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@rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon American breakfast has always baffled me, even when we had the light version up in canada I had to give up after a couple of day, and just eat oatmeal, it was the only thing that wasn't sickly sweet :p

American breakfast has many forms, though, from insane-megacalorie-meal to just-coffee-black-thanks. ;)

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This and a big cup of black coffee is my normal breakfast:

Dave May 26

@sotolf @rl_dane @CursedSilicon I used to prefer syrup drenched pancakes when I was younger. Now I'll take toast and maybe an egg. Or Oatmeal. And, ALWAYS coffee. That is non-negotiable.

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R.L. Dane

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I still love grits, ever since a friend introduced me to them (and the right way to prepare them -- lots of black pepper, a good bit of butter, slow grits preferable, 5 minute grits ok, instant grits never)

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@rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon I don't think I've ever had grits :p

It's basically just cooked corn meal. Not a lot of flavor by itself, which is why you add pepper and butter.

But it's very nice and warming, like a thick porridge. And while not very flavorful itself, it's quite pleasant, I find.

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@rl_dane

cooked corn meal
as far as I can tell that's called Polenta here and usually served with grilled vegetables :)

hmm,... Wikipedia says it's Italien. I've never seen that in an Italien restaurant, only other Mediterranean ones

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Might be similar, but grits might be more processed.

@kabel42 @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon

Yeah, polenta is italian yeah, that I've eaten, it's basically tasteless kind of weird textured italian thing that I have eaten enough times to know to avoid :p

@sotolf @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon It's nice with heavily spiced vegetables :)

@kabel42 @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon Like with most italian things (pasta etc) it is always better if you just substitute it with potatoes :p

@sotolf @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon I only like crunchy potatoes, preferably unpeeled and quartered :)

@kabel42 @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon No gratin? Or Mashed potatoes it's just sooo good :D I for one love potatoes in almost every kind of configuration :)

@sotolf @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon Gratin is very good, right :)
Mostly not a fan of peeled and boiled or mashed untill it's textureless soup

@kabel42 @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon You don't have to completely mash the mashed potatoes though, I kind of like it when it's a bit more chunky as well :)

@sotolf @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon the uni mensa had mashed potatoes that tasted like rehydrated potato flour, combined with a "you add salt yourself" policy and generally low spice levels :)

@kabel42 @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon Ah yeah, the potatomash from a bag are not that great, I still like it, but the homemade ones are way better :)

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@sotolf @rl_dane @dm @CursedSilicon But given the choice, I'd prefer palestinian rice with spices and almonds and raisins

Cheap mashed potatoes is reconstituted from powder. It's bland.