Every place has a breakfast eggs dish that locals love. In this Weekend Eggs series, which we kicked off when we launched Grantourismo on New Year’s Day 2010, we recreate and reinterpret the quintessential breakfast eggs dishes we loved. If you enjoy this series, look out for our Weekend Eggs book in 2022.
This frittata recipe with chorizo and caramelised onions is a great weekend eggs recipe, perfect for breakfast with a crunchy baguette or brunch with a light salad, and it will leave you with leftovers that are great warmed up or served at room temperature. It’s a fantastic dish for feeding a crowd. My chorizo and … Read more
This banh mi op la recipe, which is essentially a banh mi or Vietnamese baguette sandwich with an omelette makes a great breakfast or brunch dish combining the Southeast Asian classic breakfast of grilled pork with the addition of an omelette all wrapped up in a baguette. We had been going to our favourite banh … Read more
This Cambodian saom omelette recipe is inspired by the typical herb omelette that Cambodians love to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a filling snack. It’s a delicious herbaceous eggs dish made with a beloved Cambodian green that is foraged and farmed. Stinky when raw, it’s sweet, garlicky and comforting when fried in butter. Our … Read more
This crab omelette recipe makes for a decadent weekend eggs dish that’s perfect if you’re just back from an early morning shop at the fish markets, armed with luxurious fresh crab meat. This Southeast Asian style crab omelette is a little sweet, a little spicy, and very, very moreish. It feels very luxurious. And while … Read more
This kai yat say Thai stuffed eggs recipe makes an omelette filled with minced pork and vegetables. It’s a popular Thai dish that I make regularly here in our Bangkok kitchen, inspired by the early morning breakfast street food dishes that are usually finished by mid-morning. At 7am in Bangkok the city is animated. And … Read more