Breakfast v Ameriky

I was always surprised by the variety of Czech Breakfasts while living in Prague. A Czech Breakfast ranges from: a Greasy Klobasi with mustard; or some kind of chlebicky, as pictured below in an earlier post, with sliced meat; or a plate of Cheeses with ham and other sliced cold meats along with perhaps with a hard boiled egg; or just a rolik(long round bread roll, like a hot dog roll).

It took me a while to get used to the typical Czech Breakfast, although I still mostly ate a bowl a cereal with cold milk and a slice of bread with Jam(since I did not have a toaster) ;-)

...and that is what American Breakfasts(Top Photo) usually include: a bowl of cereal with cold milk, a slice of toast (toasted white bread) with butter spread on it, and perhaps some jam spread on it, a small glass of Orange juice, and perhaps some fresh banana cut up in slices on the cereal.

A favorite weekend breakfast(2nd Photo) in the US is: scrambled eggs, with crisp American bacon(lean with just a small amount of fat and fried crisp), and fried potatoes, called Home Fries. Home fries are not fried(boiled in oil) and are not the typical 'French Fries' or 'American' Fries one sees in Prague; Home fries are sliced (or cut into large cubes) potatoes which are cooked/sauteed in a fry pan with butter until brown and crispy on the edges.

American style Pancakes are also a breakfast alternative, especially on a mid Sunday morning. We serve Pancakes with a large Pat of butter on the top and then pour a large quantity of warm or cold Maple Syrup over the top. Quite good actually..

but again, I will compare American vs Czech "pancakes" in a later post.