Friday, October 7, 2011

In America, breakfast differs by region. Do you really think that people in Miami are eating the sam thing for breakfast as the folks in New Jersey? If you do, you are wrong, my friend.
Here's just a few of the different breakfasts people all over the country eat to start their day.
1. Miami: The typical breakfast in Miami is the Cuban breakfast. Although it seems to differ depending on who you ask, most people would agree that a Cuban breakfast consists of eggs, some type of potatoes, Cuban bread with butter, and Cuban coffee.


2. New Jersey: When I came to school at Syracuse, all my new friends from Jersey couldn't stop mentioning Taylor Ham. I had no idea what it was until I asked one to explain. Turns out, Taylor Ham is short for John Taylor's Original Taylor Pork Roll. Basically, it's like sliced Canadian bacon. If you go into a deli in Jersey, be sure to order the Jersey Breakfast--Taylor ham, egg, and American cheese on either a roll or a bagel. Or you can make one yourself.

3. Los Angeles: Being a native Angeleno, I think it's safe for me to say the breakfast for this area is the breakfast burrito. With the strong Hispanic influence, it's not hard to find a taco stand or a Mexican restaurant around the corner from wherever you are. Toppings can run the gamut from eggs, bacon, and cheese to eggs, steak, cheese, potatoes, pico de gallo, guacoamole and sour cream. No matter where you get it, they're huge and the best way to eat them is with as much tapatio as you can handle. My favorite is from Lucky Boy, a hamburger and taco stand in Pasadena.

Three locations do not even begin to cover the regional differences in breakfasts from around the United States. If you want to know more about regional breakfasts, Parade Magazine has a great article on some. And you have time, here's a Texan breakfast recipe that sounds amazing!
So what's a typical breakfast dish for your region? I'd love to hear about it!

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