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[–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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.

Virgin Marys are just as good if properly spiced.

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Didn't even have a proper Amsterdam breakfast smh.

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Is that just fairy bread? Bread, butter, sprinkles? Boring coloured fairy bread but still

[–] munsking@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

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

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 1 points 8 hours 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.

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

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

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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. :)

[–] batmaniam@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day 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.