat dinner around 4, which is probably why we don’t go for a big lunch)
Nowadays it’s mostly bread with a spread, some meat, or some cheese.
It used to be the biggest (and the hot) meal of the day, but due to office jobs this changed to dinner.
Czech: usually a sandwich of some sort. Sometimes a more traditional pork and potatoes with sauerkraut plate, but that’s becoming less and less popular. A sandwich or maybe something like a quiche and salad. Lunch typically is a smaller meal, dinner the largest
We don’t really make a distinction between lunch and dinner food. It’s usually a warm meal consisting of soup, a vegetable and meat stew with rice and salad. Dinner is the same. If you are indulgent, grilled meatballs with grilled vegetables is a good alternative.
I think quite many people in Finland eat a pretty hefty lunch.
Some examples, popular at lunch buffets:
Chicken fillets with a sauce, and potatoes or rice, plus salad.
Salmon soup with rye bread.
Lasagna and salad.
Meatballs and mashed potatoes, plus salad.