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TW: Breakfast Day 1

wOOt finally getting round to my TW posts and I would just like to start off with something light. Breakfast is always a good start to the day and Taiwanese people sure love their brekkie, well they love all food haha but that is like every other nationality as well I guess In Asia nothing except for the convienient stores and some food shops are open before 12pm so all we do is eat before the retail shops are open haha.

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Home Cooking – Simple Brekkie Hash

This is the simple, easy and quick breakfast for a lazzzzyyyy Sunday, and I mean a really really lazy Sunday. I ended up eating this as brunch cos I woke up 1130 or so. This recipe is actually bits and pieces of recipes from Nigella Feasts that I have fused together as they were awesome ideas (and because they were the only parts I remembered -__-)

Start off with some fresh tomatoes and chop them up into 8 chunks each.

I had bought some B B prosciutto from David Jones Food Hall yum ^^! Slice or snip these bad boys up into manageable mouth-sized pieces. (On another note DJ food hall also sell these decadent slices of beef tongue that can be eaten right there and then. Pure bliissss as we ended up getting a whole stack full of them mmmm)

Combine in another bowl a couple of eggs and a generous amount of cheese. I used slices of Bega Tasty as I did not have a block of Chedder but still good.

Fire up the panto medium high heat and lightly oil it. Put the prosciutto onto the heat and panfry until just brown and crisp on both sides, which should not take very long as they are quite thin. Take them off and put them on a spare plate, then put the tomatoes onto the heat. Sizzle these tomatoes for a few minutes, add the prosciutto back onto the pan and then add the egg/cheesey mixture. Turn off the heat at this point and just let the pan soft cook the eggs.

Not really a pretty dish but it is easy, simple and delicious. The prosciutto already adds quite a lot of saltiness to the dish so do not really need to season more, just a grind of black pepper should do the trick. Also a few slices of soft, thick bread is also recommended for wiping up the juices.

Other mods to this can be:
- sauces (worcestershire, bbq, tomato etc)
- add bacon or chopped sausages
- add potatoes or mushrooms
- more cheese for a cheese-induced coma

So as a breakfast or a late night post-outing munch this really does the trick

FFichiban

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The Coffee Shop (Pats) – Waverton, Sydney.

The uninviting weather for a second consecutive time fell on the first Saturday of the month, so our plan to visit the Good Living Growers Market was quickly changed into a breakfast outing. Though the markets still went ahead, as can be seen from GYF’s entry, we submitted to our want of comfort, avoidance of rain and the warm environment of this eatery, which was suggested by FFichiban.

After numerous passes through twists and bends of the unfamiliar suburb of Waverton, we finally found the place we were looking for. As the inside seats had all been taken by patrons, we took the remaining dry seats in the outside seating area. No sooner, the highly energetic and friendly staff (in a good way!) bring out menus; and orders were taken and we waited with eager anticipation and growing hunger.

According to a now inactive blog (link) there is actually an explanation for the different names given to this place: “The Coffee Shop (Pats) at Waverton on Bay Road. Pat is the mother of proprietor G. Harmsworth. The Coffee Shop was an earlier name, as was Witham’s. Witham however, still supplies the coffee…”

Here Comes The Food

Scrambled Eggs with Mushrooms, Avocado and Brown Toast ($8.50): The eggs have been cooked to a consistency that has the right amount of milk to not create an overpowering creamy taste. It has been taken off the stove at time I normally do at home, so I’m happy. Mushrooms have a hint of butter, which is not too ‘complicated’ to confuse the senses at such hours of the morning. One thing which I would prefer is that the butter be served with the toast so that it doesn’t soggy-fiy the texture which toast should remain until eaten. Also, as I look at FFichiban’s similar order which substitutes Avocado for Bacon…I’m green with envy at the difference in quantity given.

Scrambled Eggs with Mushrooms, Bacon and Turkish Bread ($8.50): FFichiban’s choice for breakfast. Perhaps if you are going for bang-for-your-buck, choose this variety as it seems in my mind that the quantity of Bacon dwarfs my slice of Avocado.

Omelette and White Toast ($8.50): Monkeyjaja comments that if you are after a hearty and filling breakfast – opt for this choice. It’s quality and quantity at the same time; and I can’t help but to agree – it’s big … bigger than mine … so I’m instantly jealous …