Time to share the more strange things you eat for breakfast...

[creekland]

We all know traditional breakfast foods including eggs, toast, pancakes, cereal, yogurt, and pretty much anything else one finds on a typical breakfast menu.

 

But what do you eat somewhat regularly (or occasionally) that isn't on that list?

 

Leftovers are common for us - cold pizza is loved.

 

This morning I'm enjoying leftover chicken hibachi...  :coolgleamA:

 

I've never understood why breakfast foods are expected at breakfast - or limited to then.  

[SemiSweet]

I don't often eat breakfast, but most days I'll have some sort of brunch. Cheese and crackers with fruit are my go to, but leftovers and sandwiches are good too. I just don't care for breakfast foods that much.

[OhanaBee]

I don't really like traditional breakfast food, which has caused my Mom no end of horror.  Leftovers or a sandwich are my breakfast of choice, if it's just me.  My kids are [now] pretty much the same way.

[marbel]

It's just a cultural thing.  For some reason people in the US (not all, maybe not even a majority, but enough that it's a thing) have certain foods they identify as "breakfast."  Even the use of "strange" in the title shows that cultural norm. There's really nothing all that strange about eating leftover chicken in the morning, right?  :-)   But it seems strange to us.

 

I'm sure I've mentioned this before:  when I was in grade school in the '60s, my mom would often give us soup for breakfast.  Vegetable beef and chicken rice are the two that come to mind. They were great breakfasts.  Cold pizza was a Monday morning thing in our house too, because mom made vast amounts of homemade pizza on Sunday.

 

So I don't think in terms of strange food.  Actually, I do in one way:  I find it strange that there are foods people think are fine for breakfast but at most other times of day would be more like a dessert:  donuts, coffeecake, muffins. Even french toast, though at least it has egg going for it.   Bread pudding is generally frowned upon as a breakfast food but it's really not that different.  My recipe for flan includes a note that leftovers would make a great breakfast with a cup of coffee.  Sure - it's mostly eggs and milk!  But most people frown in disapproval at such things.

[creekland]

It's just a cultural thing.  For some reason people in the US (not all, maybe not even a majority, but enough that it's a thing) have certain foods they identify as "breakfast."  

 

All of the exchange students I've talked with have breakfast foods too.  Those foods are often different than our US foods, but they are foods they identify with for breakfast.  The German exchange student who lived with us was, at first, horrified that we would eat cold pizza or leftovers of any type for breakfast.  Her norm was various types of breads/rolls - perhaps with some cheese or fruit or a soft boiled egg, but definitely bread.

 

By the time she returned home, we had corrupted her.   :coolgleamA:

Edited February 28, 2016 by creekland

[marbel]

All of the exchange students I've talked with have breakfast foods too.  Those foods are often different than our US foods, but they are foods they identify with for breakfast.  The German exchange student who lived with us was, at first, horrified that we would eat cold pizza or leftovers of any type for breakfast.  Her norm was various types of breads/rolls - perhaps with some cheese or fruit or a soft boiled egg, but definitely bread.

 

By the time she returned home, we had corrupted her.   :coolgleamA:

 

Yeah, that's true. I said that badly - I hadn't had breakfast yet.  :-)

 

I suppose all cultures have their typical breakfast foods.   What I guess I object to (object is too strong a word but I can't think of anything better) is the notion that the what we (in the US) consider proper breakfast foods are not necessarily the best breakfast foods.

 

So, it's still a cultural thing, but not limited to the US.   

 

Not long ago I was talking about breakfasts dishes and grains and a Chinese friend mention congee, a rice porridge which she had for breakfast and which often had chicken in it. So not very different from the chicken rice soup of my childhood.

 

I can eat bacon any time of day!  :-)

[Serenade]

For a long time I ate a couple of tablespoons of sunflower seeds for breakfast.  Then I switched it up a bit to marcona almonds.  Now I've degraded somewhat and eat a combination of Cheese-its and Aldi's chile-lime cashews.  I really need to make the switch back to sunflower seeds or almonds.  :-) 

 

I don't usually like anything sweet for breakfast, nor do I want to cook something like an egg.  I wish one could purchase some sort of savory granola bar for breakfast.

Edited February 28, 2016 by Serenade

[DawnM]

I don't really care for breakfast food.  I eat leftovers for breakfast.  Burgers, stew, curry, etc....

[maize]

Cheese with bread or crackers + fruit

Leftovers

Ice cream on occasion :)

 

I often do scrambled eggs for the family, my kids really need protein in the morning and scrambled eggs are easy.

[LisaKinVA]

Breakfast in southern Italy consists of cappuccino and some sort of sweet pastry... one place we went served some cured meats and cheese. No eggs, unless they are offering an "American" breakfast, or you are at a McDonald's. The only breakfast I've had in Northern Italy was at a base hotel, or a friend's house, and a McDonald's (tastes nothing like US McDonald's, no butter or jam with English muffins, eggs were seasoned strangely.) Food in the north often differs from the south.

 

The hostels we stayed at in Germany had cereal (granola, other whole grain, nothing remotely kid-like), hard boiled eggs, oatmeal, sausage, cured meats, cheese, bread, coffee, milk, juice, fruit, yogurts. We weren't the only people there who made a sandwich.

 

In the Netherlands, our first breakfast was bread, hard boiled egg, yogurt, again offered cured meat and cheese...quite a bit like Germany. We will have a good breakfast tomorrow before we leave, not sure if we'll do the buffet for 70€, or if we'll go to McDonald's and spend half that. Probably depends upon how hungry the kids are after tonight's feast.

 

I would imagine Belgium is a bit of a mish mash of French and German (based on what I've seen offered). I had a Quiche for breakfast in France but we were eating at a rest stop...lots of pastry there as well. So, I'm not sure about typical...

 

Personally, I do like typical eggs, meat, cheese, yogurt, bread for breakfast. Amything like pancakes, quiche, etc. We do for brunch. But, I often skip breakfast and eat more of a lunch meal around 10/1030. That could be anything.

 

If I make something the kids particularly like, they will eat it for breakfast to try to make sure they get more. Things like risotto, salmon, steak, sweet and sour chicken, spring rolls, lasagne, garlic bread, pizza all get eaten by anyone for breakfast.

[Baseball mom]

I much prefer breakfast foods later in the day (supper especially) and leftovers or lunch foods for breakfast. 

 

When I was in school my mom would fix me a hamburger or some other kind of sandwich for breakfast especially on days I had a test.  Other days I might have cereal or breakfast bar.  I couldn't eat right after I got up and sure couldn't eat eggs :ack2:  Hamburgers were fine and could eat them on the way to school. 

 

Now I still prefer a hamburger.  Dc love pizza or corndogs for breakfast or any leftovers.

Edited February 28, 2016 by Baseball mom

[J-rap]

I'm usually not too hungry for breakfast, so typically eat a protein bar and coffee.  Occasionally I'll eat a bowl of raw oats and yogurt, or granola and yogurt, mid-morning.

 

The one time I was able to eat something more unusual was the year we lived in Jordan.  A bowl of warm fava beans with olive oil dribbled on top was a typical breakfast where we were living.  At first I couldn't stomach it so early in the morning, but over time I began to crave it.  After we returned home, I'd go to specialty stores to buy canned fava beans.  (When we moved to our small town, they were impossible to find so I haven't had fava beans for breakfast in years!)

 

[myfunnybunch]

Miso soup (which is often eaten for breakfast in Japan).

Fried rice with eggs and tomatoes or salsa scrambled in, which our Chinese student made for us for breakfast when she lived here.

We serve those semi-regularly.

 

That's about it. Otherwise, we eat traditional breakfast foods. Our Japanese and Korean students think it is a big wow to eat pancakes and scones and the like for breakfast. :D

Edited February 28, 2016 by myfunnybunch

[meena]

I'm not a fan of traditional American breakfast foods. Most are either carb-heavy, which I don't mind later in the day but can't tolerate as my first meal, or they are egg/dairy and/or fatty meat based. I much prefer savory leftovers, usually protein and vegetables. When we don't have leftovers I'll scrounge up whatever sounds good. The past few days I've had tortilla chips and salsa for breakfast. I loved having gallo pinto (rice and black beans) as a regular breakfast food when we visited Costa Rica.

[marbel]

Just an aside... I find it amusing when I see magazine articles and such that talk about making "breakfast for dinner!" 

 

Nah, it's the evening meal, it's still dinner.  Just because it's pancakes or omelets doesn't make it breakfast.  :-)    

 

Where does quiche fall into all this anyway? 

 

(I know what they mean and I'm not being fussy about it.  "Amused" in a very mild and not snarky way.)

 

[JaneEyre]

When I first get up I usually eat a piece or two of dark chocolate that I keep in my nightstand or make some homemade hot chocolate.  Then usually wait to actually eat a meal at around 10:30 or 11.  I love typical breakfast food, but for dinner :)  I can't stomach the sight of all those dirty dishes that early in the morning.

[LucyStoner]

Well, judging from all the people down on carbs and the marketing campaigns to convince people to "rediscover cereal" and "fall in love all over again with jam" I think the "strange breakfast" options of 2016 perhaps ARE pancakes, jam, cereal and french toast.

[EmilyGF]

My brother-in-law adds strange toppings to oatmeal when he visits. He likes "fuzzy pork" that you buy dried in Chinese supermarkets on his oatmeal.

 

Emily

[Tsuga]

I like a Greek / Turkish breakfast every now and again: olives, plain yoghurt cheese, pita, a boiled egg, tomatoes, cucumbers, and cheese slices, and sometimes some beef salami in there. That's as weird as I get. I lived in Asia for years and never really enjoyed the traditional Asian rice for breakfast. I ate it and appreciated it but I still much prefer my own breakfasts: eggs, bread, cheese, and some greens.

[Rosie_0801]

Dd's brain won't work without protein in the mornings. So it's either beans, chia pudding (which we really need a good recipe for, being unable to agree on one) or, if we're being lazy, a packet of pate. Nothing else seems to work for her.

[Um_2_4]

 

The one time I was able to eat something more unusual was the year we lived in Jordan.  A bowl of warm fava beans with olive oil dribbled on top was a typical breakfast where we were living.  At first I couldn't stomach it so early in the morning, but over time I began to crave it.  After we returned home, I'd go to specialty stores to buy canned fava beans.  (When we moved to our small town, they were impossible to find so I haven't had fava beans for breakfast in years!)

 

Foul (palestinain style = fava plus hummus beans) is our usual weekend breakfast. That and malneesh (flat bread with zataar and olive oil on it baked in the oven).

 

Otherwise breakfast is grab your own around here: left overs, yogurt, bagels, cream cheese, maybe a smoothie. I DISLIKE cooking every day for breakfast. I don't want to deal with a bunch of dirty dishes that early in the am when I have a schedule/work to get started on.

[umsami]

We'll eat Egyptian fuul...which is a bean stew.  We cook it with tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil, and tahini.....and serve it with hardboiled eggs. 

 

My kids love it when I give them what we call a French breakfast....it's what I used to be fed by the family I lived with when I was an exchange student.... leftover baguette....split in half....with butter and jam....and hot chocolate.

 

Pizza is the perfect breakfast, but now that I have four kids, I rarely have leftovers.

 

DD likes to eat smoked salmon.... plain..... out of the package.  She'll also eat lunch meat of any kind.

 

My Dad is a fruit and cheese type guy.

 

We also do breakfast for dinner.... so pancakes, waffles, french toast, etc. for dinner.

[JFSinIL]

Oatmeal here. But it is steelcut oats only, with some sunflower seeds mixed in and salt.  I can not stand most breakfast foods, and sweet oatmeal gags me.

[umsami]

I'm usually not too hungry for breakfast, so typically eat a protein bar and coffee.  Occasionally I'll eat a bowl of raw oats and yogurt, or granola and yogurt, mid-morning.

 

The one time I was able to eat something more unusual was the year we lived in Jordan.  A bowl of warm fava beans with olive oil dribbled on top was a typical breakfast where we were living.  At first I couldn't stomach it so early in the morning, but over time I began to crave it.  After we returned home, I'd go to specialty stores to buy canned fava beans.  (When we moved to our small town, they were impossible to find so I haven't had fava beans for breakfast in years!)

 

If you have an Indian/Pakistani store, you might be able to find them there.   You can also buy them on Amazon.  Progresso makes canned favas, too....so sometimes a normal grocery store can order those for you. :) 

 

When DH first came to this country, he couldn't find the fuul beans, so would make it from canned garbanzos.  It's still good. :) 

 

[J-rap]

If you have an Indian/Pakistani store, you might be able to find them there.   You can also buy them on Amazon.  Progresso makes canned favas, too....so sometimes a normal grocery store can order those for you. :)

 

When DH first came to this country, he couldn't find the fuul beans, so would make it from canned garbanzos.  It's still good. :) 

 

 

Oh gosh, thanks for that link!  My mouth started watering when I looked at it!  ha :)

 

We don't have any international markets in our town, but Amazon would definitely be an option!

[J-rap]

Foul (palestinain style = fava plus hummus beans) is our usual weekend breakfast. That and malneesh (flat bread with zataar and olive oil on it baked in the oven).

 

Otherwise breakfast is grab your own around here: left overs, yogurt, bagels, cream cheese, maybe a smoothie. I DISLIKE cooking every day for breakfast. I don't want to deal with a bunch of dirty dishes that early in the am when I have a schedule/work to get started on.

 

After your and Umsami's posts I'm beginning to think I'd like to start eating this for breakfast again!  It sounds wonderful!

[Um_2_4]

If you have an Indian/Pakistani store, you might be able to find them there.   You can also buy them on Amazon.  Progresso makes canned favas, too....so sometimes a normal grocery store can order those for you. :)

 

When DH first came to this country, he couldn't find the fuul beans, so would make it from canned garbanzos.  It's still good. :) 

 

 

This is the brand I buy here and to be honest, not that much more than I pay at the local market.

[J-rap]

This is the brand I buy here and to be honest, not that much more than I pay at the local market.

 

I just added it to my Amazon cart.  :)

[heartlikealion]

I try to get some protein in earlier in the day and sometimes that means just going for leftovers as my first meal. Or even just making a sandwich. Last night I went to McDonald's and ordered breakfast and last week I made a breakfast casserole which we ate for dinner. So no, not limited to breakfast in this family :)

[Um_2_4]

I just added it to my Amazon cart.   :)

 

I use 7 spices like this: http://smile.amazon.com/Seven-Spice-Style-Zamouri-Spices/dp/B000GHEEN6/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1456703011&sr=8-2&keywords=middle+eastern+seven+spicesin it and add extra cumin.

 

But I also make mine with hummus beans and garlic and lemon juice. We serve tomatoes, cucumbers, green onion and olives on the side. So not the Jordanian way LOL.

One time at our mosque we had a women's breakfast/brunch and there were literally like 5 different versions of foul on the table  :drool5: .

 

Can you get flat bread there ??? You can order online but it's $$$.I have seen some brands here at grocery stores, but never tried them. 

[J-rap]

I use 7 spices like this: http://smile.amazon.com/Seven-Spice-Style-Zamouri-Spices/dp/B000GHEEN6/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1456703011&sr=8-2&keywords=middle+eastern+seven+spicesin it and add extra cumin.

 

But I also make mine with hummus beans and garlic and lemon juice. We serve tomatoes, cucumbers, green onion and olives on the side. So not the Jordanian way LOL.

One time at our mosque we had a women's breakfast/brunch and there were literally like 5 different versions of foul on the table  :drool5: .

 

Can you get flat bread there ??? You can order online but it's $$$.I have seen some brands here at grocery stores, but never tried them. 

 

Well, we can get a very generic pita bread, but that's all.  The added garlic and lemon juice sound delicious!  When you say hummus beans, do you mean chickpeas/garbanzo beans?

[OnTheBrink]

My current breakfast fave is: toasted sour dough bread, smear both pieces with ripe avocado, add sliced beefsteak tomato and bacon strips. DELISH and filling. 

 

My second breakfast fave is just a smoothie with banana, chocolate protein powder, chia seeds, and berries of some kind. I have some left-over Juice Plus capsules, so I will empty the veggie ones in there, too. 

[ScoutTN]

My favorite non-traditional breakfast is cheeseburgers. when Dh grills, I always make sure there are leftovers.

 

My kids favorite is pumpkin pie. Or any kind of pie!  :)

[creekland]

I think I want to visit many of you for breakfast!  Many options sound worth trying to me.

 

Tomorrow I'll be having lasagna for breakfast... leftover, of course.

 

I didn't make it.  We're visiting my oldest son and he took us to Steak and Shake for lunch, then to City Cafe (in downtown Chattanooga) for supper.

 

I can't eat that much... Steak and Shake would have sufficed for all three meals for me, but I still had that leftover chicken hibachi for breakfast, so by supper time I was already super stuffed and could only manage to eat a side salad.  I bought the lasagna knowing it would be breakfast to be honest.  It came with a large serving of spaghetti too.  I had no idea that would happen.  City Cafe serves HUGE food plates.  Hubby will eat the spaghetti for his breakfast plus he brought some leftover jambalaya home too.

 

Oh... and we bought slices of coconut cake and a sampler cake which the four of us will share for lunch.

 

Why?

 

Take a look at the temptation:

 

http://citycafemenu.com/cakes/

 

Their cake slices are huge too.

 

If anyone is looking for somewhere in Chattanooga to eat, City Cafe is extremely worthy for the price IMO.  I suspect one meal with dessert is probably a week's worth of calories... but quite tasty... and not super expensive.  Plus, few eat the whole meal at one sitting, so there's breakfast for the next day or two!

[AndyJoy]

My brother-in-law adds strange toppings to oatmeal when he visits. He likes "fuzzy pork" that you buy dried in Chinese supermarkets on his oatmeal.

 

Emily

We were shopping at an Asian grocery store today and I saw jars of that "fuzzy pork" for the first time and wondered how it is used. I was guessing in ramen, not oatmeal ;).

[Um_2_4]

Well, we can get a very generic pita bread, but that's all.  The added garlic and lemon juice sound delicious!  When you say hummus beans, do you mean chickpeas/garbanzo beans?

 

Yes, I mean garbanzo beans, sorry. 

I just heat a can of fava (drained and rinsed) and a can of garbanzo (with the liquid) and add those spices (generously). Then I crush garlic with a mortar, don't add the garlic till towards the end. But I "crush" the beans with the mortar while cooking, you can add water as needed to make it the right consistency. Add garlic the last few minutes and lemon juice after the heat is off. A good olive oil is essential, we get one from the West Bank. I can't eat the olive oil from Costco or Sam's Club.

[AndyJoy]

My favorite breakfasts are:

 

cold leftover salmon

cucumbers and cream cheese on a bagel

ham & cheese on a croissant with a handful of grapes or apple slices

shrimp cocktail

BLT sandwich

Hard boiled or devilled eggs

 

Usually I have nothing, banana slices on saltines, Greek yogurt w/almonds and coconut, or a piece of ham wrapped around a stick of cheese.

 

I only like pancakes, waffles, French toast, cinnamon rolls, and donuts occasionally and not for breakfast. I do eat bagels, English muffins with marmalade, or buttered cinnamon-raisin bread. I cook my kids scrambled eggs a lot, but I prefer mine hard boiled or occasionally over-easy on toast.

[KathyBC]

 I wish one could purchase some sort of savory granola bar for breakfast.

Now you've got me googling. There are recipes out there for homemade savory granola bars.

[umsami]

Well, we can get a very generic pita bread, but that's all.  The added garlic and lemon juice sound delicious!  When you say hummus beans, do you mean chickpeas/garbanzo beans?

 

You can make pita from any white bread dough.  I used to use the Artisan bread in 5 minutes recipe.  It didn't always puff....but probably 75% of the time it did.  Was still good.  If I'm feeling fancy, I'll brush it with olive oil and then sprinkle it with zaatar.  You can even make your own version (not 100% authentic) by using roughly equal amounts of kosher salt, sesame seeds, and either oregano or thyme.   You can also use the olive oil/zaatar stuff to improve the taste of store bought pita.

 

My fuul recipe is.... open up a can of fuul.... then in a pan add a few glugs of olive oil.....heat it up.....when hot add in half of a chopped onion..... let cook until transparent..... then add in one chopped tomato (usually roma)..... stir around....sprinkle with kosher salt and some pepper.... add in 4 cloves of garlic minced.....stir more... sautee until you smell the garlic.   Then  add in the favas with about half of the juice....reserve the rest of the juice from the can in case you need it.  Let them cook for a minute or two.  Now take a fork and kind of mash the favas into the pan.  You can mash half or all....it's a personal preference thing.   Then add in about one spoonful of tahini.....stir.... sprinkle in some cumin...... stir..... taste.... adjust seasoning.... and finish with a bit of lemon juice.  Can also add in more olive oil to make it richer or drizzle on top.   If I have it (which I usually do), I'll also sprinkle a bit of chopped up flat-leaf parsley on top.

 

If you do not have any tahini, it will still taste yummy.  You can follow the recipe almost the same but use garbanzos or a mixture of garbanzos.  You can eliminate the tomato too.

 

Serve with pita bread, hard boiled or soft boiled eggs,  etc.

Edited February 29, 2016 by umsami

[J-rap]

You can make pita from any white bread dough.  I used to use the Artisan bread in 5 minutes recipe.  It didn't always puff....but probably 75% of the time it did.  Was still good.  If I'm feeling fancy, I'll brush it with olive oil and then sprinkle it with zaatar.  You can even make your own version (not 100% authentic) by using roughly equal amounts of kosher salt, sesame seeds, and either oregano or thyme.   You can also use the olive oil/zaatar stuff to improve the taste of store bought pita.

 

My fuul recipe is.... open up a can of fuul.... then in a pan add a few glugs of olive oil.....heat it up.....when hot add in half of a chopped onion..... let cook until transparent..... then add in one chopped tomato (usually roma)..... stir around....sprinkle with kosher salt and some pepper.... add in 4 cloves of garlic minced.....stir more... sautee until you smell the garlic.   Then  add in the favas with about half of the juice....reserve the rest of the juice from the can in case you need it.  Let them cook for a minute or two.  Now take a fork and kind of mash the favas into the pan.  You can mash half or all....it's a personal preference thing.   Then add in about one spoonful of tahini.....stir.... sprinkle in some cumin...... stir..... taste.... adjust seasoning.... and finish with a bit of lemon juice.  Can also add in more olive oil to make it richer or drizzle on top.   If I have it (which I usually do), I'll also sprinkle a bit of chopped up flat-leaf parsley on top.

 

If you do not have any tahini, it will still taste yummy.  You can follow the recipe almost the same but use garbanzos or a mixture of garbanzos.  You can eliminate the tomato too.

 

Serve with pita bread, hard boiled or soft boiled eggs,  etc.

Thanks!  I can't wait to try this!

[PrairieSong]

Soup!

[eternalsummer]

My sister in law (also my best friend) spent a semester in Costa Rica and came home making white rice plus black beans, kind of mushed together, with fried plantains and eggs cooked with onions.  It's a lot of work for breakfast unless you have the components premade, but very tasty.

 

I can only get eggs in the late spring/summer/fall, and we don't eat dairy, so I've had hodgepodgy breakfasts for months.  I crave protein and a cooked green vegetable in the morning but it's not always possible (the only animal protein we eat is wild seafood and grass-raised bison, so options are kind of limited).  I am currently pregnant and both nuts or beans make me a bit nauseous.  I will be so happy when we can get eggs again.

[Junie]

I sometimes make "breakfast food" for lunch.  Breakfast happens too early in the morning for me to think about cooking.

 

For breakfast, I usually eat yogurt with dark chocolate chips.

 

The dc eat yogurt or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

 

My kids think that eating cereal with milk is weird.  They will sometimes eat it dry and have a cup of milk with it.

[creekland]

You can make pita from any white bread dough.  I used to use the Artisan bread in 5 minutes recipe.  It didn't always puff....but probably 75% of the time it did.  Was still good.  If I'm feeling fancy, I'll brush it with olive oil and then sprinkle it with zaatar.  You can even make your own version (not 100% authentic) by using roughly equal amounts of kosher salt, sesame seeds, and either oregano or thyme.   You can also use the olive oil/zaatar stuff to improve the taste of store bought pita.

 

My fuul recipe is.... open up a can of fuul.... then in a pan add a few glugs of olive oil.....heat it up.....when hot add in half of a chopped onion..... let cook until transparent..... then add in one chopped tomato (usually roma)..... stir around....sprinkle with kosher salt and some pepper.... add in 4 cloves of garlic minced.....stir more... sautee until you smell the garlic.   Then  add in the favas with about half of the juice....reserve the rest of the juice from the can in case you need it.  Let them cook for a minute or two.  Now take a fork and kind of mash the favas into the pan.  You can mash half or all....it's a personal preference thing.   Then add in about one spoonful of tahini.....stir.... sprinkle in some cumin...... stir..... taste.... adjust seasoning.... and finish with a bit of lemon juice.  Can also add in more olive oil to make it richer or drizzle on top.   If I have it (which I usually do), I'll also sprinkle a bit of chopped up flat-leaf parsley on top.

 

If you do not have any tahini, it will still taste yummy.  You can follow the recipe almost the same but use garbanzos or a mixture of garbanzos.  You can eliminate the tomato too.

 

Serve with pita bread, hard boiled or soft boiled eggs,  etc.

 

This sounds really, really good.   :drool5:

[Jane in NC]

Breakfast certainly has its cultural associations. 

 

I find it interesting that a number of European B&B type breakfasts include tomatoes.  In the UK, they are grilled whereas in Eastern Europe they are just sliced.  Essentially one can add tomato to the cold cut/cheese slices enjoyed on crusty rolls or whole grain breads.

 

It seems that in the US, our breakfast fruits are sweet--bananas, berries, citrus.  We might add tomato to our eggs, but one does not usually see tomatoes at a hotel breakfast.

[kewb]

I usually eat leftovers for breakfast. I don't want to be bothered making breakfast. Cold leftovers straight out of the fridge.

[creekland]

This lasagna is a heck of a lot tastier than anything down at the basic motel breakfast (where there isn't even good looking fruit).  

 

I wish we still had teens though.  Then I wouldn't feel obligated to eat it all!  They gave enough to feed an army - or a teen boy and his mom.

 

It's still tasty.

[creekland]

Ok, a rare admission.  I give up.  I can't finish the lasagna.  Guess what could be breakfast tomorrow!   :coolgleamA:

 

If not, I'll have to get over my "can't waste food" belief I guess.  At home I'd have chickens that would gladly clean up for me.  Here... nothing of the sort.  (sigh)

[umsami]

Another Egyptian breakfast thing that I learned from my husband is a garlic omelet called an eggah.  They add a little flour to their eggs as well, which is strange to me.

 

So basically, beat together with w whisk 3-6 eggs depending on how many people will be eating it.   Add in 2-4 cloves of garlic, minced (I put mine in a garlic press), some salt and pepper, and 2-3 Tablespoons of flour.   Whisk well so you can incorporate the flour.  

 

Heat a large skillet with some butter...or you can do a butter/olive oil mixture.  I do not think it cooks as well if you just use non-stick spray.   Pour in the egg mixture.  You want to cook one side until it is set....and will have a little bit of light brown coloring.  Then you flip the omelet over and cook the other side until lite brown as well.

 

As with nearly everything I've learned to make, you can also add in chopped flat-leaf parsley or sprinkle the top with flat-leaf parsley after cooking.

 

Serve with pita.  Makes good little egg/pita sandwiches, too.

 

(You can do different fillings, but garlic is to me the strangest....and one of the tastiest.)

 

 

 

Another recipe is to make a mixture of feta cheese (gibna bayda (white cheese)...comes in various strengths),  chopped tomatoes, olive oil, and salt and pepper.  No idea what it's called. This is yummy served with bread.

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Ok, a rare admission.  I give up.  I can't finish the lasagna.  Guess what could be breakfast tomorrow!   :coolgleamA:

 

If not, I'll have to get over my "can't waste food" belief I guess.  At home I'd have chickens that would gladly clean up for me.  Here... nothing of the sort.  (sigh)

 

If I can't finish the leftovers for breakfast that means I now have lunch, too.