Favorite ethnic breakfast
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I had some very decent chialquiles for breakfast at the Palomar Hotel in San DIego last month - not as good as my mom's homemade chilaquiles, of course, but a very nice departure from standard hotel beakfast fare.
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Mexican
* Huevos con Chorizo - with handmade flour tortillas, salsa on the side, and maybe some fried 'papas' (potatoes).
* Migas - a Southwest/US favorite. fried sliced corn tortillas scrambled with eggs (sometimes also with onions and tomatoes).
* Huevos con Nopales - scrambled eggs with sauteed cactus.
* Pan de Dulce - Mexican pastries. My fave is the 'conchas', or the ones resembling the (sea) shells, or the sweet empanadas filled with fresa (strawberry) or pina (pineapple).
* Frijoles con Chorizo - mashed refried beans with chorizo and flour tortillas.
Hawaiian
* Loco Moco - Two eggs sunny side up or poached, burger patty, white rice, brown gravy.
* Kahlua pork hash - you can find it at the Surf Lanai inside the Royal Hawaiian.
* Banana and Mac nut pancakes - you don't even need syrup for these.
* Spam musubi - block of hardened white rice, slice of fried spam, seaweed.
Thai
* Beef curry croquettes - I had these at a hotel, and ate plenty of them.
Japanese
* Traditional breakfast of rice, salmon, pickled vegetables, miso, and green tea.
Dominican Republic
* Fried yuca - Usually with eggs, meat and/or beans.
French
* Pain au chocolat - Nothing quite beats this standard pastry, with a cafe creme.
American
* Salmon & lox - with cream cheese, onions, peppercorns.
* Chicken and waffles - a new favorite.
* Chicken fried steak - with biscuits, gravy and scrambled eggs.
* Apple fritter - preferably the non-mass produced kind, something from a local bakery.
Swiss
* Muesli - with fresh fruit, maybe a little honey.
* Huevos con Chorizo - with handmade flour tortillas, salsa on the side, and maybe some fried 'papas' (potatoes).
* Migas - a Southwest/US favorite. fried sliced corn tortillas scrambled with eggs (sometimes also with onions and tomatoes).
* Huevos con Nopales - scrambled eggs with sauteed cactus.
* Pan de Dulce - Mexican pastries. My fave is the 'conchas', or the ones resembling the (sea) shells, or the sweet empanadas filled with fresa (strawberry) or pina (pineapple).
* Frijoles con Chorizo - mashed refried beans with chorizo and flour tortillas.
Hawaiian
* Loco Moco - Two eggs sunny side up or poached, burger patty, white rice, brown gravy.
* Kahlua pork hash - you can find it at the Surf Lanai inside the Royal Hawaiian.
* Banana and Mac nut pancakes - you don't even need syrup for these.
* Spam musubi - block of hardened white rice, slice of fried spam, seaweed.
Thai
* Beef curry croquettes - I had these at a hotel, and ate plenty of them.
Japanese
* Traditional breakfast of rice, salmon, pickled vegetables, miso, and green tea.
Dominican Republic
* Fried yuca - Usually with eggs, meat and/or beans.
French
* Pain au chocolat - Nothing quite beats this standard pastry, with a cafe creme.
American
* Salmon & lox - with cream cheese, onions, peppercorns.
* Chicken and waffles - a new favorite.
* Chicken fried steak - with biscuits, gravy and scrambled eggs.
* Apple fritter - preferably the non-mass produced kind, something from a local bakery.
Swiss
* Muesli - with fresh fruit, maybe a little honey.
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Mexican
* Pan de Dulce - Mexican pastries. My fave is the 'conchas', or the ones resembling the (sea) shells, or the sweet empanadas filled with fresa (strawberry) or pina (pineapple).
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French
* Pain au chocolat - Nothing quite beats this standard pastry, with a cafe creme.
* Pan de Dulce - Mexican pastries. My fave is the 'conchas', or the ones resembling the (sea) shells, or the sweet empanadas filled with fresa (strawberry) or pina (pineapple).
.......
French
* Pain au chocolat - Nothing quite beats this standard pastry, with a cafe creme.
Mexican pastries are w/o a doubt bad, there are a few ok ones but mex pastries don't come close to French pastries. They aren't flaky, not complex, generally singular in flavor, not crisp, etc etc. There is a chance I've not been to a good Mexican panadria/bakery but with Chicago's sizable hispanic population, I'm guessing I've been to perhaps 8 or so, as well as others when I travel, each one was meh at best.
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This strikes me as amazing that one can like Mexican pastries & French.
Mexican pastries are w/o a doubt bad, there are a few ok ones but mex pastries don't come close to French pastries. They aren't flaky, not complex, generally singular in flavor, not crisp, etc etc. There is a chance I've not been to a good Mexican panadria/bakery but with Chicago's sizable hispanic population, I'm guessing I've been to perhaps 8 or so, as well as others when I travel, each one was meh at best.
Mexican pastries are w/o a doubt bad, there are a few ok ones but mex pastries don't come close to French pastries. They aren't flaky, not complex, generally singular in flavor, not crisp, etc etc. There is a chance I've not been to a good Mexican panadria/bakery but with Chicago's sizable hispanic population, I'm guessing I've been to perhaps 8 or so, as well as others when I travel, each one was meh at best.
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This strikes me as amazing that one can like Mexican pastries & French.
Mexican pastries are w/o a doubt bad, there are a few ok ones but mex pastries don't come close to French pastries. They aren't flaky, not complex, generally singular in flavor, not crisp, etc etc. There is a chance I've not been to a good Mexican panadria/bakery but with Chicago's sizable hispanic population, I'm guessing I've been to perhaps 8 or so, as well as others when I travel, each one was meh at best.
Mexican pastries are w/o a doubt bad, there are a few ok ones but mex pastries don't come close to French pastries. They aren't flaky, not complex, generally singular in flavor, not crisp, etc etc. There is a chance I've not been to a good Mexican panadria/bakery but with Chicago's sizable hispanic population, I'm guessing I've been to perhaps 8 or so, as well as others when I travel, each one was meh at best.
The French have made pastries an art. I lived in France and devoured anything I could get my hands on. The Mexicans can't compete, but similar to the Chinese their bakery items are more doughy and cake-y rather than being sophisticated. Still, they're quite food if bought fresh.
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I also wanted to comment that the French use a significant amount of butter in their pastries, which isn't common with Mexican baked goods. Butter certainly adds to the richness of the French pastries.
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to be fair though, I do like 油条 youtiao (fried bread sticks) with cold soybean milk in China. 油条 is a breakfast staple in the south, and makes a welcome appearance in congee (porridge), but I'll eat it anytime the sky is blue.
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The key to great Mexican pastries is to buy them early at a panaderia. Some of them are quite delicate, so they become hard and/or stale as the day goes on. But the 'marranitos" (little piggies) are so delicious when they're freshly made; it's a Mexican molasses treat. And the fruit-filled empanadas...yum!