Easter. It is upon us again; however, I haven’t celebrated it for many years (other than rolling sourdough hot cross buns in Singapore once upon a time ago).
Growing up in a non-religious household, Easter to me was all about the basket of chocolate eggs some mysterious bunny left outside my bedroom door and eating toasted hot cross buns with a slathering of salted butter for breakfast.
No religious reference to Christ rising, or the pagan spring equinox festival was part of my Easter vocabulary – only food. From breaded wreaths in Greece, hot cross buns in Australia, or Simnel cake in the UK, there’s always an excuse for some Easter indulgence.
As I sit here with the sound of an indoor waterfall, overlooking terracotta roof tiles, in a completely different part of the world than I was last week, here is the food news that may be of interest to you for the week.
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Easter Food and Symbols
As Easter is upon us this weekend, I was rummaging through the many articles written about Easter and its history, this article by National Geographic tells us why egg hunts and bunny rabbits have become a symbol of Easter.
Tradition these days is to celebrate Easter with some festive food. I love this extensive list of traditional Easter food from around the world that includes Tsoureki and Pashka.
Latest Food and Drink Books
Sitting around the dinner table last night, a friend asked me what are the top 3 countries that I have visited in my lifetime that I absolutely love. Italy, would definitely capture the number 1 spot on that list, and to my delight, writer and author, Katie Parla, has launched her book about the food on the islands of Italy.
On the subject of new books being released, writer Marielle Songy has also released a book on Absinthe and its history titled The Absinthe Frappe
Noodles For Breakfast? Of course, I’m part Asian, but what about the others?
I have lived in Asia for around 12 years now, and noodles, rice, or fried chicken are just the norm for breakfast in these parts. However, for those Western travellers in Asia who really can’t quite get their head around noodles for breakfast - could this be the next best budget-friendly thing? All the breakfast goodies in one cup, what do you think it would taste like??
Cadbury Cream Egg Sub Melt?
I think in the whole theme of Easter things, I’ll throw this bizarre food combo out there and you can decide if it is a yay or nay. I’m definitely team nay… but then I do like nutella on white bread so would this be similar?
It’s a short and sweet one for today - I hope your Sunday is full of lots great food, chocolate, and sunshine.
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