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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Nobody Eats Rice for Breakfast!
... my girlfriend said over phone yesterday morning when I told her what I was eating. I'll admit rice isn't my usual dish for breakfast. Pancakes, english muffins and french toast (love it!) w/ a cup of hot sweet tea are usually my thing. However, yesterday I had the craving for some nice buttery rice, so I made some. IF you're wondering do I happen to be preggo or something, STOP right away! Don't do that to me, cause I'm not trying to go there! Phew...lol I get the munchies for strange things every once in awhile even when I'm not pregnant.
If you were to take abreakfast around the world tour you would find that there are a few countries where it's customary to eat rice for breakfast. According to the article, in China, Southeast Asia, Africa and India it's the norm to eat rice dishes for the first meal. This was news to me. I didn't know that rice was a common staple for the morning meal in some places. I'm not surprised, though.
I thought it was also interesting that in Australia spaghetti and baked beans were traditional morning eats. In Haiti, it's common that folks eat salted fish with plantains for breakfast. In Jamaicaackee and salted fish is popularly eaten in the morning. I can't forget that the Trinis chow down with roti or bake (a sweet bread) and salted fish. It appears that fish is eaten for breakfast in quite a few places. How different is that? But then again, who was the person who came up with putting fish and pineapple on a pizza? That was really different to me when I had that in America the first time.
I'm thinking we need to mix it all up and eat dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner. Did you ever notice pancakes just taste better at night?
If you were to take a
I thought it was also interesting that in Australia spaghetti and baked beans were traditional morning eats. In Haiti, it's common that folks eat salted fish with plantains for breakfast. In Jamaica
I'm thinking we need to mix it all up and eat dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner. Did you ever notice pancakes just taste better at night?
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I can eat breakfast for dinner, but never the other way around.
I know the Hawaiian style pizza has ham and pineapple. What’s it called with fish and pineapple?
We're having breakfast for dinner!
Hey.....I love this post. I learned something new. I am rarely hungry for breakfast so, anything I can get down and keep down (no i'm not preggo) not that i know of, what have you heard? j/k
Anyway.....eat your rice! Enjoy just please don't put milk and sugar in it. I might have to throw the opposite of down :)
Hi, I'm from India, and you're right. In southern India, people do have a lot of rice-based dishes for breakfast. There's a steamed cakes made of rice and lentils ("idli"), pancakes made of rice and lentils ("dosa"), savoury rice flakes ("poha"), and in some cases, just plain old rice in the water it was boiled in, with some salt (kanjee). The rotis you mention are also originally from India. They're a wonderful source of complex carbohydrates, won't make you feel hungry soon, and are good for the body.
And for the record, I had seriously weird urges when I was pregnant. That was nearly 7 years back. And I still have weird urges every now and then. Scares the husband every time. ;)
When I was a kid my mom would do that to us, dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner... She'd call it backwards day... lol
When I went home for Thanksgiving a friend of my aunts invited us to thanksgiving day breakfast... to our surprisse when we got there is was a full Thanksgiving day Dinner... at like 6:00 in the morning... I was trippin. lol
I loved this post and Thanks for the knowledge Lost Writer :-)
I have often eaten rice & chesse (melted chesse in the rice) for breakfast. I remember eating this as a kid too at my grannies house.
I have to admit that I eat pasta for breakfast very often..it feels me up and givem me energy, as there are some days I dont eat lunch until 2:30.
I love plantains, eggs and salted cod for brekkie, love it! my mommy cooks it for me everyday when I visit.
wow! i never knew all that stuff. eat away girl! i eat cereal or some type of bread- biscuits, bagels, toast, english muffin.
Every Monday night is "Breakfast for dinner" at our house. Who has time to make pancakes in the morning? :-)
LOL I love this post! FOOOOOODDDD!!!..lol
I have to admit girly your RIGHT!
Gurl I think tonight I am going to have waffles and fried chicken...lol
NOW IF THAT AIN'T SUTHERN!!!..LOL I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!!!
Tori
When I was first married many moons ago my hubby wanted rice with raisens for breakfast one morning-I looked at him like he had 2 heads, he had to make it but we both ate and we have had since then!
And in Australia, pancakes are dessert. Imagine my Aussie friends' surprise when we invited them over for breakfast and served pancakes!
I grew up having rice for breakfast (guess it's the Asian influence since Grandma is Japanese). I've never really thought anything of it. how funny! I thought it was typical.
We on occassion will have breakfast for dinner as I would when i was growing up. The boys love it and it's fast and easy to have dinner on the table in less than 20 mins! :)
Nice!
Rania
I grew up eating rice for breakfast. I never realized it was unusual until leaving home and going to college. Family get togethers are always fun because my cousins, aunts and uncles all get excited to share a breakfast of sausage and rice. My husband thought it was strange until he tasted just how good it is!