413698 Thu Jun 21 10:21:43 -0700 2007 103 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2681100 As a Chinese American growing up in CA, breakfast had never consisted of waffles/toast, sausage/bacon, hash browns/home fries, and oj... instead we would scarf down homemade fried rice, top ramen, dim-sum items, bao, or etc. Since a western breakfast was so rarely served, it became one of my favorite standby meals when seeking a casual, quick, and non-wallet robbing fill up as an adult. But now I'd like to explore what breakfast meals are like in other cultures. And are these breakfast foods ever served outside of breakfast in their respective cultures? And do CHers have favorite memories of breakfast? I'll start off with the statement that the majority of Chinese "breakfast" items can also be eaten as snacks throughout the day, as well as for a lunch meal. Favorite memories: 1. Waking up on lazy Sunday mornings (around noon) to the smell of potstickers crisping in mom's kitchen & having a warm fuzzy feeling in my tummy just thinking about the hot lil bites of heaven. 2. Chowing down on longanisa (deep fried), eggs over easy, and garlic fried rice w/ my roomies in college (especially after an alcohol soaked bash). Thu Jun 21 10:21:43 -0700 2007 15758 S U 1 2681272 In NY I grew up on pancakes with fake maple syrup, french toast, matzo brei (it's the same as french toast but with matzo usually eaten during Passover), leos (lox, eggs and onions), chewy NY bagels, cold cereal and oatmeal. I still like these American staples but every now and then I love something different. When I was in Japan I savored Japanese Breakfast: rice or rice porridge, natto (gluey soybeans- I know many hate it but mixed with rice and sesame oil it was tasty), various pickles, miso soup, various fish. YUM. In Paris I loved streetside crepes (my fav being simple scrambled egg). Or a croissant or pastry. The only problem is that by being used to an American breakfast I usually was starving a short while later. I tried Chinese breakfast in NY- I love dim sum but have not acquired a taste for soymilk soup (it tastes chalky and too sweet for me). Thu Jun 21 10:55:48 -0700 2007 2681100 16149 NicoleFriedman 2 2683299 Ahhh, you need to try the salty version, not the sweet, big difference. Thu Jun 21 21:47:25 -0700 2007 2681272 77080 justagthing 1 2681354 Rice porridge w/ a dozen or so little dishes of pickled vegetables (especially the yellow daikon), dried pork/meat/fish, salty scrambled eggs, thousand year old eggs,... The special treat would be the mornings where we got bacon, eggs and toast. Thu Jun 21 11:12:55 -0700 2007 2681100 39874 chowser 1 2681488 Mom used to fry shredded cabbage, toss in whatever leftovers she could find in the fridge (cold meat from a roasted chicken or ham usually), and scramble a few eggs into it, and serve over rice. I was also big on hot soup with a lot of cold rice mixed in to make a filling gruel. Mmmmmm....gruel. And recently, I've started enjoying the Mexican hangover cure, menudo (beef tripe soup with hominy). Some of the local Latino restaurants serve it on Sundays and Mondays; tear a few tortillas in, squirt some lime, some raw onion and you're good to go. Thu Jun 21 11:39:50 -0700 2007 2681100 12359 monkeyrotica 1 2681512 1. At home growing up: miso soup, rice, pickles; or eggs, toast, grapefruit, milk; or cooked oatmeal with raisins. Following are a few others, ranging from really great to quite wretched! 2. Vietnam: pho with a choice of yellow or white noodles 3. Philippines: fried eggs over rice, longaniza or canned "Vienna" sausages--served at about room temperature, Nescafe 4. Colombia: cassava bread or arepas or bunuelos plus good coffee 5. Mexico & Guatemala: fresh tamales and atole 6. Bolivia: great bread, hard goat's milk cheese and small cups of very strong coffee 7. China: a six course meal, different dishes everyday (at the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences) 8. Bhutan: yak butter tea & Tibetan bread 9. Southern Nepal, Northern India: yogurt, chapatis, lentils, tea 10. Madagascar: bread and coffee 11. Pucallpa, Peru: hearty chicken stew and rice, papaya Thu Jun 21 11:47:08 -0700 2007 2681100 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 2681543 I want "all" of the above. Oh and some good spicy beans too. Thu Jun 21 11:55:24 -0700 2007 2681512 50431 chef chicklet 3 3573610 Sam, no saltenas for breakfast in Bolivia. My favorite drug. Tue Apr 08 10:53:24 -0700 2008 2681543 93538 Passadumkeg 2 2681572 I have heard it said many times that the Vietnamese ate pho for breakfast. While I don't imagine that to be wrong, I can certainly say that I don't recall that being a "regular breakfast item" in my family, extended or otherwise. I do, however, recall consume quite a bit of congi, with the fluffy fried dough and pig's blood, when I was little. My mother would go to the market in the morning, and I would be allowed to wander to the nearby stalls and get a bowl of congi for breakfast. Unfortunately, we then moved to the US where items like bacon & eggs on a bagel seems to be the norm for breakfast - still too heavy for my taste but I'll admit to occassionally having it as I can't quite resist the allure of bacon. These days, my breakfast of choice, when I find the time, is fruit & juice, but dimsum is my ultimate idea of a good breakfast. Those Han people...no wonder they conquered so much territory. Thu Jun 21 12:02:18 -0700 2007 2681512 17410 Ali 3 2682474 Ali, we ate early breakfasts of pho from sidewalk vendors in Vietnam. Those places would be packed. You're probaly right, however, people at home were probably eating something else. Thu Jun 21 16:07:15 -0700 2007 2681572 36661 Sam Fujisaka 4 3570504 I once went on a weekend trip with a group that included a woman who was a Mien immigrant from Laos. She made soup for breakfast, sort of a transition between pho and congee: clear broth with rice intstead of noodles and some greens. I remember thinking how healthy and refreshing it seemed compared to bacon and eggs. I assumed that it was what she would habitually serve for breakfast, since she was a recent, non-Americanized immigrant (virtually no English, which made it impossible to explain to her why her rice wasn't cooking properly at 6,000 feet. The look of disgust and frustration on the face of a woman who has undoubtedly cooked rice at least once a day for over 20 years was priceless.). Mon Apr 07 13:07:55 -0700 2008 2682474 10159 Ruth Lafler 5 3573737 As for my own breakfast, growing up in Northern California in the '60s and '70s, for many years it was ... homemade granola. Tue Apr 08 11:23:34 -0700 2008 3570504 10159 Ruth Lafler 2 2695227 Nasi goreng with an fried egg on top and a fried chicken leg seemed to be the national breakfast of Malaysia when I was there. Tue Jun 26 08:42:57 -0700 2007 2681512 10784 Scrapironchef 1 2682101 One of my favorite breakfasts while travelling was a chapati cooked with a fried egg on top at the train station in Kuala Lumpur -- cheap, tasty, freshly cooked. Thu Jun 21 14:13:37 -0700 2007 2681100 12460 Chowpatty 2 2682382 Or just plain chapati with chai.. I think the last time I had that, I ate 3 chapatis straight, with a little bit of sugar!! Thu Jun 21 15:37:16 -0700 2007 2682101 98600 mirilara 1 2682330 The hotel we stayed at in Hong Kong - Kowloon actually - had a breakfast buffet that was probably typical, with English, European Continental, American and Asian sections. The English one had kippers, baked beans, porridge, toast and bacon, the European had fresh fruit and muesli, the American had ham and sausage and boxes of dry cereal, and the Asian had selections of dim sum, congee, noodle dishes and rice. Eggs, waffles and pancakes, as I recall, were made to order. We always ate 'way too much, especially since it was a flat price once you went beyond tea or coffee. Ever since then one of our favorite indulgent breakfasts at home has been steamed frozen dumplings (potstickers, siu mai and har gao, mostly) with a dipping sauce, and scrambled eggs. A nice change from bacon, sometimes. Thu Jun 21 15:22:07 -0700 2007 2681100 11478 Will Owen 2 4793241 Was that the Marco Polo? They had the most varied breakfast buffet ever - it was great and lovely coffee! Sun Jun 21 19:00:39 -0700 2009 2682330 1085110 mrs.fraggle 3 4793264 What wonderful symmetry. Two years to the day. And I want to be called mrs.fraggle. Sun Jun 21 19:18:42 -0700 2009 4793241 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 2682373 My all-time favorite breakfast from living in and visiting Norway is waffles served with sour cream and jam or Knäckebröd (Siljans brand sold in many markets and Ikea) with Gjetost (literally translated: Goat Cheese sold under the brand name Ski Queen in US markets) with butter. Also, a rough grained bread with a mild white cheese and pickles on top. Swedish pancakes from my grandma's in Sweden (cooked, of course, in tons of real butter whenever we requested them). The Trader Joe's Swedish pancake mix works very well with a few minor additions... My, my, my... my mouth is watering! Here at home, I eat Pho quite often for breakfast. Also, cream of wheat has always been a huge favorite. Thu Jun 21 15:35:13 -0700 2007 2681100 12400 WildSwede 1 2682398 I love breakfast!! Enfrijoladas or mole enchiladas next to a nice hunk of grilled cecina (cured meat) with an appetizer of green memelas. Orange juice first, then a coke... =) I was thinking, though.. breakfast is such an interesting meal. I didn't quite enjoy eating kimchi and rice in korea, and somehow a corneto and cappucino in Italy wasn't hearty enough. But then again, most people wouldn't love the idea of eating cured meat with a coke in the morning either! =) And since I come from a bicultural family, I loved our Sunday breakfasts: pancakes/waffles/french bread with bacon AND empanadas de pollo and tlales!! =) OJ and cafe con leche! mmm.. it makes me hungry!.. Thu Jun 21 15:42:42 -0700 2007 2681100 98600 mirilara 1 2682469 cereal, OJ and vegemite toast as a kid... Daddy-O would make scrambled eggs on toast on the weekend. As a grow'd up I eat muesli soaked overnight in yoghurt or OJ, and once a month Mr PG cooks bacon and eggs on the BBQ and we have a big nosh up breaky in bed, reading the paper. Thu Jun 21 16:05:26 -0700 2007 2681100 86137 purple goddess 1 2682518 We were always a cereal family, with crêpes or French toast for special occasions (and Pandoro for Xmas breakfast). As a result, I've avoided cereal for brekkie (though I love it for dinner), opting for leftovers and savoury foods from all cultures. One fave: sabich pita (half of one, really - the whole thing is too much that early). On a side note, it was a shock when I went to visit relatives in Italy and saw that almost no one eats brekkie there. They just have coffee, sometimes a cookie or two. Thu Jun 21 16:24:32 -0700 2007 2681100 10681 piccola 1 2682732 We weren't a super traditional Indian family when it came to food and this was most evident at breakfast and tea time. Our slightly Americanized breakfast was corn flakes (with warm milk) for me, a fried egg and bread/parantha for my brother, buttered toast with salt, pepper and sliced tomatoes for dad and mom would pick between cornflakes or parantha. On Sundays, it would either be a traditional Maharashtrian breakfast dish such as pohe (beaten rice flakes steamed and seasoned with an oil dressing), upma, sabudana khichadi OR pancakes with simple syrup substituting maple syrup. Most of my North Indian friends had parantha or poori with achaar (spicy Indian pickles) on most days. Thu Jun 21 17:49:10 -0700 2007 2681100 16109 sweetTooth 2 3571339 During my latest trip to India, breakfast really stood out as one of the best meals of the day - probably because unlike in the USA, people actually seemed to sit down, relax, and enjoy it, rather than rushing through, late for work (the people we were visiting didn't seem to need to get to work until 10 a.m. or later...lucky them!) Uppma, Poha, paranthas...all yummy savory choices. Or sweet choices like jelebies (a fried curlicue of dough, crispy and filled with tooth-achingly sweet syrup) with warm milk poured over them...fresh fruit (mangos of all varieties, papayas - although I hate papaya! - and guavas, fresh from the trees) - all served with a pot of tea. The best thing about it all was definitely the fact that you could really spend an hour or more just sitting around, eating and talking, without having to run out the door...! (Thank you, "Indian Time"!!) Mon Apr 07 16:44:06 -0700 2008 2682732 134351 Morticia 1 2682903 Our niece was visiting from Australia and we asked her how she liked her eggs. She said "sunny side up-flipped over"! In Russia, I had peas for breakfast. In Holland had toast with chocolate sprinkles. The bacon in Australia was never crispy. Spaghetti and sauce over toast in New Zealand. I'll try anything once, or twice.... Thu Jun 21 18:52:58 -0700 2007 2681100 11387 nosey 1 2682998 in korea or here in the US I grew up eating rice with hot roasted barley tea or cold roasted barley tea poured over it. On the side we ate little ( very very little) candied anchovies or a small pan fried whole fish. Or a bowl of hot rice with a small bowl of seaweed soup or bean sprout soup. every breakfast was eaten with kimchi and some assorted banchan. whoops almost forgot the most important thing: a bowl of dwanegjang chigae with lots of tofu in it. korean breakfast is pretty similar to what the japanese eat Thu Jun 21 19:29:32 -0700 2007 2681100 24546 bitsubeats 1 2683309 French mom so had coffee with milk, or the other way and sugar Thin pancakes, with jam, sometimes pancakes shaped like ducks, bears French toast and scrambled eggs with ketchup. Thu Jun 21 21:54:30 -0700 2007 2681100 50431 chef chicklet 1 2683357 Traditionally, in the Philippines: 1. "Tosilog" Tocino, eggs, garlic fried rice, atchara (optional) 2. "Longsilog" - Longganisa, eggs, garlic fried rice, atchara (optional) 3. "Tapsilog"- Beef tapa, eggs, garlic fried rice, atchara (optional) 4. Fried Bangus (milkfish) or some type of dried fish, eggs, rice 5. Pan de Sal with butter, cheese or coco jam 6. Hotdog or Spam or Vienna sausage, eggs, rice 7. Sauteed Corned beef with onions and/or potatoes, rice, eggs or pork and beans 8. Suman (Steamed glutinous rice in banana leaf) with sugar or some type of native rice cake such as Puto Calasiao 9. Oatmeal or some type of native rice porridge like Champorado (chocolate rice porridge) served with hotdog, sausage or dried fish .... All served with coffee, juice, hot cocoa, milk, or some powdered drink like Ovaltine or Milo ^_^ Thu Jun 21 22:22:53 -0700 2007 2681100 107102 uberathlete 2 2683370 Taga filipinas kayo? I think atsara is served more in restaurants than at home for breakfast. Di ba? Thu Jun 21 22:30:58 -0700 2007 2683357 36661 Sam Fujisaka 3 2683378 Yup, I'm Filipino. Yeah atsara would be served at restos, kaya I said it was optional. Thu Jun 21 22:39:53 -0700 2007 2683370 107102 uberathlete 4 2683407 Aayos! Piro talagang talaga, Nescafe lang, hindi kape! OK, apologies. Just saying that we use mostly a pinch of Nescafe rather than coffee in the Philippines. Thu Jun 21 23:01:57 -0700 2007 2683378 36661 Sam Fujisaka 5 2683851 Ayos lang kabayan. No offense taken. Comprehensive na kaya ang aking list of breakfast items? Parang may kulang pa eh. Miss ko na ang Pilipinas! Fri Jun 22 07:05:22 -0700 2007 2683407 107102 uberathlete 6 2694256 A'koy rin nalang po. Mon Jun 25 22:56:16 -0700 2007 2683851 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 2684959 yum... another memory -- pan de sal fresh & hot out of the oven with a swish of butter (one roomie's uncle was a filipino baker). never had bread tasted so much like heaven. Fri Jun 22 12:07:30 -0700 2007 2683357 15758 S U 3 2693781 Agreed, hot pan de sal is the best! Especially when cut open and drizzled with just a tiny bit of condensed milk. Or dipped in Filipino hot chocolate--that thick,rich, waxy goodness that my grandmother used to bring over in balikbayan boxes. My mom likes it straight, but I prefer it with some milk added. Oooo...or mamon or ensaymada with the cheese on top. Gotta love those gigantic brioche buns! Oh, man, I am so going to Goldilocks this weekend. Mon Jun 25 19:18:39 -0700 2007 2684959 107666 riceflour 1 2683360 Although my family are Indian (from Punjab) I am a third generation Kenyan who went to boarding school and college in the UK - so breakfast means many different things to me. Growing up at home in Nairobi most days were started with a meal of cereal or toast and tea. Every so often we'd have fried eggs and toast, porridge, or sometimes french toast. Sundays however were different, a mish-mash of Indian and British influences: We'd almost always have my mums parathas, fried egg or egg phurji (Indian style spiced scrambled eggs), bacon, sausage, achaar (Indian pickles), and either spiced English-style baked beans (think Heinz) or a home-made tomato masala (spices, golden fried onions, tomatoes and cilantro - the kind of sauce you would normally throw chicken or meat into to make basic masala chicken/meat). Sometimes we'd mix it up with some dhaal (lentils) or even left-over chicken curry - again with parathas. Other times it was puri (a a crispy fried Indian bread), aloo (potatoes), and of course achaar. Rarely (mainly because my brothers and I didn't like the dish as children though I love it now) we had kidhdi (and indian dish of lentils and rice cooked together) with a big knob of butter swirled in... mmm! When we were on an African vibe we'd have mandaazi or mahamri - fried breads that are African/Arabic in origin (although I was once staying in a village in Fiji and they served something eerily similar for breakfast - needless to say I was in heaven). And very rarely it was uji, a sour porridge that is probably the most common African (or at least East African) breakfast. However, thanks to the boarding school years I also have a huge weak spot for breakfast English style; a heart-stopping plate of fried eggs, baked beans (again think Heinz), sausage, bacon, grilled mushrooms, grilled tomato, fried bread (or sometimes toast, plain bread and butter, or even fries), and if I'm lucky, a slice of 'black pudding' a British blood sausage that's a traditional breakfast staple. All of the above served with lashings of ketchup and 'brown sauce' (a condiment I've only ever found in the UK or its former colonies - I don't think there's an American equivalent). My other English breakfast favourite is a simple 'bacon sarnie' or bacon sandwich; soft English bacon between two slices of buttered bread (not toast) with a generous dash of ketchup and brown sauce. Finally it goes without saying that no breakfast was complete without a cup of tea - English breakfast or Early Grey if it was a western breakfast day and chai if it was an Indian / African meal. God I'm hungry now - it's healthy oatmeal tomorrow morning but I'm counting down the hours to Sunday and I'm going to go all out - now I just have to decide which of my favourites to go for... :-) PS - most CH's might not agree but my other most favourite breakfast is a typical French one - a cup of good, strong coffee and a cigarette! Thu Jun 21 22:23:04 -0700 2007 2681100 93764 AmarV 2 2683379 Papas con quevos and bao when my father was cooking, bratwurst, brotchen, and thin Norwegian pancakes (similiar to crepes) when it was my mothers turn!! Thu Jun 21 22:40:39 -0700 2007 2683360 87968 cocktailqueen77 2 2684036 Good god, your Indian breakfast sounds SO good. Right now, I'm eating leftover steak using plastic utensils at my desk at work. Growing up, I'd have typical American "quick breakfast" breakfasts - cereal, Pop Tarts and in high school, one of those Amy's pot pies. I'm Korean-American, but never really developed a fondness for Korean food until I went away to college, so I dont' recall any traditional breakfasts. Even my parents eat oatmeal, cereal, granola, etc. For some reason, I LOVE going to diners for full-out American breakfasts with pancakes, scramble eggs, hash browns. I don't even know why, it's not like i grew up with that stuff. Maybe that's the reason. Funny thing is, I used to hate breakfast foods. In Napoli, I'd have some fresh, hot sfogliatelle from a cart on the street - incredible, and never been able to find a good version in New York City. Fri Jun 22 07:58:56 -0700 2007 2683360 18288 janethepain 3 2687613 the best italian bakery i could find in ny was Ferrara's on Mulberry. it's right in the tourist area, but they always have strufoli at holidays and you could probably call for hot sfogliatelle. best cannoli too. Sat Jun 23 14:21:25 -0700 2007 2684036 11190 fara 2 2684877 You are bringing back the wonderful memories I had from a long trip to Kenya! The unique mix of Indian food and English food was unbeatable (Punjabi relatives who live in Kenya). The tea was totally outstanding. Had to spend a couple of days in hospital and actually had this incredible tea served there with warm milk that was so soothing, comforting yet strong and bracing and just all around delish. I did not really have any typical East African breakfasts while there, but totally fell in love with the place and the unique blend of cuisines. Fri Jun 22 11:47:02 -0700 2007 2683360 71183 jazzlover 3 2712042 Most Kenyan style tea is made by boiling the milk, water and tea leaves (or bags) together for a few minutes in a saucepan and is then served with unholy amounts of sugar! :-) If it was more of a masala / chai type concoction you should try simmering the milk with cinammon, cloves, cardamon, ginger and the tea for a few minutes before adding as much water as milk. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. Sun Jul 01 20:55:17 -0700 2007 2684877 93764 AmarV 2 2700445 I love Brown Sauce - HP or OK. Can be bought in the British section at Publix in Florida and is wonderful on a fried egg sarnie!! or fried eggs and Heinz beans (also in the British section though it kills me to pay $3 for a tin of beans which I know costs 30p in England). Wed Jun 27 13:56:39 -0700 2007 2683360 22559 smartie 3 2712038 You should try Indian grocery stores if there are any in your area. Here in LA most Indian stores have a good and resonably priced selection of Brit favourites (a trhow back to India's colonial past) including tea, digestive biscuits, marmite, and Heinz baked beans - no HP sauce though :-( Sun Jul 01 20:51:36 -0700 2007 2700445 93764 AmarV 2 2725976 AmarV, I must say although on occasion I love a good big American breakfast - eggs, potatoes, sausage, bacon, toast, fruit, OJ, and a good cup of coffee........ usually it's just the "French" version......good coffee and a good cigarette. Not politically correct in this day and age but good to me just the same. Fri Jul 06 17:58:25 -0700 2007 2683360 40385 othervoice 1 2683472 Some of my favorites at home and away... -I eat miso soup for breakfast about 3-4 mornings a week. I mix in whatever vegetables and drop and egg in. Somewhat Japanese inspired -I love the Mexican soups for breakfast. We went on our honeymoon in Oaxaca and ate soup in some form every morning. -Toast with chocolate sprinkles just seems appropriate in Amsterdam -From the weird, but good file..."tinned spaghetti and toast with eggs" in Australia. I thought it was comforting (as in comfort food), hubby thought it was gross. Thu Jun 21 23:51:59 -0700 2007 2681100 11204 srr 2 2684288 heh yes, in the netherlands it we always had toast with pinterkaas and thier version of Nutella for breakfast, or hop down the street to the bakery for a croissant. I miss eating chocolate for breakfast =( For me that heavy "american breakfast" is what you eat at Denny's at 3 in the morning with your friends after a night of drinking. Here are a few of my favs growing up..Looking back it does seem typically american, on the go and at different houses =p - a fruit bar grabbed on the go - Muffin and coffee at the shop on the way to school - Cheesy scrambled eggs and salami, Bagels and Lox (Dad's house brekfast) - Baked Eggs or French Toast (mom's house brekkie) And these days, Pretty much always toast for the fiancee and greek yogurt with granola and fresh strawberries for me. Fri Jun 22 09:03:43 -0700 2007 2683472 82739 Jeters 1 2684366 I have a place in my heart (or possibly a huge clog) for American breakfasts. Especially living in the west where a one lb. chicken fried steak and eggs with hash browns gravy, biscuts and gravy and weak coffee. However, I learned to love some of the breakfasts I have had living in Africa: Zimbabwe: Bacon or eggs and toast; sadza (corn porridge) and sour milk; avocado with sugar; and always tea Tanzania: Goat stew with peri-peri; fresh fruit (papya was very popular); millet porridge; chai Uganda: Bread and butter with milk tea; posho porridge Egypt: Fool Medames with pita bread Fri Jun 22 09:24:03 -0700 2007 2681100 27000 Hoosierland 2 2684478 Italy-a cookie, (biscotti, cornetto) and cappuccino-not my idea of a good breakfast-time but the rest of the day's food more than compensates Scotland-finnan haddie (smoked haddock poached in milk) and oatmeal porridge-now that is food that really shmecks! Fri Jun 22 09:53:47 -0700 2007 2684366 24738 LJS 3 2712475 I always managed to stash away some kind of protein, such as cheese, etc for breakfast while in Italy - can't face sweets on an empty stomach (gives me a headache) and need some protein. Cappuccino is wonderful though - real Italian cappuccino, not the oversweetened gunk with too much milk and bad coffee... Mon Jul 02 06:24:56 -0700 2007 2684478 84119 lagatta 3 4734093 My first Italian breakfasts were at a hotel in Rome, where they served platters of several different breads, plus the inevitable Nutella and a vile chocolate goo that I ignored as soon as I discovered the lovely unsalted butter, and jugs of caffe longo, basically somewhat diluted espresso. I would not have refused an egg or two, but I did not feel deprived. Many years later, at another hotel on the edge of Florence, it was a few paltry rolls, some cookies, more of the dreadful chocolate crap and some little packages of honey. No butter. And so-so coffee, which disappointed me as I'd been drinking French mud for several weeks... Mon Jun 01 18:18:11 -0700 2009 2684478 11478 Will Owen 2 2715504 I was wondering if anyone would mention Fool! I loved eating that in Amman in the mornings when I was there. I cook it sometimes, but now it tends to be a leftover, eat-for-lunch thing. In Italy, I'm always surprised that the cookie and coffee that I have for breakfast seems to suffice. I guess I adapt well when I travel. Tue Jul 03 04:18:59 -0700 2007 2684366 14139 Kagey 1 2684647 Mexican Breakfast Mexico probably has one of the most diverse & elaborate breakfast traditions around the world. In rural Mexico, almuerzo... a hearty mid morning meal was the most important meal of the day. Followed by the mid afternoon comida... and a light supper. Here are some of my favorite traditional breakfasts: > Typical peasant breakfast... whole beans cooked in a clay pot, served with homemade Fresco cheese, corn tortillas & a spicy tomatillo salsa > Typical breakfast among lake, delta & riverside communities going back to pre-hispanic times and still popular today... freshwater shrimp and/or crawfish in tomato-jalapeno sauce, served with whole beans, smoked/griddled whole small sardine sized fish & tortillas > Huevos Ahogados.... eggs poached in a variety of cooked, brothy salsas with a last minute addition of nopales or wild greens... served in a deep dish and corn tortillas > Huevos con Chorizo.... scrambled eggs with Chorizo usually served refried beans, tortillas & salsa verde. > Chorizo hash.... sauteed Chorizo with cubed vegetables including potato, nopales or calabacita... typically served with refried beans, fresco cheese, corn tortillas & grilled serrano chiles. > Huevos Rancheros.... Eggs over easy served over a "fried" tortilla and sauced with a thick cooked tomato, onion, jalapeno sauce. Traditional served with a parboiled, fried potatoes... now often served with refried beans. > Huevos a la Mexicana.... eggs scrambled with chopped tomatoes & jalapenos, served with refried beans & corn tortillas. > Huaraches.... thick doughy corn "tortilla" shaped like a sandal... spread with black beans, topped with fried eggs, cotija cheese, chopped onions & salsa. > Chilaquilas... sauteed stale tortilla strips, sauced with a cooked salsa... cooked until Al Dente... usually topped with chopped onions & served with poached/fried eggs or refried beans. > Motul, Yucatan Style Eggs.... Eggs over easy served over a fried tortilla, topped with sauteed Chorizo, Peas & Carrots and sauced with a thick, mild cooked tomato and garnished with fried plantains. > Tabasco style breakfast.... Fried Plantaains, Refried Beans & a mug of Pozol (cool Chocolate-Atole drink) > Pork Chops in Salsa Verde with refried beans & tortillas. > Torrejas en Piloncillo.... basically french toast served with a spiced syrup made from Piloncillo (the dark sugar cones) spiced with Cinammon & Cloves > Pancakes or Crepes with Cajeta Sauce (diluted Goat milk caramel) > Menudo, Mondongo, Sopa de Panzita, Sopa de Pata... all different names for long cooked soups with tripe, pigs foot, beef hoof & other types of flesh that need to be cooked a looong time. > Pan Dulce with Hot Chocolate > Fresh cut fruit or fresh squeezed oj is a must with most breakfasts. Common drinks include Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Atole, Champurrado, Tropical Fruit Juices (Guava, Papaya, Pineapple), cane alcohol spiked Cinnamon Tea, fresh mint tea, dried lemon grass tea, Beer or Tequila with Sangritas served with Menudo and other hearty hangover food. Fri Jun 22 10:37:53 -0700 2007 2681100 42572 Eat_Nopal 2 2684858 The torture you're inflicting on us should be illegal! Lucky, just another month to be back in Mexico and Central America. Fri Jun 22 11:41:06 -0700 2007 2684647 36661 Sam Fujisaka 3 2684941 The torture you are inflicting on me... when I realize you will be in Veracruz while I in Santa Rosa is just criminal. If you get down to port of Vercruz... please have some Cafe con Leche for me... Lattes just aren't the same! Fri Jun 22 12:02:24 -0700 2007 2684858 42572 Eat_Nopal 2 2692159 Although Mexican restaurants in L.A. will offer many of these items, wouldn't it be great if they had the crawfish or sardine dish? Nor have I ever seen the French toast with spiced syrup or pancakes with cajeta...I think someone should open a great Mexican breakfast diner here! Mon Jun 25 12:32:21 -0700 2007 2684647 12460 Chowpatty 3 2692585 I have been writing Sanborn's for years... asking them to franchise out into California. I think they would do very well and establish the minimal expectation for Mexican cuisine. Mon Jun 25 14:05:15 -0700 2007 2692159 42572 Eat_Nopal 1 2687388 I liked the breakfast in German hotels when I visited. Rolls with cheese and meat, more rolls with butter and jam. Often soft boiled eggs, cereal, yogurt... Usually the hotel owner would light a candle when we sat down. Kinda quirky, but nice. Growing up in CA, my misguided father made me drink milk with a raw egg, "quick" chocolate powder, and protein powder. How did I survive? Now I eat usually toast, but all these amazing posts are making me rethink that. Sat Jun 23 12:16:28 -0700 2007 2681100 11231 Glencora 2 2700520 I love the breakfast in Germany. My wife is from Munich and I spent about a month there last year. There is nothing like the fresh breads you get at the bakeries and some fresh deli meats and cheeses. I am not into Liverwurst but many also eat this with some fresh Bretzel and as I learned, coffee to go is not a must in Germany as it is here. Wed Jun 27 14:09:52 -0700 2007 2687388 51489 Jimbosox04 3 2701613 It drove me crazy in Germany and also in France that we could not get coffee to go at a bakery, but had to go to a sit-down cafe. Often we wanted to have a quick breakfast in a park or even in the car and couldn't find coffee anywhere, though we could find plenty of good breads and pastries. I know some people will say that Americans should just slow down....but still, we had places to go, sites to see. Wed Jun 27 20:18:12 -0700 2007 2700520 11231 Glencora 4 2702001 But you must admit, when you go to a restaurant it is nice to not get your bill until you ask for it, and when you do they make change at the table, how sweet is that !! Nothing annoys me more than to get a bill at a restaurant before maybe you were going to order something else....very tip affective...ha ha Thu Jun 28 03:34:21 -0700 2007 2701613 51489 Jimbosox04 3 3575006 My grandmother is German, and while I definitely enjoy a good ol' American breakfast of eggs or waffles, I love the breakfasts staying with her outside Munich - fresh salami, good cheese, and that amazingly creamy & rich German butter on a pretzel, with a mug of Earl Grey... I can't wait to get back over there. Tue Apr 08 16:50:06 -0700 2008 2700520 131105 Emmmily 2 3571469 The German breakfast is another one I wish I could duplicate here in the USA - the semmel/broetchen (fresh rolls, from one of the bakeries that's a max of 1 block away!) - butter (theirs always tastes somehow better than ours!), with sweet Nutella or savory cheese. There was always plenty of sliced meat available, too, and sometimes soft boiled eggs in egg cups. The other great bread is the round dark rye loaf - very healthy, but also super-tasty...I can't find any like it in the USA, nor the rolls...I tried baking the rolls myself once, with a recipe from my ex-brother-in-law's mother in Munich - but they didn't turn out well. Mon Apr 07 17:26:48 -0700 2008 2687388 134351 Morticia 3 3631306 I live in Berlin now, and our typical breakfast is like the above, but there are others I love: zwei eier im glass- two soft to medium cooked eggs, peeled, in a tall glass with chopped chives sprinkled on top. Eat with a long spoon and toast. This is pretty old fashioned but seems to be making a comeback in cafes. strammer max- slices of bread (I prefer toast), buttered, with a slice of Schwarzwalder schinken (like a smoked prociutto) on top, covered by a spiegel-ei (fried egg, sunny side up). I ask them to flip the egg for over-medium, but they don't seem to understand that here. I also love having the fresh brötchen- especially the mixed rye ones with sesame seeds or sunflower seeds stuck to them. Even the white ones, 15 for 1.50 euro. And finally, when I was living in Munich: typically a fresh pretzel, sliced in half and buttered (by the bakery) and a cup of coffee, during our language class break. Or Münchner Frühstück- weißwurst (a white, mild veal sausage) floating in a white tureen of warm water, peeled out of it's skin, pretzels, sweet mustard, and a half liter of hefeweizen beer! Nothing like getting drunk at breakfast. Today I'm having garlic fried rice with two fried eggs on top, crispy bacon, and sliced tomato with soy sauce on it. And a latte macchiato. Yum. Sat Apr 26 03:15:02 -0700 2008 3571469 58978 desylicious 4 4729224 I am SO looking forward to my upcoming trip to Berlin!! Unfortunately, we will be arriving in the evening, so I will have to wait impatiently for the next morning's breakfast...On my last trip, I flew into Munich in the morning, and my friends collected me at the Flughafen and took me directly to a "white breakfast" (white sausage and weissbier) - which they were nice enough to plan ahead for vegetarian me with "bio" weisswurst, which were decent-enough tasting tofu versions of the real thing. Well, washed down with the REAL beer, they were pretty good... Sat May 30 22:48:49 -0700 2009 3631306 134351 Morticia 5 4729371 How long will you be in town? Feel free to get in touch if you need any updated recs :-D. Sun May 31 04:22:58 -0700 2009 4729224 116513 linguafood 1 2687640 my favorite memories of breakfast: -grandmother's blintzes with cottage cheese, fruit, and butter sauce -grandfather's scrambled eggs with chopped bacon in the eggs. -plain pancakes (always crispy and fried in both butter and oil, not to mention the stick of butter in the batter) with maple syrup, butter, AND powdered sugar. -other grandmother's omelette fried in oil and dusted with parmesan cheese.w/toast - ricotta on toast with jam. -fresh berries from our farm with cream and sugar -fresh kielbasa, boiled eggs, and mustard and horseradish -huevos rancheros or chilaquiles with cafe con leche in the mexican restos in queens -grilled bagel with cream cheese from our local diner -bagel with feta cheese and tomato -bagel with cream cheese and zabar's or russ and daughter's lox -huevos rancheros or chilaquiles -chocolate and churros in spain. the chocolate is a thick syrupy hot chocolate, usually only found in the early morning -cafe macchiato and a pastry in italy. well people don't eat a big breakfast there because they eat the main meal around 12. -my phase of eating toast with goat cheese in the morning, very satisfying but couldn't keep that one up -i absolutely love fried rice in the morning, but it somehow makes me tired -- ooh, almost forgot, southern biscuits! what a treat to live in the south and have biscuits whenever i want. i don't even think people up north know what they are. most i had up there resembled scones, yuck. the other day i had pancakes, eggs, and biscuits, don't forget the grits too. mmm. diner breakfasts are great . Sat Jun 23 14:35:30 -0700 2007 2681100 11190 fara 2 2700053 Yes yes! Southern biscuits! We used to live in Durham, and we would often get biscuits for breakfast! with deep fried pork tenderloin. I haven't had such good biscuits since.... Also loved kamjatang in Nam Dae Mun market in Seoul. It had large chunks of pork neck bone with lots of lovely cartilaginous bits. Very good start to the day. Wed Jun 27 12:29:54 -0700 2007 2687640 89969 moh 1 2691961 Before nine, I had cereal, toast, pancakes, etc. My breakfasts have been very eclectic since the age of nine. I remembering making mashed potatoes as a kid on Saturday mornings to watch with my Saturday morning cartoons. I would eat all sorts of things such as noodle soups, congee, soups, last night's dinner, huevos rancheros, etc. Occasionally I have a croissant which is probably the most "American" of all breakfasts I eat. Mon Jun 25 11:46:48 -0700 2007 2681100 10763 Miss Needle 2 2692708 oh the memories! at one point during childhood, my mom was off her feet for about 2 months recuperating from foot surgery... in the beginning she worried about how to properly feed my lil bro and i. "not to worry" said I -- and proceeded to whip up a "breakfast bowl" for each member of the family: baked potatoes crumbled @ the bottom, next layer cheese, 3rd layer eggs, 4th layer (optional) cheese and/or bacon, ham or sausage; with toast on the side. Although it seemed to work for bro & me at the time, it sure lit a fire under Mom's bottom to get back into the kitchen quick as she wasn't used to western b-fasts. Mon Jun 25 14:28:03 -0700 2007 2691961 15758 S U 1 2694375 Your post really strikes a chord with me. For years I've been harboring secret plans to write a book about breakfasts around the world! My mom is Chinese American and I remember our breakfasts always included rice and/or leftover dinner. I used to beg her, absolutely beg her, to fix something "normal" for breakfast. Ah to no avail. Of corse the first thing I missed when I went off to college was steamed rice. My favorite breakfast from those days is fried egg over rice with oyster sauce. Can be eaten anytime, night or day. Tue Jun 26 00:38:05 -0700 2007 2681100 49715 cookiecutter 2 2698079 or a fried egg sandwhich with oyser sauce is another good one... Tue Jun 26 22:13:54 -0700 2007 2694375 77080 justagthing 3 2698276 That's new to me. Just sub bread for the rice? Wed Jun 27 00:14:01 -0700 2007 2698079 49715 cookiecutter 4 2699335 Bread, fried egg, oyster sauce and another slice on top, good for on the go, rice bowls can be messy in a car..lol Wed Jun 27 09:40:49 -0700 2007 2698276 77080 justagthing 1 2695365 My family= 1/2 Mexican-American, 1/2 Minnesota Swede, and my mum loooved cooking breakfast! My fondest memories are of: mom's homemade migas (tex-mex food) where she maded corn tortillas, cut them into strips, and lightly fried them, then mixed with eggs as they're scrambling, add grilled onions and peppers, and her homemade serrano-tomato salsa. She served it topped with melted, bubbly cheese, fresh flour tortillas and cilantro and lime wedges on the side. Also served with a bowl of beans mashed and refried in bacon fat, and fried cubed potatoes with onion (sometimes with a dusting of paprika on the potatoes- go figure!) Another favorite was swedish pancakes, giant waffles with Lingonberry syrup, toast with Gooseberry jam, and...pierogies! Pierogies had to be potato and onion only, lightly pan fried in a pat of butter. I still make this stuff for myself, but now I'm also partial to a croissant with a gazillion flaky layers, sliced open, and slathered with nutella, served with, yes, I will say it, nescafe. Oh god I'm hungry. Tue Jun 26 09:18:18 -0700 2007 2681100 93628 femmenikita 1 2696248 Great topic. I lived in Mauritania, West Africa, where breakfast was hot mint tea and bread. Sometimes Nescafe with powdered milk and sugar. Once in a while there'd be imported butter or completely artifical jam for the bread. Also - when a family kills a goat/sheep for a holiday, the head is generally saved for breakfast. It's sent early in the morning to the local baker, who cooks it in the bread oven. Tue Jun 26 12:31:42 -0700 2007 2681100 108125 addiegirl 2 3568944 I like to go to a carribean grocery and get bulla cakes and have those for breakfast, or spice bun and water cracker spread with sweetened condensed milk, fried plantain and pancakes from a mix and peppermint tea. Im not sure if this is a traditional carribean breakfast but it sure tastes great! Mon Apr 07 06:45:37 -0700 2008 2696248 139265 Cookiepants 1 2699149 I love a Swedish breakfast smorgas (open-faced sandwich). Halved rolls and knackebrod served with butter for spreading, sliced ham, cheese, and various vegetables for putting on top (my favorites being tomato and cucumber. Wed Jun 27 08:53:15 -0700 2007 2681100 75002 Megiac 1 2699305 Irish oats w/ bananas on top. Sliced Bananas in milk. Uncle Buck size pancakes w/ butter and Karo Syrup. The most common was Bacon fried crispy w/ eggs then broken over the top of three slices of bacon, salt and pepper, flip once in the bacon grease, cooked until almost hard (yoke still a little runny) and serverd between two slices of white bread (still my fav) and lots of milk. Wed Jun 27 09:34:45 -0700 2007 2681100 90917 JeetJet 1 2699880 Just had one of my best breakfasts ever. My fiancée (born in Guyana) fixed salt fish and eggs. Rounded it out with toasted Montréal (my hometown) bagels - one poppyseed one sesame seed - slathered with sweet butter. OJ on the side. Wed Jun 27 11:46:29 -0700 2007 2681100 42449 mrbozo 1 2700155 Has anyone mentioned Pizza! Is there anything better? Wed Jun 27 12:51:37 -0700 2007 2681100 39417 megsluvsfood 2 2701084 I thought the thread was about traditional breakfasts in different cultures. True, pizza is a *common* brekkie here, but I dunno is it's traditional.... Wed Jun 27 16:49:14 -0700 2007 2700155 10681 piccola 1 2700456 A breakfast I haven't had for ages but which is common in the UK - firstly hot porridge with brown sugar and double cream around the edge, followed by grilled kippers, eggs and grilled tomatoes and then toast and jam (the jam stops the kippers repeating!). Wed Jun 27 13:58:18 -0700 2007 2681100 22559 smartie 1 2704660 Mine would be: 1) Spicy wantan mee from the shop near the Queenstown MRT station in Singapore 2) Fresh dosa with homemade sambhar and coconut chutney at my grandmother's house in Malaysia 3) Kaya toast and coffee anywhere -- extra points if it's eaten in Singapore and it's raining out! Thu Jun 28 16:55:37 -0700 2007 2681100 12384 boogiebaby 2 2706165 I grew up with your usual New England breakfast fare. One oddity that I had growing up was the Toasted Banana Sandwich -sliced banana on two piece of toast, slathered in margarine and sprinkled with sugar. My mom swears it's a French-Canadian thing, but I've never heard of anyone else making these Fri Jun 29 08:16:38 -0700 2007 2704660 16399 Biggie 3 2712481 Yes, it is fairly common in Québec - though people I know would use real butter and not sprinkle sugar. However people used to eat very sweet things here - gave them energy in the winter ... and dreadful teeth. Mon Jul 02 06:28:23 -0700 2007 2706165 84119 lagatta 1 2726074 Scrambled eggs with saltfish (dried cod) and ackee in Jamaica. Of course when we moved back to the US, it was Pop Tarts, preferrably the chocolate ones. Fri Jul 06 18:40:03 -0700 2007 2681100 71215 mlgb 1 3570155 Absolutely amazed that no one has mentioned poached eggs on toast. I must have eaten that Monday through Friday for about six years while going through school. My mom made the poached eggs the old fashioned way - swirling the boiling water in a small pot, and cracking the egg into the centre of the whirlpool. They don't come out as nice and smooth as eggs from a poacher pan, but I didn't know any better (and didn't care, frankly). Slather with HP sauce, plopped on a piece of toast, a glass of grapefruit or orange juice, and a glass of milk - great breakfast for a growing boy. Saturdays, when mom and dad slept in, were a different matter. I remember such concoctions as chocolate cereal with chocolate milk, peanut butter, banana, and jelly sandwiches, and peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. Mon Apr 07 11:49:29 -0700 2008 2681100 48210 KevinB 1 3570249 My fondest breakfast moments are the ones I spend with my man (I am generally not a big breakfast person -- in fact, back in my single days it consisted of coffee, cigarettes, and a few Fisherman's friend mints... yea, healthy AND tasty '-) But now, most summer mornings in Berlin, my lovely man prepares breakfast that always includes: soft-boiled eggs, fresh rolls, assorted cold cuts and cheeses, a cold glass of OJ for him, and a glass of cold 1.5% milk for me. Oh, and coffee of course, though I tend to have the coffee before breakfast. As a kid, I really liked fresh rolls with Nutella, but I'm more of a savory kinda gal for breakfast. And if there is no milk in the house to drink with my cheese or wurst roll, I go berzerk :-D Mon Apr 07 12:10:20 -0700 2008 2681100 116513 linguafood 1 3570642 Breakfast was always my favorite meal and has evolved as the food culture around me has expanded. My earliest memories are of the classic breakfast: eggs with buttered toast and jam, juice and tea. At other times, mother would mix milk and sugar for us to eat with avocado or bananas. Or when homesick, she would fry rice with garlic and top it with a fried egg, accompanied by odorous dried fish, canned cheese and pan de sal (with the much-despised, treacly coco jam), which she would lazily dip into her hot chocolate. Filipino breakfast (other than chocolatey bread and champorado) did not appeal to children, but vacations with her family would introduce me to the pleasures of longganisa in the morning (and the laundry-inducing stench of tinapa herring) while the eggs fried, the bacon crisped and the coffee dripped. But at home: the routine was nearly routine: eggs and toast, cereal and juice, pancakes and syrup. As the US emerged from its culinary doldrums, ketchup on eggs gave way to salsa and even banana ketchup. With the growth of the Indian and Muslim community in the 90s, my father reverted back to the style of eggs he knew in his youth and our scrambled eggs took on a Parsee flavor with turmeric, cumin, cilantro, tomatoes, onions and hints of chilis. Halal "bacon" occasionally rounded out the meal. Ramadan introduced us to dates with pita bread and thick haleem or nihari to sustain us throughout the day. Suji (semolina pudding) sweet and creamy became as popular as oatmeal; seviya (vermicelli pudding) took a little more getting used to as dodging the bitter cardamom pods we despised in our father's cooking was more work than heating up Eggos and syrup. Pita bread and pan de sal became as common as Wonderbread (much to our protest), but as our parents youth faded into their work-a-holic 30s, breakfast became a luxury. The children foraged for nutrition at the bottom of a box of Fruity Pebbles, hoping to get a prize in the interim. It wasn't until completing the Atkins Diet that I finally got rid of that "prize." Mon Apr 07 13:34:59 -0700 2008 2681100 68363 JungMann 2 3574849 I love tinapa. What is "laundry inducing"? Tue Apr 08 16:04:45 -0700 2008 3570642 36661 Sam Fujisaka 3 3574948 Whenever my aunt would fry tinapa, the strong smell of the fish would stick to our clothes. If we packed our unwashed clothes post-herring, everything would smell like tinapa for weeks. Tue Apr 08 16:31:02 -0700 2008 3574849 68363 JungMann 1 3571250 Newfoundland, Canada: Salt Cod fishcakes and eggs, with beans and home-made bread if you're lucky. Some people even have fish and brewis for breakfast. Toutons (pan fried bread dough) with molasses and butter. Usually "Eversweet" or "Good Luck" Margarine. I also remember occasionally having blood pudding with breakfast. I've also seen people have capelin or smoked fish for breakfast. Always cups and cups of tea with Carnation evaporated milk and sugar. Incidentally as a child I ate my cereal with Carnation milk with water as well, and according to my mother, this was also what was in my baby bottles. Mon Apr 07 16:18:15 -0700 2008 2681100 153184 im_nomad 1 3573048 I'm a huge fan of the Israeli breakfast which includes all sorts of (veggie) salads and different types of goat and sheep cheeses. I also enjoy the colonial Egyptian breakfast that's a bit of a mix between the classic English breakfast and Egyptian morning foods, such as fava beans. Lastly (this is really making me hungry), the fish stews in the Bahamas served for breakfast are amazing. Tue Apr 08 08:39:56 -0700 2008 2681100 180127 cresyd 2 4734224 This reminds me that a Middle Eastern shop owner had mentioned people (in Egypt, not sure where) often ate warm pita bread stuffed with feta and fresh mint leaves. I've tried it a few times, love it, regardless of origin or authenticity. Mon Jun 01 18:59:18 -0700 2009 3573048 40486 Cinnamon 1 3573675 Growing up: herring in sour cream on rye bread Viet Nam: scrambled egg & pork and beans c-rations, and hot instant coffee, when I was lucky Norway: geit ost on flat bread w/ sliced boiled egg or the same w/ matches herring instead of geit ost (goat cheese) strong coffee. Old Soviet Union: rye bread, herring,& vodka Finland: the same as above Bolivia: saltenas(kinda of like a juicy chicken empaneda, but highly addictive) & coffee. New Mex. : huevos rancheros or brek. tacos Maine: fish cakes and beans w/ fried egg. Tue Apr 08 11:08:37 -0700 2008 2681100 93538 Passadumkeg 2 3574862 In Tarija, Bolivia, where I lived for A few years in the 70s, saltenas were made only on weekends. Tue Apr 08 16:07:04 -0700 2008 3573675 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 3573741 i grew up in NY and japan so i'm a mixed bag of loving miso soup and rice for breakfast but also long for that bagel and cream cheese with lox. i also love the roll with butter from any deli. not a popular item in california. i am surprised no one has mentioned the hawaiian breakfast. when we went to hawaii we stayed at the four seasons which had buffet breakfast of tropical fruits like pineapple, papaya, mangoes. there were all sorts of items like coconut pancakes with coconut syrup, pot stickers, fried rice, misoshiru. then when we ate out at local spots we would gorge in portugese bread and sausage; loco moco, lilikoi juice. mmmm...mahalo! Tue Apr 08 11:24:50 -0700 2008 2681100 17438 trolley 2 3574872 Wassmmatta you? Hawaii kine breakfast gotta have Spam, eggs, and rice. Tue Apr 08 16:09:12 -0700 2008 3573741 36661 Sam Fujisaka 3 3575021 yes, you're right. what was i thinking? griled spam.mmmm Tue Apr 08 16:54:01 -0700 2008 3574872 17438 trolley 1 3575027 Vegemite on wholemeal toast. Possibly topped with some fresh tomato, or a poached egg...... still! Tue Apr 08 16:56:08 -0700 2008 2681100 86137 purple goddess 1 3575037 When I was studying in Italy I brought my host family a bottle of maple syrup as a gift (I'm from upstate NY) and they were so confused - they'd never seen the stuff before, and since an Italian breakfast (or at least a Sienese breakfast) is just cappucino and a cookie or pastry, they had no idea what to do with it. One surprisingly tasty innovation was drizzling it over saltines after dinner. A few months in my mom sent me a care package, which by my request included a good pancake mix (as well as a brownie mix, since they'd never heard of that, either). Once again, since there was no family breakfast in the house, the pancakes were served as dessert - and after such a long stretch of nothing but tea, cookies, and maybe a bit of nutella for breakfast, they were the most delicious pancakes I've ever had, mix or no. I ate the leftovers for days. Tue Apr 08 16:57:46 -0700 2008 2681100 131105 Emmmily 2 3575350 did the family like the pancakes or were you stuck with all the leftovers (not that it seemed you minded...) Tue Apr 08 18:48:56 -0700 2008 3575037 44450 asiansensation007 2 4793956 You could have simply made crêpes (crespelle) without any mix or nasty chemicals. That is what I use maple syrup for, and the Italians love it. As dessert, usually, not so much as breakfast, though a crêpe isn't really any heavier than a cookie or pastry. Mon Jun 22 04:28:45 -0700 2009 3575037 84119 lagatta 1 4509830 http://hydedailyphoto.blogspot.com/2007/08/breakfast.html Breakfast around the world 1 Adelaide, Australia ~~ 2 Newcastle, Australia ~~ 3 Shanghai, China ~~ 4 Rabaul, Papua New Guinea ~~ 5 Paris, France [Eric] ~~ 6 Melbourne, Australia [John] ~~ 7. Rotterdam, Netherlands ~~ 8 Wellington, New Zealand ~~ 9 Saint-Petersburg, Russia ~~ 10 Singapore [Keropokman] ~~ 11 Evry, France ~~ 12 Toulouse, France ~~ 13 Hyde, UK ~~ 14 Sydney, Australia [Sally] ~~ 15 Haninge, Sweden ~~ 16 Wailea (HI), USA ~~ 17 Budapest, Hungary ~~ 18. Naples (FL), USA ~~ 19 Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia ~~ 20 Saigon, Vietnam ~~ 21 San Diego (CA), USA [Felicia] ~~ 22 Stayton (OR), USA ~~ 23 Rome, Italy ~~ 24 Bucaramanga, Colombia ~~ 25 Selma (AL), USA ~~ 26 Sharon (CT), USA ~~ 27 St. Louis (MO), USA [Strangetastes] ~~ 28 Cypress (TX), USA ~~ 29 Villigen, Switzerland ~~ 30 Montréal (QC), Canada ~~ 31 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ~~ 32 Bandung (West Java), Indonesia ~~ 33 North Bay (ON), Canada ~~ 34 Seattle (WA), USA ~~ 35 St. Paul (MN), USA [Kate] ~~ 36 Cleveland (OH), USA ~~ 37 Greenville (SC), USA ~~ 38 Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands ~~ 39 St. Paul (MN), USA [Carol] ~~ 40 Prague, Czech Republic ~~ 41 Stavanger, Norway ~~ 42 Twin Cities (MN), USA ~~ 43 Monte Carlo, Monaco ~~ 44 Château-Gontier, France ~~ 45 Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia ~~ 46 Stockholm, Sweden ~~ 47 Menton, France ~~ 48 Albuquerque (NM), USA ~~ 49 Mexico (DF), Mexico ~~ 50 Cape Town, South Africa ~~ 51 Boston (MA), USA [Fénix] ~~ 52 Sequim (WA), USA ~~ 53 Melbourne, Australia [Michael] ~~ 54 St. Kilda, Australia ~~ 55 Maple Ridge (BC), Canada ~~ 56 Nottingham, UK ~~ 57 Brookville (OH), USA ~~ 58 Mainz, Germany ~~ 59 Cologne (NRW), Germany ~~ 60 Oslo, Norway ~~ 61 Al Ain, UAE ~~ 62 Inverness (IL), USA ~~ 63 Manila, Philippines [Pusa] ~~ 64 Zurich, Switzerland ~~ 65 Toronto, Canada ~~ 66 Bellefonte (PA), USA ~~ 67 Mumbai, India ~~ 68 Nantes, France ~~ 69 Grenoble, France ~~ 70 Calabria, Italy ~~ 71 Paris, France [Jeremy] ~~ 72 Moscow, Russia ~~ 73 Lyon, France ~~ 74 Austin (TX), USA ~~ 75 Hong Kong, China ~~ 76 Joplin (MO), USA ~~ 77 Tokyo, Japan ~~ 78 Seoul, South Korea [Sunkyoung] ~~ 79 Kyoto, Japan ~~ 80 Chandler (AZ), USA ~~ 81 Kansas City (MO), USA ~~ 82 Singapore [Andrew] ~~ 83 Sydney, Australia [Nathalie] ~~ 84 Miami (FL), USA ~~ 85 St. Louis (MO), USA [Soosha-q] ~~ 86 Arlington (VA), USA ~~ 87 Selma (NC), USA ~~ 88 Olympia (WA), USA ~~ 89 Port Angeles (WA), USA Mon Mar 16 12:15:33 -0700 2009 2681100 150398 Columba