Most Memorable Breakfast

[countryboy]

I know that restaurant, it's one of my favourites. One of these days our paths are going to cross.

My favourite breakfast is still the ol' cholesterol special: two eggs over easy, sausages, hash browns, buttered rye toast... mmmmmm... and LOTS of coffee. Had it this morning in fact, with my best buddy at a nearby restaurant called Melrose Place, after which we went to our favourite hardware stores, bookshops, and lumber yards. That's a good day. But the most memorable has to be a Chinese one I was at years ago in Saskatoon with some of my favourite people. It was a dim sung, they call it, which would probably translate best as brunch, and we went with a guy from Hong Kong with the improbable name of Fun Tung. He knew all about it, understood what would appeal most to North American tastes, and knew exactly what we should all try. It was magnificent, I loved everything I tried (small amounts of dozens of things) and it took almost three hours. Now that's a serious meal. Good food, good friends, good times, doesn't get any better than that.

Back in the dark ages when I was a "road guy", it used to be pretty tough to get a decent meal - breakfast or otherwise - in the rural outreaches of Manitoba & Saskatchewan. Saskatoon and Regina weren't too bad of course, but it sounds like the dining scene has really picked up there. (I'm still jealous of that good Indian restaurant...and it serves brunch too!)

Speaking of breakfast and Indian food, I've read several times that many Indian food experts recommend drinking a glass of water with fresh-squeezed lemon juice in it before breakfast...to "wake up" the digestive system and get it functioning at 100%. Apparently more of the food is used by the body (more thoroughly digested?)...I did that during my 27 lb. weight loss/eat spice campaign...maybe it works!

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I think black pudding is basically blood, no?

Quite so. It is pig's blood, with some spices in it. It is like a sausage. You can get it in some stores here in Canada, it is called blood pudding.

However, it is much more nutritious that any sausage. It is blood, so it is high in protein, and no fat (no other sausage has near zero fat content). It has been described as the king of sausages. And it tastes great.

 

[DaSleeper]

I think black pudding is basically blood, no?

It's basically blood pudding or blood sausage, depending on the container it's cooked in (Boiled or in a steamer)...
Quick fried in the skillet, it's pretty good but don't eat too much...we used to make it on the farm out of pig's blood.
A few years ago I tried some made from a Jamaican recipe.....very flavorful and spicy.

 

[#juan]

I haven't been to this restaurant in twenty five years or more. My wife and I discovered the Tomahawk Barbeque when we lived in the West End of Vancouver. We used to go to this place for breakfast on Sunday morning about twice a month. The cost of the "Yukon Breakfast" when we first found the place was a dollar seventy five. I don't know what it costs now. We moved away and bought our first house and raised a couple kids and we haven't been back. I thought of the place when I saw the OP.

Tomahawk Restaurant - Traditional Breakfast | Omelettes | Cereals

 

[countryboy]

I haven't been to this restaurant in twenty five years or more. My wife and I discovered the Tomahawk Barbeque when we lived in the West End of Vancouver. We used to go to this place for breakfast on Sunday morning about twice a month. The cost of the "Yukon Breakfast" when we first found the place was a dollar seventy five. I don't know what it costs now. We moved away and bought our first house and raised a couple kids and we haven't been back. I thought of the place when I saw the OP.

Tomahawk Restaurant - Traditional Breakfast | Omelettes | Cereals

Wow...I know where I'm going to eat next time I'm in the big city. I read every page of their website and it's my kind of place! Thanks for that.

 

[YukonJack]

I have fond memories of the breakfasts I used to have at mining camps in my youth.

Six or eight eggs, with proportional amounts of toast and bacon/ham, sprinkled with Tabasco Sauce and all accompanied by generous amount of hot banana peppers.

 

[countryboy]

I have fond memories of the breakfasts I used to have at mining camps in my youth.

Six or eight eggs, with proportional amounts of toast and bacon/ham, sprinkled with Tabasco Sauce and all accompanied by generous amount of hot banana peppers.

Yum, I like the Tabasco and peppers...not sure I could handle six or eight eggs at a time though. You must have been doing a lot of physical labour, right?

 

[AnnaG]

Best Bennie's Egg breaky we ever had was in Golden on the way to Calgary. I wanted to kidnap the cook. lol Also, there used to be a little cookshack by the name of Lang's on the Balfour side of the Kootenay Lake ferry that had Bacon & Eggers that made McDonald's seem like it came from the back end of a camel. They weren't shy on the bacon like McDonald's either. They also made the best French Onion soup I've ever tasted. But the lil cookshack has been taken over by someone else. I was so disappointed I haven't been there since the new people started.

 

[countryboy]

Best Bennie's Egg breaky we ever had was in Golden on the way to Calgary. I wanted to kidnap the cook. lol Also, there used to be a little cookshack by the name of Lang's on the Balfour side of the Kootenay Lake ferry that had Bacon & Eggers that made McDonald's seem like it came from the back end of a camel. They weren't shy on the bacon like McDonald's either. They also made the best French Onion soup I've ever tasted. But the lil cookshack has been taken over by someone else. I was so disappointed I haven't been there since the new people started.

Those little places are real treasures. When I was a young 'un, Winnipeg was loaded with places like that. I'm sure most other towns were too...until the chains came along.

The exception was the chain of 24 hr. diners known as the Salisbury Houses...they were open for breakfast all the time. They're still around, but their ingredients aren't the same...the factory bacon stinks and the once-famous hash browns taste like a McCain's creation...unfresh.

I still look for the little indepdendent places for breakfast if I'm on the road.

 

[YukonJack]

"Yum, I like the Tabasco and peppers...not sure I could handle six or eight eggs at a time though. You must have been doing a lot of physical labour, right?"

Yeah, until I graduated to the stoper and the jackleg, I had to shovel about 15 tons of muck every day just to work up my appetite for supper.

 

[countryboy]

"Yum, I like the Tabasco and peppers...not sure I could handle six or eight eggs at a time though. You must have been doing a lot of physical labour, right?"

Yeah, until I graduated to the stoper and the jackleg, I had to shovel about 15 tons of muck every day just to work up my appetite for supper.

I know what you mean. During baling season on the farm, we used to burn off a fair number of calories picking up bales and heaving them up on to the trailer. I needed a good breakfast before starting that...used to start off with oatmeal with fresh cream, followed by bacon and eggs, toast or pancakes, and lots of it. We were always hungry by high noon. And again at 4:00 pm (snack break). And dinners were bigger. Didn't have an ounce of fat on me then.

 

[AnnaG]

Those little places are real treasures. When I was a young 'un, Winnipeg was loaded with places like that. I'm sure most other towns were too...until the chains came along.

The exception was the chain of 24 hr. diners known as the Salisbury Houses...they were open for breakfast all the time. They're still around, but their ingredients aren't the same...the factory bacon stinks and the once-famous hash browns taste like a McCain's creation...unfresh.

I still look for the little indepdendent places for breakfast if I'm on the road.

Yup. A couple of the best cafe burgers I ever had were at the little cafe on the Monashee summit (can't remember the name) between Needles Ferry and Vernon BC. And in Cherryville (I think) at the Goldpan cafe.

 

[countryboy]

Yup. A couple of the best cafe burgers I ever had were at the little cafe on the Monashee summit (can't remember the name) between Needles Ferry and Vernon BC. And in Cherryville (I think) at the Goldpan cafe.

From what I know, food in your neck of the woods is generally better than most areas of BC. I spent a few days in Nelson recently, and the food was really great. I think people down that way pay much more attention to what they're eating...just my opinion.

 

[AnnaG]

From what I know, food in your neck of the woods is generally better than most areas of BC. I spent a few days in Nelson recently, and the food was really great. I think people down that way pay much more attention to what they're eating...just my opinion.

I agree. I think people around here are a bit more aware of how they eat than a lot of other places and demand quality more than quantity.
Another great burger was at Mountain Shores Resort on the east side of KootLake, but it's a seasonal place. Closed at the moment.

When we were living in Kloneville, we had a group of friends that met at Smitty's for breaky every Sunday morning. The food was passable and it was fun.
That reminds me of the wonderful pancakes we had at the IHOP in Spokane (maybe it was Couer D'Alene). Very tasty.

 

[talloola]

Those little places are real treasures. When I was a young 'un, Winnipeg was loaded with places like that. I'm sure most other towns were too...until the chains came along.

The exception was the chain of 24 hr. diners known as the Salisbury Houses...they were open for breakfast all the time. They're still around, but their ingredients aren't the same...the factory bacon stinks and the once-famous hash browns taste like a McCain's creation...unfresh.

I still look for the little indepdendent places for breakfast if I'm on the road.

I know this has been mentioned before, but the 'Home Restaurants', one in hope and the other in Merritt, have
the best breakfasts I've ever eaten, but not for me any more,
as I will not tempt myself with that amount of food at
the table any longer. (The waistline, you know how it is,
I like having one.)

 

[AnnaG]

I know this has been mentioned before, but the 'Home Restaurants', one in hope and the other in Merritt, have
the best breakfasts I've ever eaten, but not for me any more,
as I will not tempt myself with that amount of food at
the table any longer. (The waistline, you know how it is,
I like having one.)

Round is a shape, Tall.

ooo CB mentioned Nelson; there used to be a Ukrainian restaurant called Alicia's that served great breakies like eggs poached in cream, the omelets were loaded with bacon or whatever you wanted in them, etc. Unfortunately, the restaurant is still there, but it changed hands and doesn't have the Ukrainian breakies anymore.

 

[talloola]

Round is a shape, Tall.

ooo CB mentioned Nelson; there used to be a Ukrainian restaurant called Alicia's that served great breakies like eggs poached in cream, the omelets were loaded with bacon or whatever you wanted in them, etc. Unfortunately, the restaurant is still there, but it changed hands and doesn't have the Ukrainian breakies anymore.

Yes, round is a very nice shape, for balls, moons, the sun,
hippos, etc., but not on me thanks.

lol

 

[countryboy]

I agree. I think people around here are a bit more aware of how they eat than a lot of other places and demand quality more than quantity.
Another great burger was at Mountain Shores Resort on the east side of KootLake, but it's a seasonal place. Closed at the moment.

When we were living in Kloneville, we had a group of friends that met at Smitty's for breaky every Sunday morning. The food was passable and it was fun.
That reminds me of the wonderful pancakes we had at the IHOP in Spokane (maybe it was Couer D'Alene). Very tasty.

I used to like IHOP too...until I got a pancake with 2 dead flies imbedded in the cooked batter one time. It looked like they were mating or something...I guess they died happy. Anyway, their stuff was always pretty good for that reason, they kinda' came off my list of places to go for breakfast. (Yeah, I know...accidents do happen).

Back to Nelson...we stayed at the Hume Hotel...great place and the food was really good. Breakfast was included with the room, and it was a great choice, good quality. However, lunches, dinners, and snacks - with the exception of a couple of outstanding sandwiches in the lounge late at night - were done "on the street." I think there is more good food on Baker Street than I've ever seen in a similar size area. Including a terrific low-key Indian restaurant. I'd go back for a few days of just walking, talking, and eating.

 

[wulfie68]

Well, I had an absolutley wonderful breakfast of blueberry waffles that my wife made for me this morning that ranks up there with the best breakfasts I've had. I'm not normally a big breakfast person (cup of tea or hot cocoa and a cereal bar/muffin and a couple pieces of fruit is my norm) but the best breakfasts that I can remember tend to be mostly from my youth: camping trips with eggs, bacon, pancakes and sometimes fresh caught walleye all cooked over the campfire. Something about the ashes and fly poop maybe?

 

[AnnaG]

I used to like IHOP too...until I got a pancake with 2 dead flies imbedded in the cooked batter one time. It looked like they were mating or something...I guess they died happy. Anyway, their stuff was always pretty good for that reason, they kinda' came off my list of places to go for breakfast. (Yeah, I know...accidents do happen).

Back to Nelson...we stayed at the Hume Hotel...great place and the food was really good. Breakfast was included with the room, and it was a great choice, good quality. However, lunches, dinners, and snacks - with the exception of a couple of outstanding sandwiches in the lounge late at night - were done "on the street." I think there is more good food on Baker Street than I've ever seen in a similar size area. Including a terrific low-key Indian restaurant. I'd go back for a few days of just walking, talking, and eating.

lol I'm not surprised. I think a resident from there told me once that Nelson (population of around 10,000) has something like 43 restaurants.