For the second day in a row, I went out to breakfast with a friend. This time, I met up with my friend Chad at Etro (49 King St, Perth). I’ve enjoyed a rather large fry-up here previously. Etro’s a good place for breakfast before work as it opens at 7am. Not enough places open early enough for us busy earlybirds, who can only squeeze in our get-togethers before the day begins. :)
Chad ordered the eggs benedict, with the hollandaise sauce on the side. She enjoyed the dish, but I think two toasted English muffins were a bit too much.
I ordered the french toast, which is served with maple syrup. So why am I showing you this plate of bacon? Haha, those of you who know the eating habits of TFP will know how much I love bacon with maple syrup. This was my side order of bacon to go with my french toast and maple syrup. :-D
I made some room on the plate and piled the bacon on, so I could enjoy my feast all on the same plate. Before digging in, I poured the maple syrup all over the bread and the bacon.
The french toast was lovely. Lightly dusted in cinnamon and caramelised to golden-brown perfection, the bread itself was soft and eggy without being too soggy.
My favourite way to eat bacon is probably with maple syrup. Add sweet eggy French toast, and it’s just heaven. Why can’t bacon and maple syrup be ‘every day’ foods? Or even ‘every week’ foods? I didn’t lick the plate, but used the French toast tto mop up all the dregs of syrup. And I may have also wiped the plate ‘clean’ with a finger or two. Finger-sucking good.
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dude that bacon aint done…
DONT GET SICK
I looove bacon with something sweet as well. Bacon sandwiches with raspberry jam are divine!
Around here, its maple syrup country (Canada!) and while its not every-day food, its probably not unreasonable every-week food. I might not necessarily eat it over pancakes or french toast, but I usually have it in something – salad dressings, over ice cream, etc. at least once a week. So good! Its sugarbush season soon, and I’m getting excited now!
I just don’t get the combination of syrup and bacon!!
Sweet and savoury just don’t work for my palate.
eggs Benedict is always so tiny, so maybe two is a good idea!
hmm, why isn’t the bacon done? It looks fine to me from the pics.
lordy, your bacon and french toast look so good! I wish i had access to a cafe like that on the way to work, i’d wake up an hour earlier!
I TOTALLY get your fascination with bacon & maple syrup! There is just something about the salty bacony (there just isn’t a better word for me) flavor intermingling with the sweet syrup all at once…yummers…
I always love your breakfasts out before work. This looks like a delicious meal. I’d want a little of both, though. :)
That bacon is SO not done! Eeeuw! I love bacon too but that picture is why I never order it or a sandwich with it when I eat in a restaurant. Bacon should be totally dry and SHATTER when you bite it. It needs to be cooked low and slow until no more bubbles are coming out of the fatty part, then tenderly drained and patted dry on both sides. i will step down from my soapbox now and leave you to your limp, soggy strips! Cheers from Oregon!
looks fine (bacon) and totally yummy to me! Maybe Australia bacon is different?
People often fail to realize that American bacon and Australian bacon are two completely different cuts from a pig. Their bacon is more leaner and thicker than american standard bacon were ours is cut from the fattier lower end parts of the pig. The bacon is completely cooked, it’s just because it’s a different cut that it looks uncooked.
I am having french toast and bacon this weekend, thanks lady!
the french toast looks delish. i love piping hot french toast.
I didn’t see this one before. 2 english muffins sound just fine! The more the merrier!
Hi everyone, especially jetgirl and deborah…
As per comment 10 from carmen, the bacon in Australia is very different to American bacon. We don’t cook it in the same way you guys do in the US, and we serve it very differently – but don’t worry, the bacon I ate was fully cooked and perfectly fine. In Australia, if the bacon shatters when you bite it, it is considered way overdone! :) I don’t consider our bacon to be soggy or limp; it’s just served meaty rather than crunchy. This is another reason why food blogging is so interesting – what is normal and delicious to some can seem completely alien and “wrong” to others!
Vero,
Yes – bacon and jam is yummo too! I prefer strawberry jam to raspberry though. :) I don’t eat maple syrup that often (probably not even once a month) but when I have it I relish every last drop.
kissy,
It’s all a matter of personal taste. I’d never assume everyone agreed with my tastes all of the time. :)
Fiona,
True, true.
laundrydays,
It is tempting to eat out like this more often! But I prefer to get in to work early on most mornings.
Denisse,
You’ve described it just fine! LOL. Nothing else beats that bacony flavour – and nothing else can describe it better than “bacony”.
The Home Cook,
Other people had delicious looking meals too – even the fruit toast looked good. So many things I’d try on the menu…
Hahah, no problemo, deborah – see my very first comment reply. :)
emma,
Aussie and US bacon are very different… I’ve discussed this in my first comment reply, above.
Thanks, carmen. You are exactly right. I’d love to have french toast and bacon again for breaky… but had leftover pizza this morning – almost as good. :)
dea,
I love it too. Makes boring bread so much yummier.
C,
Just what I have grown to expect and love from you, my makan mate. LOL.