At breakfast yesterday I made a most alarming discovery: donuts, like cupcakes, are not considered breakfast food, and are therefore relegated safely to the world of post-lunch cuisines. They never feature in brunches. Having always considered donuts the epitome of breakfasts, I was taken aback, but even more so when I was informed that, furthermore, cake and donuts are also considered too much (too heavy) to have for dessert. They are eaten primarily at a meal utterly non-existent in America: the afternoon tea. (Eating a meal entitled a beverage still strikes me as bizarre in and of itself.) However, the even greater woe is that even Australians do not have afternoon tea as a matter of course; it's more a pleasant, occasional weekend treat. Which means (have you yet spotted the dilemma?): you can't get cake every day.
Where is Marie Antoinette when you need her?
Sunday, June 20, 2010
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Ah, but morning tea (sometimes still referred to as "smoko" - actually, both morning and afternoon tea can be referred to as "smoko") is an everyday event. Have your cake with your tea then.
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