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This morning I had porridge made with almond milk #almond #almondmilk #vegan #veganfood #starting #newvegan #vegetarian #healthy #healthyeating #porridge #trying #makinganeffort #christmastime #newyearresolution

Blue Porridge and Green Tea for breakfast. Yummy #breakfast #earlymorning #morning #awake #yummy #delicious #healthy #greentea #porridge #oats #musclefood #gaymuscle #delicious #morning #thursday #awesome #amazing #instalife #gaylife

Porridge with blueberries #porridge #oats #oatmeal #blueberries #healthy #breakfast #earlymorning #gaylife #happylife #fitlife
not gonna ask why that has to be specified
found out porridge and oatmeal are the same and it just depends whether you use milk or water

Champorado: A bowl of happiness. I excited wake up in the morning when I smell the sweet dark chocolate in the kitchen when I was a little. My mom used to prepare this chocolate porridge using "tablea" (pure unsweetened coco beans tablets) we have a lot of this in the Philippines. Then I splash it with evaporated milk and match it dried fish from the local market. Life is sweet when you enjoy simple things in life. #breakfast #champorado #chocolate #porridge #pinoyfoods #almusal #instafood #instalike #instafollow #like4like #follow4follow #igerasia #igerthailand #igerphilippines #asianboy #man #boy #bear #chub #cub (at Bangkok, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ7H7vGBKUW/?igshid=yvfm9exlklln

Rice Congee with Cilantro Beef Meatballs (Porridge)

Arroz Caldo Inspired
This rice and chicken porridge/congee is so perfect for a cold day like today.
Breakfast foods in China
Since arriving in China my typical breakfast has changed quite a lot (hello baozi and mung bean paste!) so I decided to explore some common local breakfast foods eaten in China!
包子 - Bāozi (my love) These have been an almost consistent (excluding the lunar new year when the canteens and most cafes and restaurants closed) staple of my breakfast ever since I arrived in China. They come with several fillings such as veggie, pork, seafood etc. and they can cooked in different ways such as being steamed, fried etc. Here's a more in-depth post about the types of dumplings and bāo.
粥 - Porridge (zhōu) I sometimes have porridge for lunch instead and it's a really filling meal. I get the Century Egg Congee with Chicken - 皮蛋瘦肉粥 (Pídàn shòu ròu zhōu) and it's one of my all time favourite meals.
煎饼 - Egg pancake (jiānbing) Popular also as a street food, this is a thin crepe type pancake with an egg, veggie, spice, sauce and sometimes meat filling. The actual filling varies as you can customize what veggies and spice level you'd like and whether or not you want meat.



热干面 - Hot and dry noodles (règānmiàn) I honestly had no idea about this dishes existence until a while ago, probably because it's a regional dish originating from Wuhan which is kind of far away from my location. These are spicy and dried noodles which are actually eaten without a broth unlike many other noodles. They seem pretty interesting so if anyone tried them before do share your experience!
桂林米粉 - Guilin Rice noodles (guìlín mĭfĕn) This appears to be another regional dish from Guilin, Guanxi as I had no idea that this was a also a pretty popular breakfast dish. Apparently it's not the noodles but rather the broth that they're cooked in that makes them special, with the actual recepie varying across the region. Someone should do a long weekend trip vlog (pondering on this) to Guilin where they just go from store to store trying these noodles and trying to determine the differences.
葱油饼 - Scallion oil pancake (cōngyŏubĭng) A tasty but heavy-ish pancake imo. These pancakes are cooked with scallions (green onion) and pan-fried to give it that crispy and chewy texture. Very tasty, but it's a little too heavy on the oil for me so I save these pancakes for special occasions instead.



豆浆油条 - Soy milk and deep-fried dough sticks (dòujiāng yóutiáo) I have tried the dough sticks, and I have tried soya milk but separately so far. The dough sticks are these long deep-friend dough sticks, reminding me slightly of breadsticks but more lighter and chewier.
茶鸡蛋 - Tea eggs (chájīdàn) I adore these, my canteen serves them along with regular eggs for breakfast and the tea eggs are usually the first to go. They actually don't really involve tea, instead these eggs are cooked in a mixture of chinese five-spice powder (pepper, cloves, cinnamon, star anise and fennel seeds), soy sauce, and black tea leaves, although some recipes leave out the tea leaves. They have a relatively strong smell so I usually grab some for breakfast on the weekends or in the canteen at lunch if there are any leftover after breakfast. They are also quite cheap, one egg is around 2 yuan so around 0.30 euro, making them a pretty filling and affordable breakfast food.


If there are any other common or specific breakfast foods that you know of, do share them please as I love trying out new things!

@endless-demon thanks so much for the art request, it was super fun to draw!!