When it comes to breakfast foods around the world, there are as many ways to enjoy the first meal of the day as there are to say “good morning.”
From creamy cornbread cake in Brazil and savory Tunisian chickpea soup to fluffy Ukrainian pancakes and sweet coconut jam toasts in Singapore, these 21 international specialties offer a food option for every palate.
And even if the flavors in some of these dishes might be unexpected based on your typical choices, the presentations are likely familiar. Learn about the delicious diversity of our world’s breakfast cultures. Maybe you’ll even find some inspiration for your next meal.
1, Switzerland – birchermüesli (oats, nuts and fruits) with yogurt
2, Ethiopia – genfo (porridge served with butter and spices)
3, Iceland – Lysi (cod liver oil); hafragrautur (oatmeal porridge)
4, Singapore – curry noodles
5, Australia – avocado toast topped with egg
6, Germany – sausage, cold cuts, cheese, bread
7, Brazil – cornbread style cake; other pastries
8, Tunisia – chickpea soup
9, Guam – fried rice, spam and egg
10, Taiwan – fresh soy milk, scallion pancakes, dumplings and fritters
I – Have Your Say
Palate – the sense of taste
Fritter – fried batter (flour, egg and milk or water) with fruits or meat
II – Have Your Say
1, Describe the most traditional breakfast in the place where you grew up. In contrast to that, what is your typical breakfast now?
2, What do you think of the following as breakfast food?
a, Oats / oatmeal
b, Porridge
c, Bread / toast / sandwich
d, Meat: sausage, ham, cold cuts
e, Pastries / baked goods
f, Soup
g, Rice, egg and meat or fish
h, Pancake
i, Soy products (soy milk, tofu, etc).02
854 Breakfast around the world: How different places start the day
