Summer Learning Journey-Day 7-Week 2

Day 7 – It’s Time for Breakfast!

You made it safely to your hotel and feel fast asleep. You’ve now woken up and are ready to start your day. Before you start, however, you need to eat some breakfast. Imagine that you and your whanau have walked out of the hotel and into a restaurant across the street. At the restaurant you are offered a traditional breakfast meal. Scroll through the examples below to see a picture of what is commonly eaten in your country for breakfast.

Germany – Brotchen (bread), cheese and salami platter

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Activity 1

Compare the picture of common breakfast foods in the country you’ve chosen with what you typically eat for breakfast here in New Zealand. I usually have a bowl of sultana bran cereal with trim milk and a cup of tea. What about you? On your blog, please tell us:

1. What you eat for breakfast

I preferably like to eat toast with scrambled egg. I also like drink milo along with my meal. If i’m not eating toast and eggs, I eat cereals such as coco puffs, rice bubbles and fruit loops.

2. What people in your chosen country eat for breakfast

The people of Germany prefer to mainly eat bread rolls. Bread rolls such as Brotchen (bread), with cheese and salami platter. Also with marmalade or any kind of jam, with a warm beverage.

3. Which of the two breakfast options (your breakfast or the breakfast in the other country) you prefer. Why do you prefer it?

I prefer the German breakfast, even though I haven't tried some of the food. Though judging of the photos of the meals, I am very sure it tastes better than it looks. Also because I’m quite tired of eating the same cereals everyday.

Activity 2

Some of the most famous foods to come out of New Zealand include kiwifruit, lamb, whitebait, oysters, tuatua (shellfish), kumara, bacon and egg pie, hokey pokey ice cream, lolly cake, anzac biscuits and pavlova. Take a picture of you (or someone you know!) eating one of these famous ‘kiwi’ foods. Post the picture to your blog. Underneath the picture tell us what they are eating.

As you can see I am eating ice cream, what you might not see are the hokey pokeys in the ice cream which were hidden deeper in the ice cream.

Bonus Activity

According to numerous researchers and fitness experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. They argue that people who eat breakfast will have more energy, be in a better mood, be able to think more clearly, do better at school and end up healthier than people who don’t eat breakfast.

Interestingly, not everyone agrees. In fact, some people believe that breakfast is not the most important meal of the day because people often eat too much food at breakfast time, gain weight and become unhealthy. They think that it is better to skip breakfast and eat a number of small meals later in the day.

After reading the arguments presented above, what do you think? Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Why or why not?

I agree that breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it gives you the energy you need to start the day -as stated. It is better to go school or anywhere, non- cranky or grumpy just because you missed you morning breakfast.

From my experience eating breakfast really does give me the energy I need to start the day on a high note.

Faikakai Topai

his desert is a favourite in my family, it’s sweet and very delicious. Here is a recipe I received from an coconut cream website which is the exact same way my family makes it.. To visit the website click this link > http://www.ilovecoconutcream.com/faikakai-topai-dumplings-in-sweet-coconut-sauce/

Coconut Sauce

• 2 cups raw sugar
• 2 cups of coconut cream (thick consistency eg. Kara)

Dumplings/Topai

• 4 cups of plain flour
• 4 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1 cup of coconut cream
• 2 - 2 1/2 cups of water
• Pot of water to cook

Instructions

• Heat a large pot half filled with water and bring to the boil then reduce to gentle simmer.
• In the meantime make coconut sauce. Using a medium saucepan, gently heat the sugar on medium high heat, stirring, until it begins to melt. Take care not to burn the sugar by stirring the sides to avoid heat spots. Once the sugar starts to melt, reduce the heat slightly, then begin to drizzle about a tablespoon of coconut cream into the sugar mixture at a time, stirring it in well taking care not to burn yourself from the steam as the cream hits the sugar. Continue stirring in all of the cream until a thick golden coloured caramel develops. Remove from the heat and strain any hard bits of sugar and allow the sauce to cool slightly.
• To make the dough, sift the flour, baking powder and sugar into a bowl. Add coconut cream and water and mix until just combined. The dough should be fairly dry although wet enough to come away from the side of the bowl easily. Wet a tablespoon and scoop spoonfuls of dough and careful place spoon into the simmering water until the dough comes away easily into the water. Continue to spoon the dough into the water until the pot is full (remembering that the dough balls will puff up slightly once cooked.) Place lid over the pot and allow the dough balls to steam and cook gently for about 12-15 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove dough from the pot onto a platter. Cut open to test if cooked through. Whilst warm, dice dough balls into small pieces. Pour over coconut sauce and serve.

Notes

• To keep the dough light and airy, try not to over mix the dough and cook it on a gentle simmer with the lid on so it steams.
• Parcel up extras with a little foil to gift :)