- Messages
- 47,627
Yes i have never been able to work out the waffles and pancakes for breakfast, as you say they aren't a big thing in Australia and the idea of them covered in syrupy sweet sauce just doesn't compute with me. Back in the 80s i had a Sunbeam sandwich maker which you could swap the plates and make waffles, made them a few times and they were nice, only needed some ice cream and as you mentioned some fresh berries, a nice desert but not for breakfast. When i was growing up french toast was only bread dipped in egg and milk and fried up for breakfast with maybe just a bit of pepper added, imagine my horror one day going to a cafe for breakfast and they had french toast covered in strawberries and syrup, ugggh.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all about a sweet breakfast when I'm traveling in the States and we're swinging by a diner. A stack of pancakes covered in berries and flavoured syrup is one of my favourite guilty pleasures.
I'm with you on French Toast, though. I grew up with it as a savoury breakfast food that my brothers and I would dip in tomato sauce. I do like it as a sweet food (especially with some crispy bacon), but my American wife is horrified that we would eat it savoury.