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The breakfast in Istanbul is pretty elaborate. I'd like to live there if I'm eating, but not if I have to do the cooking.

by byoung2 12y ago

mertd 12y ago
Look carefully. Except for the eggs, none of it needs to be cooked fresh, including the pastry. Cheeses, olives, halvah etc go from fridge to the table, back to fridge, and get restocked on the weekends...
msrpotus 12y ago
I was thinking the same thing for the Japanese breakfast. Are those foods prepared beforehand or is someone (probably the mom) waking up early to cook those?
- xbryanx 12y ago
  Planet Money did a great radio program on the (probably the mom) aspect of homelife in Japan - http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/07/19/203372076/will-robot-nannies-save-japans-economy http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/07/19/203372076/will-rob...
- jmadsen 12y ago
  it's a little more elaborate than we genuinely cook every day, but: Rice - in a rice cooker with timer, so just needs scooped Natto - from a package Pumpkin - been made already, prolly leftover from previous night's dinner Cucumbers - same (those are not fresh, they are in a vinegary sauce) Eggs -take 5 min, wife makes them every morning Miso soup - leftover from previous night's dinner Salmon - leftover from previous night's dinner, or from little "bento sized" frozen packaged & microwaved The "real" meal is elaborate, but as you can see from above, a lot of it is left over from last night or night before, constantly mixed in for variety These days, my older girl settles for toast :-)
- mironathetin 12y ago
  Judging from the breakfast, it is easy to understand, why japanese are less overweight than americans.
msrpotus 12y ago
I was thinking the same thing for the Japanese breakfast. Are those foods prepared beforehand or is someone (probably the mom) waking up early to cook those?
bullfight 12y ago
I can only say this from experience traveling around the mediterranean, but this seems to be a pretty common breakfast. Some olives, feta cheese, a boiled or fried egg, some sliced tomatoes and cucumber, fresh brown bread with butter and some jam or honey. Once prepared you can quickly make little sandwiches, and is quite tasty! These meals are pretty easy to put together, when tomatoes are good my wife and I often switch off on making breakfast and can whip this up for ourselves pretty quick. It's much more enjoyable than our normal greek yogurt, granola, and fruit.

The breakfast in Istanbul is pretty elaborate. I'd like to live there if I'm eating, but not if I have to do the cooking.

by byoung2 12y ago

The breakfast in Istanbul is pretty elaborate. I'd like to live there if I'm eating, but not if I have to do the cooking.

mertd 12y ago

Look carefully. Except for the eggs, none of it needs to be cooked fresh, including the pastry. Cheeses, olives, halvah etc go from fridge to the table, back to fridge, and get restocked on the weekends...

msrpotus 12y ago

I was thinking the same thing for the Japanese breakfast. Are those foods prepared beforehand or is someone (probably the mom) waking up early to cook those?

xbryanx 12y ago
Planet Money did a great radio program on the (probably the mom) aspect of homelife in Japan - http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/07/19/203372076/will-robot-nannies-save-japans-economy http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/07/19/203372076/will-rob...
jmadsen 12y ago
it's a little more elaborate than we genuinely cook every day, but: Rice - in a rice cooker with timer, so just needs scooped Natto - from a package Pumpkin - been made already, prolly leftover from previous night's dinner Cucumbers - same (those are not fresh, they are in a vinegary sauce) Eggs -take 5 min, wife makes them every morning Miso soup - leftover from previous night's dinner Salmon - leftover from previous night's dinner, or from little "bento sized" frozen packaged & microwaved The "real" meal is elaborate, but as you can see from above, a lot of it is left over from last night or night before, constantly mixed in for variety These days, my older girl settles for toast :-)
mironathetin 12y ago
Judging from the breakfast, it is easy to understand, why japanese are less overweight than americans.

msrpotus 12y ago

I was thinking the same thing for the Japanese breakfast. Are those foods prepared beforehand or is someone (probably the mom) waking up early to cook those?

bullfight 12y ago

I can only say this from experience traveling around the mediterranean, but this seems to be a pretty common breakfast. Some olives, feta cheese, a boiled or fried egg, some sliced tomatoes and cucumber, fresh brown bread with butter and some jam or honey. Once prepared you can quickly make little sandwiches, and is quite tasty! These meals are pretty easy to put together, when tomatoes are good my wife and I often switch off on making breakfast and can whip this up for ourselves pretty quick. It's much more enjoyable than our normal greek yogurt, granola, and fruit.