Well, it can't be really ALL around the world. But, in this part of the world, I was curious about all the different breakfasts offered in the dining room. And it shows how truly different we are, based on where we were raised.
FOr instance, the "Australian Breakfast" includes 2 free-range eggs (scrambled, boiled, poached or fried) along with waffles, pancakes, or french toast, served with has browns, grilled pork sausages, baked tomatoes, field mushrooms and "streaky" bacon (which means floppy and not totally cooked). Now that doesn't sound too different, right??
Let's go on to the "Chinese Breakfast." This is traditional "congee" with choice of pork, chicken, or prawns, accompanied with Chinese spring onion, fried shallots, pickled vegetables, and soy sauce. Add to that steamed dim sun accompanied with light soy sauce, stir fried vegetabl asnfes and egg noodles and Chinese green tea.
You might think that the Chinese and the Japanese could share their breakfast tastes, but NO. So the "Japanese Breakfast" includes miso soup served with dried nori, Japanese pickles and nasto beans. Add also steamed rice, soft poached egg with light soy, grilled salmon served with sauteed spinach and toasted sesame seeds. Japanese green tea is also on the menu. WOnder if it is different than the Chinese green tea?!
So, depending on where you are, you have many choices. Breakfast, for me, is toast and an egg. Along with ice tea. DOesn't work here. Maybe miso soup would be a good substitute!
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Well, you didn't mention the famous Australian Vegemite. Usually served at Breakfast and tastes awful. It is a vitamin spread for toast and the natives think it gives them all the healthy stuff they need. They speak of it like people talked about Cod Liver Oil years ago.
ReplyDeleteI remember the international breakfast fare when we were in Hawaii, too. Blew my mind the first time.
ReplyDeleteMy daily, except Sunday breakfast is: toasted English muffin with Skippy peanut butter. One half of pink/red grapefruit. A glass of 1% milk. Traveling, I usually carry a small jar of Skippy. In the US I will often take bagel if offered instead of English muffin, but I prefer Thomas' Light English muffin.
ReplyDeleteSpanish breakfast to die for is: Hot chocolate which is a liquid fudge...thick and rich.with churros. Not on a daily basis, but since the above is so hard to find in the US/
Of your cruise choices, I would go with the Australian, which is similar to what I occasionally have for Sunday breakfast. That's the splurge day.