Oct 15- Rice or Bread for Breakfast
By peachpurple
@peachpurple (13884)
Malaysia
October 14, 2017 11:22pm CST
Asian people usually have heavy breakfast before head to work or school. It is a habitual food consumption to take rice or noodles for breakfast in order to fill up hunger pangs that could last for hours. Americans have toast bread or sandwiches which are light and easy.
Most working people work from 9am to 6pm. Lunch hour is either at 12pm or 1pm, last for an hour. So, breakfast such as Nasi lemak ( Coconut Milk Rice as picture shown ) is one of the favorite and staple food among the Malaysian people.
Every morning after the school bus picks up my son to school, my hubby and I would have breakfast at the nearby Mamak ( Indian ) shop for breakfast. Our usual are Nasi lemak, roti prata ( Indian pancake ) and milk tea. A packet of nasi lemak cost USD 40 cents ( RM 1.80), filled with half boiled egg, spicy paste, toasted peanuts and anchovies. Really filling and yummy!
SO what do you have for breakfast, Rice or Bread?
myphoto: Nasi Lemak
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
15 Oct 17
I am not a fan of rice. I'd have bread. :) It varies actually for breakfast what I have.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
16 Oct 17
@peachpurple I had sesame wheat bagel with smoked salmon & cream cheese today
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
15 Oct 17
I don't eat rice, and i hardly eat toast. But ive never had a sandwich for breakfast. Never heard or seen anyone do it either. Going to school i got free breakfaat and lunch so id get breakfast at school which was cereal and or waffles and sausage or french toast sticks.. I miss it
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
15 Oct 17
@peachpurple thinking about it made me hungry. Lol
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 17
oh that is so super yummy, makes me hungry again
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
15 Oct 17
We have rice for lunch and dinner.. that's a must. It's our staple food. For breakfast we have idly, dosa, or sometimes the leftover rice from night
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
15 Oct 17
This morning I wasn't very hungry so just had a small bowl of cereal with coffee!!
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 17
coffee and cereal, great combination. Do you add in dried fruits too?
@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 17
yes most western people are bread consumers. Actually there are Asians who eat breads too
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Oct 17
when i cook our breakfast if i have duty, i would prepare rice and fry some eggs; otherwise, we can have bread as sandwich or oats.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 17
a wholesome meal with rice and eggs are full and satisfying
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Oct 17
Usually it's only bread with sandwich fillings, scrambled egg , hotdogs or sardines and coffee for me, since it's the fastest way to prepare breakfast.
So, at the office, I buy an early lunch at 10;00 a.m. (viands only since I pack rice with me as I cook it in a rice cooker every morning)
Lunchbreak will be watching a TV series, I can't watch since it's in the afternoon then napping for 15 minutes. 
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Oct 17
@peachpurple Downstairs where there are some stalls of food vendors, with an array display of various viands and foods.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
20 Oct 17
@SIMPLYD oh very convenient, cheap is it?
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@Shavkat (137212)
• Philippines
16 Oct 17
@peachpurple If I am with breakfast eaters, I might join them as well.
@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 17
Yup, I heard and read some people do eat rice too
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Oct 17
if i ate rice for breakfast, i would get hungry faster. i eat bread with egg or tuna or peanut butter or cheese and coffee.
@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 17
@peachpurple Yes, in fact luxury Hotels in Europe offers two kind of breakfast the one called "Continental Breakfast" and the "American Breakfast". The second one is always a lot more expensive because there are eggs, bacon or ham or sausages, potatoes and other stuff. The Continental is a normal European breakfast, toasted bread, rolls, croissants butter and jam.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
16 Oct 17
thanks, so I understand now that Americans and Europeans are different eaters.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
16 Oct 17
@LadyDuck oh i see, so Americans have meats for breakfast, that is why is it more expensive
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
24 Oct 17
I always have chai, and sometimes rice and sometimes home-made pancakes with yogurt. It depends on if it is hot or cold. In the winter I like rice with stew or something warm. That photo looks like something I would love to have any time in the day.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
27 Oct 17
now the weather is turning cold, rainy days, so I love brown rice with curry chicken, spicy and warm
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
15 Oct 17
Rice is always present for our breakfast, there can be bread in the table but there will always be rice serve. Its not complete meal without the rice.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 17
yeah me too, either nasi lemak or mixed rice or fried rice
@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
16 Oct 17
@ilocosboy wash the white rice, instead of water, fill up with coconut milk, a bi of salt, a few slices of ginger and screwpine leaves, cook in rice cooker as usual. Very fragrant smell
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