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This is a description of a journey of discovery into the many varieties of Breakfast in Italy, with a focus on Campania: Sorrento, Capri, Amalfi Coast: Is there something like a breakfast all'italiana? Or, al sud-italiana? Because, unlike other meals such as lunch and dinner, Italy does not seem have a real good reputation with regard to breakfast, or at least this was a topic not taken into accoun. The same is true, by the way, for picnics, brunch, or tea time in Italy ... So what is unique to breakfast in the Italian manner?

Good morning - morning view towards the beach of Positano

Inventive breakfast recipes: But actually it is all here - though in "editions" that differ a bit from the continental or anglo-saxon approach. On the other hand, many ideas for breakfast have been taken over from abroad, from lifestyle to recipes. But these ideas have not been taken over in an unreflected manner - on the contrary: these represent a basis for Italian creativity, innovation and almost always elaboration. For example, muffins and cupcakes, now called le tortine in Italy, were taken over some ten years ago. Nowadays, you can find such a variety of muffins, but enriched with local ideas, that you might think that le tortine have always been around here in Italy. And in some respect they have been - only in disguise so to say.

Cupcakes Earl Grey- le tortine al bergamotto - there is even a great Italian blog called "Le Tortine"

What is really unique to taking breakfast in Italy, is the surroundings and framework, which can be on a loggia like this one in Venice below, or at the sea side, on a roof terrace overlooking town, or down in town at an elegant and stylish bar, just take a look.

A unique and lush green frame for a great start into the day: Locanda Fiorita, breakfast terrace, Venezia

Breakfast in the South: overlooking the Amalfi Coast: can you see the difference in the settings, the tableware, ingredients, selection ...

Regional Breakfasts: Breakfast in Italy, in its original and standard way, is so small that some people maintain it does not exist. Just a quick cup of coffe-to-go, and a biscotto. Or is it more. Yes, it is, though of course, very often it is just a quick breakfast, maybe in a bar, with a cup of cappuccino and a cornetto. Sounds rather frugal, but then consider the ingredients. The cornetti, for example, come in a thousand ways. With fillings, with frosting, with jam and without - just a soft brioche dough or pastry dough - here you will discover all the varieties of the so-called standard Italian breakfast. Then, on the other hand, if you stay in Italy as a tourist, there is a certain standard hotel breakfast? No, there is not. This is a regional variant. A standard breakfast in Venice will differ very much from a standard breakfast in Naples.

A standard breakfast in Naples: La Sfogliatella (and cappuccino, of course ...)

Finest and freshest ingredients: And again - it is the ingredients. As a choice, you will be given bread rolls, cornetti, spreads, cheese and salami - but differing so much from another that you could think you are in another country. So much am I writing regarding a so-called Italian standard breakfast. In this blog, I am introducing the series "Regional Italian breakfasts", so it is up to you to discover the difference not only between North and South, but also between, say, Naples and Amalfi ... Of course you will be given an overview of the ingredients that make up breakfast.

A sweet breakfast plate and caffe latte from Positano ...

So this blog would like to introduce readers to all the specifics of Italian breakfast mentioned above, the framework, seasons, lifestyle, locations, views, recipes, ingredients ,,,

Reading ths Blog, you will virtually travel Campania and explore what breakfast is served here: from hearty ones to sweet and opulent ones. Of course, you will also read a lot about recipes, and breakfast menus for special occasions, like Easter or Christmas. And we will also deal with breakfast variants, such as what a brunch in Sorrento is like, with all the sun-lit ingredients that nature so passionately provides here in the Deep South.

Exclusive ingredients: eucalyptus flower honey

I wish you a happy journey of discovery into this rather unknown topic of what a Mediterranean breakfast interpreted in the Italian manner can be up to ...