Reasons a Bloody Mary is a popular brunch beverage in restaurants in Virginia

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The word “brunch” is a combination of “breakfast” and “lunch.” Typically, people eat brunch instead of both breakfast and lunch.

Wikipedia, which many people rely on, defines a brunch this way:

"Brunch is a meal sometimes accompanied by alcoholic drinks (typically champagne or a cocktail), taken sometime in the late morning or early afternoon. The universally accepted time is 11 a.m.-1 p.m., though modern brunch often extends as late as 3 p.m."

The Meal

Brunch menus feature a wide range of sweet and savory breakfast and lunch foods. The most common brunch menu items include eggs, pancakes, waffles, burgers, sandwiches, fruit, and pastries.

The Beverage

A Bloody Mary is the usual beverage on a brunch menu. It is a cocktail containing a tomato base with vodka. Its unique taste comes from the spices and flavorings, including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, garlic, herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, pickled vegetables, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, lime juice, and celery salt.

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The Bloody Mary is a popular brunch drink for some reasons, including:

• The tomato base makes many consider it a meal in a glass and healthy to consume early in the morning.
• It is a crowd-pleaser because it can be customized in many ways, including celery stalks, dill pickles, cheese, shrimp, and olives.
• The Bloody Mary can be paired with various foods.
• It has become an acceptable alcoholic beverage early in the morning more than other cocktails.
• People can enjoy a Bloody Mary at any time of day, but it is usually on a restaurant's brunch menu.