ELISHA EATS
Rise and dine
Are you a cereal savourer or serial breakfast skipper? Either way, Elisha Young’s top local recommendations will get your morning off to a delicious start B reakfast is the most important meal of the day’ – we’ve all heard the saying before, and, whether or not it’s true, people often feel strongly about their morning (or early afternoon) meal. Some can’t imagine a daily routine that doesn’t start with hearty food to get them going, while others get by on a black coffee for morning motivation. I fall somewhere between the two.
Although I rarely eat breakfast during the week, I’m also passionate about all breakfast-related foods. Pancakes, waffles, granola, yoghurt, French toast and eggs of all variations are welcome on my plate at any time of the day. At university, I never bothered to make myself breakfast, but would regularly get up early at the weekend so I could beat the queue and score a slice of banana bread French toast from my favourite cafe. While you won’t catch me making a full fry-up, I also hold very deep-seated and particular views about how I like my poached eggs. Trying something new Our lens for breakfast food in the UK can be peculiarly narrow, but for the more adventurous among you, one of the most popular street food breakfasts in China is jian bing: thin, crepe-like wrappers with a variety of fillings, including egg, deep-fried crackers, chilli sauce, meat and pickles. In Cambridge, you can visit Jian Bing House on Market Square to try this delicious – and extremely portable – dish. Choose the spiciness level of the sauce and your preferred meat, or tofu if you’re a vegetarian, then watch as the staff skilfully manoeuvre the jian bing dough onto the
THE FULL ENGLISH If you prefer a traditional take on breakfast, the Black Cat Cafe has you covered with its perfectly prepared eggs, bacon, sausages & mushrooms (right)
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