This beautiful illustration by Kelly Waters of a delicious sounding rice porridge recipe from Mission Chinese reminds me of how much I love salty breakfasts. How about you?
At first I was going to speak out in favor of savory breakfasts, but I realized that it's salty breakfasts in particular that I love: Jook, miso soup, bacon, lox, krauts of all manner. I've even been known to dine on truffle salt sprinkled on avocado toast with my morning tea. There's just something about those salty, savory, umami-laden dishes that really get me going in the morning. What's your favorite salty breakfast?
→ Kelly Waters' illustration and the recipe for Westlake Rice Porridge from Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese can be found here, at Sous Style.
I can't wait to try this porridge, which you could also refer to as a jook or congee. It begins by boiling a whole, salt-brined chicken (exciting!) with jasmine rice to create a rich, flavorful broth. Take out the chicken, remove the meat and add it back into the rice along with crab, boiled eggs, ginger, cilantro, scallions, garlic and fish sauce. Yum!
Be sure to check out more of Kelly Waters' illustrations on Sous Style, including some delicious sounding smørrebrød from Bar Tartine. If you live in the Bay Area, you can see more of her work at Pot + Pantry in San Francisco, with an opening reception on February 21.
Related: More Recipes as Art: A Roundup of Illustrated Recipes
(Image: Kelly Waters)
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I actually can't take too much of a sugar rush first thing in the morning, so it's mostly bland, savory or salty breakfasts for me.
I need a little sweet and a little salty! Avocado sprinkled with a little smoked salt on toast + smoothie is what I have most mornings..
I'm a big fan of salty breakfasts in general but rice porridge is my favorite. As a college student, I usually just boil a scoop of last night's rice with dried wood ear mushrooms and a good amount of added water rather than cooking rice for the purpose of having rice porridge for breakfast. I often have salty, spicy toppings like fermented black bean sauce or sesame oil, soy sauce, and samabal oelek. It's a breakfast that makes me feel very good because it's comforting but I also feel happy and healthy eating it.
I much prefer savory to sweet breakfasts and my favorite savory breakfast is any kind of smoked fish (I like mackerel best) with a slice of tomato and smear of soft cheese on a piece of crunchy bread or toast.
I like toast for breakfast, topped with a few slices of cheese, cottage cheese, or mashed avocado.
When I go out to eat breakfast I almost always go for a veggie omelet with cheese. I like pancakes and waffles, but they are never as satisfying first thing in the morning. I think they work better as dessert.
I always loved the Congee I'd get in Chinese restaurants especially the ginger and chicken with the century eggs, but mine never tasted nearly as good or smooth.
Finally discovered the major reason why...... I was using Basmati rice and it never broke down.
I switched to Sushi rice------what a difference in the texture......(Also a quick rinse, I add some oil and salt and let it sit for a few hours in the crock pot before adding boiling liquid to cook overnight).
I've never had it with crab, but I do add a few dried scallops (conpoy), soaked and shredded which really adds that umami flavor.
Love salty breakfasts; being half Indonesian we don't shy away from fried rice for breakfast. Left-over, that is ;-). Avocado sprinkled with black pepper on whole wheat toast is another favorite. Forget about the sugar ;-))
I could never stomach sweet breakfasts without something savory alongside; every bite of pancake needed a piece of sausage or bacon to make it taste good. My latest favorite salty breakfast is Mark Bittman's recipe for savory oatmeal with steel-cut oats, chopped scallions and soy sauce. On the weekends I'll top it with a fried egg and a drizzle of sesame oil & sriracha. It inspires me to get out of bed!
Savory all the way. I've been known to have a tuna salad sandwich for breakfast!