Favourite breakfast #15 in “17 Favourite Breakfasts” series is a way of a approaching a breakfast buffet that I’m going to call Buffet-Local:

This morning in the D.R. I assembled the pictured plate from the section of the extensive buffet selections that featured Latin American choices. We have (counter-clockwise starting at 3h00) pumpkin, stewed tomatoes, spinach (much like callaloo) and onions with bacon, beans, papas, queso frito and mangú (mashed plantain or, perhaps, banana). One unidentified item in the middle of the circle – I’ll take another look tomorrow at the titles on the buffet hood. I had my cafe con leche because that’s probably what the locals would do.

In Milan (great hotel buffet breakfast memories from 2009) my buffet-local breakfast featured chunks of Parmesan or possibly Grana Padano cheese.

I love bringing back a vacation memory by adding these items to my breakfast palate back in Montreal. Done that with Grana Padano many times since prep – cutting into cubes – is so easy. Won’t be cooking up the pumpkin & plantain, stewing tomatoes, cooking callaloo or frying the cheese at home – so I better enjoy that when I’m here.