The Wonderful World of Frühstücksangebote

I can't quite believe this blog has gone on so long without mentioning Frühstücksangebote! It means breakfast-offers, and when I'm with the Mecklenburg people, it's what we do on Sundays. Due to the fact that there isn't a lot else to do... A German style breakfast is bread rolls, meat, cheese and jam, so we find a bakery with a good offer on (that hopefully also offers 'schwarzer Tee' (black tea) too) and enjoy the bakery atmosphere. We have so far sampled Frühstück in Hamburg and Berlin, but due to being in an unfamiliar city, and having to go to the first bakery we found, which didn't always have a good offer, they did not live up to the Frühstücksangebote in the Lila Nordback Bäckerei in Rostock, or the französische Frühstück Grace and I found in a bakery in Stralsund- basically the same as a German one, but with croissants!

Last week Daniela and I were in a cafe that offered two whole pages worth of Frühstücksangebote, including a 'make your own breakfast' where you ordered exactly what you wanted, piece by piece. Also, it's offered all day everyday, from what I understood from the menu, which is pretty cool- Frühstücksangebote are usually a Sunday only deal. I am SO excited for when all the MV people come to Stralsund and we go to test it out!

Of course, this is only a weekend thing, my usual breakfast still consists of muesli and tea, though what is starting to emerge from our weekend Frühstücks is that I no longer consider cheese and meat as a strange breakfast. I don't think I will ever reach the 'curry for breakfast is okay' stage, but it is true that my opinions have been altered. When the University department claimed we'd change during our year abroad, I don't think they really had breakfast habits in mind...

This was mainly written for all the people who accused me of being obsessed with Frühstück. Why not live up to your stereotypes?

I would like to dedicate this post to Georgina, the cheese-crazed alcoholic, for appreciating my Frühstücking needs.