Sorry for neglecting Veganmofo over the weekend. P. and I have been traveling a bit and although we had a laptop with us, I thought I could have little mofo free time, because this is exactly my 20th mofo post.

Now that I’ve written so much on lunches, dinners, and desserts, I thought I could also write a bit about breakfasts.

As Meg over at thesistersvegan has already said, breakfast is an important meal in Germany. The basis for most German breakfasts is either cereal or bread. Before I went vegan, I used to be a bread-breakfast person, which means that I would usually eat 1-2 slices of bread topped with cream cheese and cheese or butter and jam. From time to time, I would also have some müsli with milk and / or yoghurt.

When I became vegan, I turned into a cereal-breakfast person, often eating müsli or oats with soymilk and fresh fruit. After a while I also discovered porridge/oatmeal, which isn’t very common in Germany where it is referred to as “Haferschleim” (oat slime) by many people, and this isn’t even meant in a pejorative way. The term only shows how uncommon this preparation of oats is. Instead, they are often eaten raw as part of a müsli and with the addition of milk, yoghurt and fresh fruit.

When I went vegan, I found out that store-bought spreads and deli-slices for vegans can be quite expensive. That was the main reason why I turned into a cereal-breakfast person. I started to enjoy my everyday müsli which based on oats, flax, raisins and fresh fruit. After a while I started to experiment with different grains and seeds, too.

Raw oats, fresh figs and soy milk:

Roasted and soaked buckwheat, fresh pineapple, pumpkin and flax seed, homemade soy yoghurt:

Raw oats, soy milk, pumpkin seeds, and fresh plums:

Of course I still eat bread too. Very often it is homemade. If you’re looking for tasty, versatile, creative, and simple bread recipes, check out Celine’s blog, where you can find them.

This is one of my favourites, the sauerkraut rye bread:

The sauerkraut rye bread topped with hummus and tomatoes:

The same bread topped with sunflower-red pepper spread and accompanied by hibiscus tea and fresh fruit:

The same bread with smoked tofu, seitan, and yellow pepper stir-fry (weekend brunch edition):

One of the first questions I get when people find out that I am a vegan is the “breakfast question” aka “What do you put on your bread?”. Dear omnis, this is the answer.