Breakfast Foods

An Asian breakfast runs on warmth: congee, grain drinks, fried dough and instant cereal drinks rather than toast and cold milk. This collection brings together the staples that make those breakfasts possible at home, from instant porridge mixes to freezer yau tiao.

Congee is the heart of it — rice simmered until it collapses into a comforting porridge. The mixed bean congee and crushed corn hutu porridge here give you the shortcut versions, ready in minutes rather than the usual hour of stirring. The instant cereals work the same way: Gold Kili, Soyspring and Greenmax sachets stir into hot, malty oat and grain drinks that sit somewhere between breakfast and a hug. Adlay oatmeal and mixed grain blends cover the nuttier end.

Then there is yau tiao — the long, golden fried dough stick that is the universal partner to congee and soy milk. Ours come frozen and crisp up in the oven or air fryer in minutes; tear them into a bowl of congee and breakfast is sorted. The Chinese doughnut mix is there for weekends when you want to fry your own.

Asian breakfast staples like these keep well in the cupboard and freezer, and everything is delivered UK-wide from our Manchester store, with free delivery on orders over £75.