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This is a retrospective account of Family Kiwidutch’s December 2011-January 2012 New Zealand travels.
This is about the day when we were in Rotorua (central North Island) just as it was getting hit by the tail end of a cyclone that had been busy doing damage over the Tasman in Australia. To say it was raining hard was an understatement.
We are still debating what we would like to do today, but first things first… breakfast!
For guests used to the ango-saxen style of hot fry-up there is an assortment of bacon, eggs, scrambles and fried eggs, sausages etc .
For the Asian guests there are a whole array of rice and noodle dishes, Congee etc, so everyone is sure to find something to satisfy.
One thing for me personally is really funny in that I’ve lived in The Netherlands for over 18 years now and don’t own toaster because toasting bread is not a Dutch habit, …the Dutch do eat bread for breakfast… but always un-toasted. None of our Dutch friends or relatives owns a toaster.
Since usually I rise early and eat breakfast after I’ve been up for a while, and personally prefer fruit to bread, toast was a habit I was never really acquired when I lived in New Zealand and so one I never missed when I arrived in The Netherlands.
Suddenly I discover that my children (who have never ever had toast at home) have discovered “toast” in New Zealand and appear to have fallen in love with the stuff… maybe it’s the novelty of the self service toasting machine in the corner of the breakfast buffet area that’s grabbed their attention and excitement, but they are now pleading for us to please buy toaster when we get back to The Netherlands.
It remains to be seen of this lasts once we get back home, but since Himself, until now also a confirmed plain bread addict , seems to have caught the “toast” bug too, it’s highly likely that our breakfasts back home will be undergoing a bizarre transformation from Dutch into English breakfast styles.
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looks yummy :~D)
Comment by mango.shenanigans — April 22, 2012 @ 5:30 pm |
It was! I mean, they took the trouble to cook it for us…we were kind of forced to do it justice
Comment by kiwidutch — April 23, 2012 @ 6:55 pm |
Wow….toasted loaf bread is sooooo yummy and the butter or cream cheese or peanut butter or jam , etc., melts so nicely on toasted bread. However, I do find that European breads (such a baguettes, chiabatta, etc.) of good quality don’t necessarily require toasting (just a shmear of nice, creamy, salted butter). The fact that you don’t own a toaster is incredible to me! Definitely a staple appliance you will find in American kitchens. Will you buy one now?
Comment by milkayphoto — April 23, 2012 @ 2:59 pm |
To be honest I didn’t seriously think that this “toast thing” would last past a few tries (i.e. until the novelty wore off) … but to my surprise it has, and yes, we bought a toaster for at home! ….and (gasp) these several months later are STILL using it! Even I am having toasted bread sometimes on weekends now … but it’s still fruit for my breakfast at work.
We eat a lot of full grain breads here and shops sell only bread baked the same day so maybe that’s part of the reason why toast isn’t a habit here??? I do have to remind myself we now own a toaster though LOL
Comment by kiwidutch — April 23, 2012 @ 7:15 pm |
I’m hungry again now!!
Comment by sarsm — April 23, 2012 @ 4:05 pm |
Hehehe… then that’s my evil mission accomplished Sarsm!
Comment by kiwidutch — April 23, 2012 @ 7:19 pm |