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 bacon and egg yaki udon recipe makes my idea of a deliciously-hearty Japanese noodle breakfast for the weekend. It takes inspiration from classic Japanese fried udon noodles and tamago kake gohan or Japanese egg on rice. The udon noodles are fried with bacon and mushrooms and served with a raw egg yolk stirred into … Read more
My Southeast Asian breakfast salad recipe with jammy soft boiled eggs makes a bacon, lettuce and tomato breakfast salad drizzled in a quintessential Southeast Asian dressing, topped with soft boiled eggs, and sprinkled with fresh fragrant coriander and crispy fried shallots. It makes a fantastic shared breakfast, brunch or lunch that’s perfect for sultry summer … Read more
This easy Thai rice soup recipe with poached chicken and soft-boiled eggs makes khao tom gai, a beloved single-bowl meal in Thailand that’s eaten any time one is in need of comfort, nourishment or a hangover cure or prevention – whether it’s breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or supper. We’re sharing it as part of our … Read more
This Japanese fried rice bowl recipe with jammy eggs and karaage chicken makes a Japanese donburi or rice bowl dish of yakimeshi fried rice with bacon, egg and cabbage, topped with Japanese fried chicken or chicken karaage and soft jammy boiled eggs, and garnished with sliced spring onions and sesame seeds. It makes a fantastic … Read more
This tamago kake gohan recipe for Japanese egg on rice – or TKG for the KFC generation – makes a classic Japanese breakfast for egg lovers. This deliciously-simple breakfast egg dish of raw egg stirred into piping-hot steamed Japanese rice can be customised, served simply with soy sauce and sesame oil, or sprinkled with spring … Read more