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Hi Mick, we met on your 2017 camino, in Las Herrerias, going up on the horses, and again down the road. I was the pommieWhen you get to your destination about midday plan your breakfast at some cafeteria that has good coffee and food, if you don’t eat breakfast just walk to the nearest town and have a snack and a rest.
Lovely recipe! I'm not sure how lucky you'll be with the baking ovens though. Can you adjust the recipe for microwaves?I haven't been yet on a camino, so I dont't know whether it's going to work out, but I hope to find a kitchen every now and then and make same baked oats (mix oats, milk, eggs, banana, dried fruits & nuts and bake). Tastes really nice, very nutriousious and keeps fresh due to the dried fruits for 5 or six days easily and does not weigh too much. I really love that for breakfast - I live close to the place where Müsli originally comes from- and have already taken that to other multi-day trips and it worked out very well, but never baked it yet while being on the road.
Albergue breakfasts are generally the worst. Yesterday's leftover bread and budget brand filter coffee ^^I walk for an hour or so before I stop for breakfast. I like to get a slice of tortilla and some orange juice, though sometimes a big flaky chocolate croissant tempts me. I rarely have breakfast at the albergues, and I definitely don't if it's an extra cost.
I have had at least one good albergue breakfast. At Albergue Estrella Guía the owner/hospitalera makes a delicious cake for breakfast every day.Albergue breakfasts are generally the worst. Yesterday's leftover bread and budget brand filter coffee ^^
Yes, I've done a smaller and fast version of the recipe in a mugLovely recipe! I'm not sure how lucky you'll be with the baking ovens though. Can you adjust the recipe for microwaves?
That's a clever idea. Do you share it out between a group of you, cause otherwise I'm guessing you're carrying leftover yogurt from place to place?We purchased Greek yogurt the afternoon before and added granola to it that morning (purchased a bag of granola to be portioned out) and sometimes a banana. Carried a spork. Coffee is another matter. I think I had a poor cup only once and I am fairly picky—cafe solo grande—double espresso and sometimes added leche.
Purchased a four pack of yogurt cups between two of us (almost daily) when we could and portioned out some granola each day so we weren’t carrying a large container of yogurt. I did carry the granola—which also occasionally became an afternoon snack out of the bag.That's a clever idea. Do you share it out between a group of you, cause otherwise I'm guessing you're carrying leftover yogurt from place to place?
Don't think I've seen an oven in any albergue I've ever stayed in. Can you adapt your recipe, use honey as a binder perhaps, and chill it until it sets in a fridge?I haven't been yet on a camino, so I dont't know whether it's going to work out, but I hope to find a kitchen every now and then and make same baked oats (mix oats, milk, eggs, banana, dried fruits & nuts and bake). Tastes really nice, very nutriousious and keeps fresh due to the dried fruits for 5 or six days easily and does not weigh too much. I really love that for breakfast - I live close to the place where Müsli originally comes from- and have already taken that to other multi-day trips and it worked out very well, but never baked it yet while being on the road.
Huevos fritos y bacon with a side of freshly baked bread around 10 is total heaven.
Occasionally I do stop early into the walk and have the full deal when available.After a few weeks of cafe con leche and croissants I begin dreaming of good ole Southern American breakfasts: several fluffy scrambled eggs, hash browns or grits, salt-cured Virginia ham or scrapple, buttermilk biscuits and blackberry jam.... and coffee American style, with hazelnut creamer....
Try finding that in Espana!
And your cholesterol level is?After a few weeks of cafe con leche and croissants I begin dreaming of good ole Southern American breakfasts: several fluffy scrambled eggs, hash browns or grits, salt-cured Virginia ham or scrapple, buttermilk biscuits and blackberry jam.... and coffee American style, with hazelnut creamer....
Try finding that in Espana!
Substitute a cafe con leche for the orange juice and this is my routine exactly. A slice or tortilla was just what the doctor ordered mid-morning.I walk for an hour or so before I stop for breakfast. I like to get a slice of tortilla and some orange juice, though sometimes a big flaky chocolate croissant tempts me. I rarely have breakfast at the albergues, and I definitely don't if it's an extra cost.
@Anniesantiago I really enjoyed reading your blog piece, lots of great ideas for breakfast and I loved the info on the variety of coffee, I think that Spain must be much like Portugal in that way.
After a few weeks of cafe con leche and croissants I begin dreaming of good ole Southern American breakfasts: several fluffy scrambled eggs, hash browns or grits, salt-cured Virginia ham or scrapple, buttermilk biscuits and blackberry jam.... and coffee American style, with hazelnut creamer....
Try finding that in Espana!
After a few weeks of cafe con leche and croissants I begin dreaming of good ole Southern American breakfasts: several fluffy scrambled eggs, hash browns or grits, salt-cured Virginia ham or scrapple, buttermilk biscuits and blackberry jam.... and coffee American style, with hazelnut creamer....
But fortunately they do 4 other meals.Spain just does not do breakfasts.
Darn! I was really excited until I read your last sentence.Sadly, the new place just further along opened and the old place doesn't open for breakfast anymore.
Same as me, too!I walk for an hour or so before I stop for breakfast. I like to get a slice of tortilla and some orange juice, though sometimes a big flaky chocolate croissant tempts me. I rarely have breakfast at the albergues, and I definitely don't if it's an extra cost.
This would be very nice if walking in the heat of summer!@Anniesantiago I really enjoyed reading your blog piece, lots of great ideas for breakfast and I loved the info on the variety of coffee, I think that Spain must be much like Portugal in that way.
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They had regular tortilla too, but it's all moot now.As a vegetarian who gets much of my protein from tortilla in Spain, I would be concerned if too many bars started to add ham to it.
Once a week on the Camino this type of breakfast was a welcome change and I did not feel gulty!Occasionally I do stop early into the walk and have the full deal when available.
Fried eggs, toast and jam, sausage, coffee and juice. Sometimes fried eggs with chips. Nice and greasy. Chased by some strong, black coffee. yum.
Neither did I. Think of the caloric burn you do everyday walking the Camino. That full breakfast was quickly burned up.Once a week on the Camino this type of breakfast was a welcome change and I did not feel gulty!
I stay away for that very reason.Albergue breakfasts are generally the worst. Yesterday's leftover bread and budget brand filter coffee ^^
I didn't feel guilty about a single thing that I ate on the Camino. Maybe a little regret about things that I didn't eat though.Once a week on the Camino this type of breakfast was a welcome change and I did not feel gulty!
I didn't think scrapple made it out of Baltimore
Hi Sugergypsy. I love the idea of the breakfast bar you posted. Could you please post the recipe in more detail. Thanks. Bruce and Margaret.I haven't been yet on a camino, so I dont't know whether it's going to work out, but I hope to find a kitchen every now and then and make same baked oats (mix oats, milk, eggs, banana, dried fruits & nuts and bake). Tastes really nice, very nutriousious and keeps fresh due to the dried fruits for 5 or six days easily and does not weigh too much. I really love that for breakfast - I live close to the place where Müsli originally comes from- and have already taken that to other multi-day trips and it worked out very well, but never baked it yet while being on the road.
I walk for an hour or so before I stop for breakfast. I like to get a slice of tortilla and some orange juice, though sometimes a big flaky chocolate croissant tempts me. I rarely have breakfast at the albergues, and I definitely don't if it's an extra cost.
Plastic packaged "Madeleines" with expiry dates in the next decade suck the joy from the morning.packaged bun/toast with a very long use by date
I walk for an hour or so before I stop for breakfast. I like to get a slice of tortilla and some orange juice, though sometimes a big flaky chocolate croissant tempts me. I rarely have breakfast at the albergues, and I definitely don't if it's an extra cost.
Great minds think alike...@VNwalking: Snap!
Thanks for the hint about the oven. I'll try to prepare it in a pan. That should work out too. Since I've got all ingredients at home I'll try that this afternoonDon't think I've seen an oven in any albergue I've ever stayed in. Can you adapt your recipe, use honey as a binder perhaps, and chill it until it sets in a fridge?
Sure, here you go:Hi Sugergypsy. I love the idea of the breakfast bar you posted. Could you please post the recipe in more detail.
I'll just wait and find out. The recipe can be basically prepared without a kitchen, only the baking in a pan will take some time.@sugargypsy
Just be aware that time, equipment, space and patience all tend to be scarce in camino kitchens, the more you can do to simplify your recipe without taking the pleasure out of it the better.
But...they do!! What’s wrong with tostada con aceite de oliva y tomate? Followed for elevenses by un bocadillo de tortilla?Spain just does not do breakfasts.
Admit it, secretly you're a Hobbit aren't you?But fortunately they do 4 other meals.
Second breakfast
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I respectfully beg to differ - was not expecting the fries when I ordered eggs and bacon, especially at 8:30am (still ate them though)Spain just does not do breakfasts. The night before I load up on portable foods from whatever grocery store or tienda is available: eggs (if I can hard boil in the alburgue), pan, jamon, salami, whole fruit, sometimes even the grocery store tortillas. Just about anything that will not go bad. And I just eat as needed all day while walking. This is breakfast, lunch, snacks, everything. Pan y jamon for breakfast--why not. Everything is fuel. And buying the night before save gobs of time for walking in the cool of the morning versus waiting around forever at a bar for a small slice of tortilla and juice.
Buen Camino.
Jo Jo
My second breakfast at next stop would usually be a cold beer.If your albergue has a kitchen, hard boil some eggs the night before.
I get coffee and something to eat at the first bar or bakery I come to. I get second breakfast a couple hours later.
I was once advised by a couple of Dutch professional pilgrims* to not worry, overmuch. Their view was clear, you can walk all day on a mars bar, people are much tougher than they think. It certainly hadn't stunted their growth.
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* they walked young offenders from Holland to Santiago as part of an alternative sentencing scheme,-- which had one of the lowest reoffending rates in their system. They knew about hardship. It was one of their tools.
My second breakfast at next stop would usually be a cold beer.
You should know that french fries come with just about everything!I respectfully beg to differ - was not expecting the fries when I ordered eggs and bacon, especially at 8:30am (still ate them though)
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Got recipe thanks. Printed it off to make later. Regards Bruce and Margaret.Hi Sugergypsy. I love the idea of the breakfast bar you posted. Could you please post the recipe in more detail. Thanks. Bruce and Margaret.
Of course, but why would one do that?I was once advised by a couple of Dutch professional pilgrims* to not worry, overmuch. Their view was clear, you can walk all day on a mars bar, people are much tougher than they think. It certainly hadn't stunted their growth.
It's actually pretty sound advice. IMO.
* they walked young offenders from Holland to Santiago as part of an alternative sentencing scheme,-- which had one of the lowest reoffending rates in their system. They knew about hardship. It was one of their tools.
I craved mustard. Almost no one had it unless you found a bar or cafe that had real hamburgerI'm Norwegian so I am used to a more substantial/healthy breakfast than toast and jam, but I find I quite like a tostada with tomato and/or cheese and/or jamon - almost every bar almost always have those in the kitchen, even if they won't make an omelette or anything hot. Just ask! Then drizzle with some olive oil and salt, or maybe they have mustard and/or mayo, makes for a more substantial brekkie than cakes.
(Full disclosure: I ate my body weight in tortilla on my first 6 week walk and hardly touch the stuff now.)
@VNwalking: Snap!
toad and jam lost attraction
My favorite breakfast. And I had never had baked beans with my breakfast.I respectfully beg to differ - was not expecting the fries when I ordered eggs and bacon, especially at 8:30am (still ate them though)
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Oh I DO miss Spanish bread.My favorite breakfast. And I had never had baked beans with my breakfast. View attachment 54169
Do bathroom necessities before bed. Get on the trail early and hike until you come upon a likely looking cafe or bar. Stop and get something to eat and drink (usually involved a cappuccino). Then move on. It worked for me during my 2 Camino. Buen or Bom Camino!The money I've most felt like I've wasted on the camino has almost always been at breakfast time. I've lost count of the number of times I've dropped 3 or 4 Euros on some bad coffee and dry toast and jam.
So I'd like to ask you what do you do for breakfast each morning on the camino? What can you do instead to get a good head-start on the day without overpaying?
I'm bringing my luxury item, an immersion coil, and instant Starbucks Via packets,to get a quick cup of coffee before waking. A necessity for meWe usually grabbed some fruit, nuts and cheese once in our albergue town. Keeping it for breakfast the following morning. Although, I'd still like to figure out something for the lack of a couple cups of good, hot coffee.
Same! I would set off early on a bottle of water and stop an hour or so later for coffee orange juice and chocolate croissant or tortilla, almonds and fruit for a snack, olives and beer in the afternoon and then dinner at night....I walk for an hour or so before I stop for breakfast. I like to get a slice of tortilla and some orange juice, though sometimes a big flaky chocolate croissant tempts me. I rarely have breakfast at the albergues, and I definitely don't if it's an extra cost.
Hi RichardThe money I've most felt like I've wasted on the camino has almost always been at breakfast time. I've lost count of the number of times I've dropped 3 or 4 Euros on some bad coffee and dry toast and jam.
So I'd like to ask you what do you do for breakfast each morning on the camino? What can you do instead to get a good head-start on the day without overpaying?
Hi!! I get up, drink water and leave with a banana and nuts to nibble on the way.After 2 hours of walk , stop at the first village because they know it will be fresh tortilla con patatas time! With a café con lèche it is one of the first pleasure of the day!Do bathroom necessities before bed. Get on the trail early and hike until you come upon a likely looking cafe or bar. Stop and get something to eat and drink (usually involved a cappuccino). Then move on. It worked for me during my 2 Camino. Buen or Bom Camino!
Pan tumaca con tortilla!!I also like to get walking for an hour or so before enjoying pan y tomate and cafe con leche. Best breakfast ever! Plenty of variation in the way it was done but it was always good. I also continued to eat it when I got home until the tomato season ended, but it was never quite as good as when it was part of a great day on the camino.
I walk for an hour or so before I stop for breakfast. I like to get a slice of tortilla and some orange juice, though sometimes a big flaky chocolate croissant tempts me. I rarely have breakfast at the albergues, and I definitely don't if it's an extra cost.
No, and generally pretty bad, hence this threadIs breakfast included with the night stay at the albergues? Or what's the breakfast like at the albergues?
coffee!Lovely recipe! I'm not sure how lucky you'll be with the baking ovens though. Can you adjust the recipe for microwaves?
Me too, gotta love 3 in 1’sI'm bringing my luxury item, an immersion coil, and instant Starbucks Via packets,to get a quick cup of coffee before waking. A necessity for me
I cannot say that I had the same breakfast every morning on my camino. I packed some crunchies which I usually ate prior to starting my walk. Spanish omelette and cuppacino were added on some days after a couple of kilometres.The money I've most felt like I've wasted on the camino has almost always been at breakfast time. I've lost count of the number of times I've dropped 3 or 4 Euros on some bad coffee and dry toast and jam.
So I'd like to ask you what do you do for breakfast each morning on the camino? What can you do instead to get a good head-start on the day without overpaying?
My favorite breakfast. And I had never had baked beans with my breakfast. View attachment 54169
I carry a lite weight travellers French press coffee mug and bag of coffee. Also a small emerson heater to boil the water. Presto. I have a good cup of coffee every morning before leaving the albergue. I also buy a banana and small yogurt or 2 night before. My first stop is couple of hours down the track for coffee con leche and bathroom. The small weight addition to my pack is well worth the convenience of coffee as I like it.
I am starting in sjpp June 4 this time by bike to cycle 5 caminos back to back in 80 days. French Way. To Lisbon. La Plata . Muxia. And back to Bayonne via El Norte. I have walked all the above but a back injury last year means cycling is the only way I can do a camino this year so decided to tackle the lot. Now I've finally put it in print there's no turning back. Bon Camino.
Point and counterpoint: I guess I'm not a connoisseur, but I never had a bad cup of coffee (cafe con leche) on the Camino -- in fact, IMHO, it puts overpriced and overrated Starbucks to shame. And those Napolitanos...yummm. I know it's not a typical American breakfast, but a mid-morning coffee break and a piece of fruit tides you over to lunchtime just fine.The money I've most felt like I've wasted on the camino has almost always been at breakfast time. I've lost count of the number of times I've dropped 3 or 4 Euros on some bad coffee and dry toast and jam.
So I'd like to ask you what do you do for breakfast each morning on the camino? What can you do instead to get a good head-start on the day without overpaying?
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