meg, paper, scissors: Breakfast 'Round the World

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Fun article in The New York Times today that had DVC and I giggling over our own breakfast....
Photos of kids and their breakfasts from around the world: Rise and Shine.

<p>Saki Suzuki, 2 ¾ years old, Tokyo</p>

<p>The first time Saki ate the fermented soybean dish called <em>natto</em>, she was 7 months old. She promptly vomited. Her mother, Asaka, thinks that perhaps this was because of the smell, which is vaguely suggestive of canned cat food. But in time, the gooey beans became Saki’s favorite food and a constant part of her traditional Japanese breakfasts. Also on the menu are white rice, miso soup, <em>kabocha</em> squash simmered in soy sauce and sweet sake (<em>kabocha no nimono</em>), pickled cucumber (Saki’s least favorite dish), rolled egg omelet (<em>tamagoyaki</em>) and grilled salmon.</p>

It was difficult to guess where some of them were from!

But this one I got immediately:

<p>For Viv, breakfast is a glass of milk with bread, unsalted butter and — most important — sweet sprinkles, which come in multiple flavors (chocolate, vanilla, fruit) and sizes (small, large, shavings). A government-run website promoting tourism boasts that every day the Dutch eat at least 750,000 slices of bread topped with the chocolate sprinkles called <em>hagelslag</em> (‘‘hailstorm’’), making it the country’s most popular bread topping. For a nation of nearly 17 million people, that’s close to 300 million slices a year of <em>hagelslag</em>-covered bread. In June, a successful Dutch Kickstarter campaign raised more than $11,000 to create bacon <em>hagelslag</em>. Viv is partial to the multihued sprinkles called <em>vruchtenhagel</em> (‘‘fruit hail’’), while her twin sister, Rosie, reaches for <em>chocoladevlokken</em>.</p>

How did you do??

On weekends, my favorite breakfast looks like this:

Bauernfrühstück!!

"Farmer breakfast" is a Saturday morning staple in the Stephenson household.

My other favorite is a good ol' German brotzeit. On special occasions, DVC wakes up suuuuper early and lays out an epic brozeit spread with different breads and cheeses and sliced meats and nutella. It's awesome.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Breakfast 'Round the World

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