Breakfast on holiday is for me one of the best moments of the day. Whether is on a cafe’ terrace, on your hotel room balcony, or by the pool, there is nothing better than having some fresh food when the air is still fresh (this is if you manage to wake up before midday!) while planning the activities for the day. Top of my list is typical from Sicily, in Italy, Coffee granita with panna, served in a glass and accompanied by a bum brioche. It is one of the best things you are going to have! Coffee flavoured crushed ice (I am sure the Sicilians will not appreciate the simplicity of this description), with whipped cream on top. The brioche is either dipped inside the glass, or filled with the granita. Both ways this is a spectacular breakfast and if you are not into coffee, there is a million different flavours. Try it in Taormina or the Eolian Islands. |
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Move to the Carabbians and another favourite of mine is Doubles. Doubles (never use the singular) are a staple in the island of Trinidad and Tobago, although originated in India. They are basically a thin flat bread (flour pancake) filled with spiced chickpea curry, with a hot pepper sauce, pickled green mango, and a tart tamarind sauce. They are as sloppy as they come, so get extra napkins as you will be eating from your hand. Best ones are from a stand close to the airport in Tobago! And if you make it to Mauritius you will be surprised to see that they love to have a very similar snack called Dahlpurri, around 10am. Go figure!
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Still in the Americas, in Colombia I loved “el desajuno tipico”. Huevos Pericos is scrambled eggs served with arepas, cheese...and hot chocolate. You think this doesn’t work in 30 degrees heat...but it does. It was hilarious in Cartagena to hear every morning our waitress asking one of the cute guys if he wanted “the typical”...without specifying she meant eggs...
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Calories to fuel the day!
Forget healthy breakfast while on holidays. Go full on with a “tipico”! Too late for diet anyway...
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