Here we are again talking about Breakfasts.  Since September is ‘National Breakfast Month’ this is a good format to use – Breakfast is the most important meal of the day – simply because you are breaking a long fast between the last meal of the day before and the first meal of the current day.  Your body, like your car, needs fuel to run on and your brain especially needs that fuel to keep you thinking straight.  In the last blog I talked about Western Style Breakfasts – that is the Breakfast as we know it in American and also in parts of Europe.

Pictured above is Pineapple and Pork Fried Rice – this would make a good and healthy breakfast for any culture so try having an Asian Style Breakfast sometime if you have leftovers.

Today I am going to be talking about Asian Breakfasts.  People in Asia, for the most part,  do not have special foods that they eat for Breakfast.  Usually it is food left over from the day before.  However, in China, Congee, a porridge made from Rice is the preferred Breakfast.  Usually leftovers of vegetables, fruit or meat are added to the Congee.  Interestingly, the last time we were in Thailand our Hotel served a Breakfast Buffet every morning.  Since a considerable number of Chinese people visit Thailand, along with Westerners, the Hotel served a Chinese Breakfast.  Congee with a large number of different items that could be added to it.  They also served a Western Breakfast.  I always have a habit of observing what other people are eating and I noticed that the Chinese guests were eating the Western Style Breakfast.  I who always eat a Western Style Breakfast at home was eating the Congee or the Chinese Breakfast.  I guess people all over the world do like a little variety in their food.

Japanese people usually eat whatever is left over from the night before as do the people of Thailand.  Even though Breakfast Foods per se are not common among the Thai people there are plenty of restaurants in Thailand that do serve a Western Style Breakfast.  That being said, if you are Thai you probably have Rice along with perhaps some Pork or whatever happens to be available.  When my Sons and Daughter- in – Law were here visiting, my Thai Daughter – in – Law fell in love with Breakfast Jacks.  She also loves to make a Thai Omelet which isn’t necessarily eaten for Breakfast.  A Thai Omelet is similar to Egg Foo Young but is still different.  It is quite delicious and can be eaten for any meal of the day.

More Fried Rice Photos just to the left.   The  top one is Chicken-Fried Rice – a good way to use up leftover Chicken and the one on the bottom is Fried Rice I made when we were in Kauai.  There is a strong Asian influence in modern Hawaiian Food and Rice is frequently eaten for any meal.

For Western Breakfast Ideas please see the previous post ‘Breakfast’ in this Blog.