Thai Tamari Scrambled Eggs and Rice

Like most Asian cultures, rice is a standard dish served at most meals. Growing up in an American home, rice was rarely a dish my German mother served at our dinner table.  Those fleeting times when she had made rice with a meal, the leftovers were lightly warmed for breakfast and topped with butter, cinnamon, sugar, and milk.  A treat my siblings and I always looked forward to eating.

Several years ago, I learned to make Tamari Scrambled Eggs and Rice from a friend whose mother migrated to the United States from Thailand. In Thai culture, food is never wasted. Leftovers are re-purposed into another meal, ensuring every morsel of food goes to good use.  The creative combination of scrambled eggs with the salty flavor of Tamari tossed into heated leftover rice is a delightful approach to serving rice or breakfast.

The next time you have leftover rice from the night before, try Tamari scrambled eggs and rice and enjoy a tiny taste of what breakfast is like in Thailand.

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