Breakfast Menu
It's always interesting how i get all my friends amazed when I assemble some fried rice in the morning for my breakfast. They consider it as very heavy for such an early morning start (not to mention that my notion of early morning is noted as very very very early morning for them :D).
The amazement is reasonable though considering what they have for breakfast.
In Italy the breakfast menu is what Indonesian will call a snack menu ^^. It consists of biscuits and cofee. And, no, its not a lot of biscuits we're talking here. The suggested portion is just 4 cookies at most for a male! Man, I can finish almost half of the cookies bag in one sitting while watching to some movies, and they only have four of them for breakfast :D So, you can imagine how would that compares to a full dish of rice they saw me eating :D
These biscuits, they can be any normal cookies. From plain cookies up to cookies with filling, something like oreo; or for a bit heavier start: biscotti with nutella spread (mmmmm....nutella!).
Then it will be accompanied with an obligatory Italian drink: Coffee. In every housing a certain utensil to make coffee called "mokka" is available. They usually even have it in numerous size, ranging from the cute 1 cup serving size up to the big one serving a family breakfast (I think).
They have all type of coffee here. For the experienced one, espresso is usually the choice for the morning breakfast. It is a super concentrated coffee that usually only served in a very small cute cup since it's very very strong. But, I know a friend of mine who will need at least a mug of that to start her day :D
Cappuccino is another choice for breakfast. In fact I think it could be the most proper time to have a cappuccino. People here almost always have coffee after their meal. They said it helps the digestion. If you happen to dine out you will notice that the waiters always ask whether you'd like a coffee after you finish your dessert. However, don't try to order cappuccino after a lunch. That's a faux pas for Italian (for the reason that they themselves don't really know my friend told me). Anyway, this cappuccino name origins from capuchon or hood. The name descripts the appearance of a cup of coffee with milk as its hood. Not having a real coffee maker will enquire you to make your own milk foam using certain shaker.
In Germany, a very typical breakfast is muesli. My roommate's special breakfast mix consists of muesli with banana cuts (or any other fruit cuts), yoghurt (it's quark, i don't know whether that's yoghurt or cream), and honey; all mixed in a bowl. Looking at them preparing the breakfast is an experience of its own. I think this choice also show how they value their nutrition.
In my case, I eat anything that I feel like to eat in the morning. It can be biscottis with nutella dipped in fresh milk (of course 5 biscotti at least, im Indonesian, mind you :D), it can be some leftover I found in the fridge (ranging from rice, bread, pizza, or even lasagna!), or some normal cornflakes wih milk and honey. I never tried muesli though, it just looks too healthy :p
The amazement is reasonable though considering what they have for breakfast.
In Italy the breakfast menu is what Indonesian will call a snack menu ^^. It consists of biscuits and cofee. And, no, its not a lot of biscuits we're talking here. The suggested portion is just 4 cookies at most for a male! Man, I can finish almost half of the cookies bag in one sitting while watching to some movies, and they only have four of them for breakfast :D So, you can imagine how would that compares to a full dish of rice they saw me eating :D
These biscuits, they can be any normal cookies. From plain cookies up to cookies with filling, something like oreo; or for a bit heavier start: biscotti with nutella spread (mmmmm....nutella!).
Then it will be accompanied with an obligatory Italian drink: Coffee. In every housing a certain utensil to make coffee called "mokka" is available. They usually even have it in numerous size, ranging from the cute 1 cup serving size up to the big one serving a family breakfast (I think).
They have all type of coffee here. For the experienced one, espresso is usually the choice for the morning breakfast. It is a super concentrated coffee that usually only served in a very small cute cup since it's very very strong. But, I know a friend of mine who will need at least a mug of that to start her day :D
Cappuccino is another choice for breakfast. In fact I think it could be the most proper time to have a cappuccino. People here almost always have coffee after their meal. They said it helps the digestion. If you happen to dine out you will notice that the waiters always ask whether you'd like a coffee after you finish your dessert. However, don't try to order cappuccino after a lunch. That's a faux pas for Italian (for the reason that they themselves don't really know my friend told me). Anyway, this cappuccino name origins from capuchon or hood. The name descripts the appearance of a cup of coffee with milk as its hood. Not having a real coffee maker will enquire you to make your own milk foam using certain shaker.
In Germany, a very typical breakfast is muesli. My roommate's special breakfast mix consists of muesli with banana cuts (or any other fruit cuts), yoghurt (it's quark, i don't know whether that's yoghurt or cream), and honey; all mixed in a bowl. Looking at them preparing the breakfast is an experience of its own. I think this choice also show how they value their nutrition.
In my case, I eat anything that I feel like to eat in the morning. It can be biscottis with nutella dipped in fresh milk (of course 5 biscotti at least, im Indonesian, mind you :D), it can be some leftover I found in the fridge (ranging from rice, bread, pizza, or even lasagna!), or some normal cornflakes wih milk and honey. I never tried muesli though, it just looks too healthy :p
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