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What people eat for breakfast in 25 countries around the world

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What people eat for breakfast in 25 countries around the world

Brazil

Brazil

Expect to find ham, cheese, and bread served alongside coffee and milk in Brazil.

China

China

Traditional breakfasts vary based on the region, but dim sum, small plates of food prepared in a variety of ways, is popular throughout China.

Switzerland

Switzerland

The Swiss like to start their day with Birchermüesli: raw oats and grains topped with dried and/or fresh fruit, served in either milk or yogurt.

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistanis enjoy heartier breakfasts, like Nihari, a stew made with beef sirloin and/or shank pieces.

Colombia

Colombia

A traditional breakfast in Bogota is changua, a milk, scallion, and egg soup.

Indonesia

Indonesia

Nasi goreng is commonly eaten in Indonesia for breakfast. The meal consists of a fried egg and fried rice, and sometimes meat or seafood as well.

Germany

Germany

Germans have quite the spread for breakfast. There's a little bit of everything: cold cuts, cheese, fresh rolls, butter and jam, and sometimes Nutella.

Cuba

Cuba

Cubans like a lighter breakfast: cafe con leche — coffee with milk — served with a tostada, which is sliced bread that is buttered and grilled. The bread is often dunked into the coffee.

England

England

A typical English breakfast includes fried eggs, sausage, bacon, and beans.

Israel

Israel

Isrealis love their shakshuka. The dish consists of sunny-side-up eggs cooked in a spicy tomato sauce, served with pita on the side for dipping.

France

France

The French love their pastries, especially in the morning. They start their day with either a pain au chocolat (a chocolate croissant) or just a plain croissant and coffee.

The Philippines

The Philippines

Pandesal — a bread roll made of flour, eggs, yeast, sugar, and salt — is a common breakfast food in the Philippines. The rolls are often dipped in coffee with milk.

Poland

Poland

Similar to a German breakfast, a traditional breakfast in Poland consists of bread rolls served with an array of savory and sweet toppings such as meat, sausage, cheese, butter, jam, and chocolate spread.

India

India

Idli wada is a traditional breakfast in southern India. Idli is a cake made with fermented black lentils and rice, and served with chutney and sambar.

Italy

Italy

Many Italians begin their day with a cappuccino and hard roll or biscotti.

Japan

Japan

Japanese breakfast isn't all that different from other meals eaten throughout the day. Usually there's miso soup, steamed white rice, Japanese pickles, and fish.

Morocco

Morocco

Moroccan breakfasts are simple: breads with jam, and cheese or butter.

Scotland

Scotland

Simple but hearty, a good Scottish breakfast is often a bowl of porridge.

Korea

Korea

Best described as a rolled up omelette, Korean egg rolls can be made a variety of ways: sometimes with vegetables and sometimes with meat.

Portugal

Portugal

The Portugese like stuffed croissants in the morning, or bread with jam and cheese, enjoyed with coffee.

Russia

Russia

Sirniki, or baked farmers cheese pancakes, are a traditional Russian breakfast. Hot oatmeal and rye bread are other staples.

Mexico

Mexico

Mexican comfort food at its finest, chilaquiles are totopos (similar to tortilla chips) submerged in a spicy sauce with a fried egg and various toppings like avocado.

Turkey

Turkey

The variety in a Turkish breakfast is impressive. There's bread, cheese, butter, olives, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, jam, honey, and kaymak. The meal can also include sucuk, a spicy Turkish sausage, and Turkish tea.

United States

United States

American breakfast foods vary from region to region, but typical options include eggs, pancakes, bacon, or cereal.


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