• batmaniam@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    As a yank my favorite thing about breakfast in europe is it has… vegetables. I skip breakfast a lot because it makes me sluggish, but after a trip to Amsterdam for work, I started doing what I had at the small hotel there: some combo of cold cuts, one or two bite sized pastries like in the picture, some sliced tomatoes with a bit of salt, some peppers or green beans, some cheese, and a hard boiled egg. Occasionally some kimchi or saurkraut, but that I never had with breakfast in europe.

    My only real gripe about EU breakfast is the coffee. Absolutely delicious but gone to fast. Even if inferior, I need volume. Coffee is my emotional support beverage to get me through the first half of my day. It’s either that or a pitcher of bloody marry’s and I’ve been sober a while now.

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        10 days ago

        This one in particular was always funny to me. Surely they have better tasting sprinkles to make this reasonable?

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          10 days ago

          it’s chocolate, so it’s brown. there’s also fruit sprinkles(vruchtenhagel) that’s just colored sugar

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          9 days ago

          Well, fairy bread is for parties. These are non-festive, highly serious, adult approved chocolate sprinkles for daily consumption.

          I think the form factor is giving people the wrong impression. The French eat baguette with Nutella and no one bats an eye, but sprinkles are somehow reserved for cake.

    • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      This is so real. I usually skip breakfast as well, unless it’s a bagel (I’m weak for bagels.)

      I’ve been sober a while now.

      That is awesome, though. I know it’s not worth much, but this random internet stranger is proud of you. :)

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        10 days ago

        I appreciate it, but what I appreciate more is that you saying that means your the kind of person someone whos just starting to get sober would be lucky to run in to. Keep that up.