35 Delicious Spreads of Breakfast Around The World

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35 Delicious Breakfast Dishes From Around The World
Breakfast is often called the most important meal of the day. This meal is often heavily
connected to a country’s traditions and can tell you much about it. Breakfast around the world
offers a window into different cultures and regional variations.
While breakfast around the world may not be the rich, heavy meals they once were, they are still
an important way of getting your day started off right. To explore this, here are 35
delicious breakfast dishes around the world:
1. Brazil
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Breakfast is not the biggest meal of the day in Brazil. This is reflected in the Portuguese word
for breakfast, café da manhã, which literally means “morning coffee”. Strong coffee is usually
accompanied with dishes like pão de queijo (cheese flavoured rolls), ham,
cheese, pao frances (small loaves of bread eaten with butter), or fruits like papayas.
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A popular Cambodian breakfast is kuy teav. This rice noodle soup is made with pork or beef
broth, along with shallots, garlic, and herbs. It is served with pork or fish balls, chilli paste, and
half a lime.
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3. China
Breakfast in China is a lot like lunch or dinner. It can consist of noodles, rice, sticky chicken,
fried veggies, dim sums, steamed buns, and hot soups like congee. However, one common
feature is fried dough sticks (called you tiao), which are meant to be dipped in warm soy milk.
4. Colombia
There are many regional varieties to Colombian breakfasts. However, two popular dishes
are arepas (dense, slightly sweet corn cakes) served with butter, or eggs, meat, and jam, and
the changua (an egg, cheese, and milk soup).
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5. Costa Rica
A popular breakfast in Costa Rica is gallo pinto. It is made with rice stir-fried with black beans,
red pepper, and onions. It is topped with salsa and sour cream and served with eggs, avocado,
cheese, or tortillas.
6. Denmark
Breakfast in Denmark, like most Nordic countries, is usually an open-faced sandwich covered
with various spreads, sometimes accompanied by a pastry. The base is usually rye bread, which
is covered with everything from cheeses, cold cuts, pâté, honey, jam, vegetables, hard-boiled
eggs, and even chocolate.
7. Egypt
An Egyptian breakfast of ful medames is made with fava beans and chickpeas stewed and spiced
with cumin, parsley, onion, lemon, and chilli. It is served with hard-boiled eggs, diced veggies,
or a piece of pita.
Also read: 11 things you must not miss while in Egypt.
8. France
A French breakfast is not usually heavy. It usually consists of coffee or tea along with bread and
butter or pastries and croissants. Salty foods (like meat and eggs) are not often eaten, making
place for the richer dishes eaten for lunch and dinner.
Also read: French food customs to keep in mind.
9. Germany
A traditional German breakfast, or frühstuck, is a simple affair. It often consists of an assortment

of fresh bread, sausages, cold sliced meats, local cheeses, butter, and jam. This is washed down
with coffee. However, in Bavaria, a common breakfast is white veal sausages with sweet
mustard, pretzels, and beer (Weisswurstfrühstück).
10. Greece
Greek and Mediterranean breakfasts are made up of various dishes. The most popular are
savoury pies (such as spanakopita) or kagianas (scrambled eggs with tomatoes and feta). This
can be accompanied with yoghurt with honey and walnuts, pastries, bread, and cold cuts. In
Crete, a full breakfast has olives, cheese, tomatoes, cucumber, yoghurt, bread, paximadia, honey,
hard-boiled eggs, orange juice and coffee or tea.
Also read: Delicious authentic Greek food to try.
11. Hungary
A Hungarian breakfast very often consists of pogácsa, a focaccia-like bread that can be can be
stuffed with potatoes, ground beef, or cheese. Different ingredients can also be sprinkled on top
before baking.
12. India
Breakfast cuisine in India varies hugely depending on the region but South Indian breakfasts
commonly consist of idlis (fermented rice and lentils steamed to form a soft cake)
or dosas (similar to crepes or pancakes but made with fermented batter usually with rice or black
gram) with sambar (a vegetable stew) and chutney. Other common breakfast items
are poha (flattened rice) and upma (a savoury dish made from semolina). In North India,
breakfasts may include various parathas, aloo-puri, and other dishes.
13. Iran
A staple of a traditional Iranian breakfast is varieties of flatbreads (such as barbari, noon-e
sangak, lavash, or noon-e tâftoon), served with butter, fruit jams, honey, heavy cream, feta
cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, and walnuts. However, other breakfasts, which require more
preparation, are omelettes, kaleh pâcheh (a stew of lamb’s head and hoof), haleem (thick
wheatmeal porridge with meat), and adasi (lentil soup). This is accompanied with tea, and much
like Italians who have cappuccino just with breakfast, Iranians have chai shirin, tea with
granulated sugar, only at breakfast. (Throughout the day, other sweeteners like sugar cubes,
dates, or raisins, are used).
14. Israel
Israel is known for its kibbutz breakfast of various dishes like breads with a variety of cheeses,
omelette, tuna, olives, butter, jams, salad and spreads. However, another popular dish is the
Shakshouka (eggs poached in a tomato sauce).
15. Italy
An Italian breakfast, much like the French and Spanish is very light. Consisting of a cappuccino
e cornetto, or a cappuccino and Italian croissant, or biscotti. Also, like the French, it allows for
the more heavy meals eaten for lunch and dinner.
16. Jamaica
Jamaicans often eat a savoury dish of ackee and saltfish in the morning. Ackee is a fruit that
looks like scrambled eggs when cooked. It’s served with salted cod, onions, tomatoes, spices,
rice, and fried plantains.
17. Japan
Traditional Japanese breakfasts (known as wafuu breakfast) are made up of many little dishes.
These include rice, miso soup, sticky soybeans, nori seaweed, pickled vegetables, and fish or
omelettes.
18. Korea
Korean breakfasts are very similar to their lunch or dinner, much like in China. There is usually
a bowl of rice, vegetable soup, some fish or beef, and a plate of kimchi.
19. Lebanon
Lebanese breakfasts often consist of a combination of various staples. These include flatbreads
(manakish) covered in zata’ar, creamy labne, cheese, tomatoes, olives, eggs, foul mudammas,
shakshuka, tea, and savoury pastries called mouajanet.
20. Mexico
Breakfast in Mexico is a hearty meal which consists of dishes like chilaquiles (fried tortillas
topped with green or red salsa, refried beans, and shredded chicken, or even leftovers). Huevos
rancheros (traditional Mexican eggs) is another popular choice.
21. Morocco
Moroccan breakfasts are often sweet, consisting of bread and semolina pancakes with some
chutney, jam, cheese or butter, honey, eggs, olives, and dates, as well as Turkish coffee and mint
tea.
22. Myanmar
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Myanmar’s most iconic breakfast dish is the mohinga. Also the country’s national dish, this
comforting rice noodle and fish soup is flavoured with lemongrass, fish paste, ginger, onions and
chickpeas. It is served at roadside stalls across the country and has many regional variations.
23. Netherlands
People in the Netherlands usually eat slices of buttered spiced bread (ontbijtkoeken) topped with
various things like ham, cheese, jam or hagelsag (sweet, flavoured sprinkles). Cereals and fry-
ups (called een uitsmijter) are also common.
Also read: Typical Dutch dishes to try when in the Netherlands.
24. Nigeria
Breakfast in Nigeria differs based on region, community and tribe. However, a popular dish
is Ogi and Akara (cornmeal and bean cakes) often accompanied with yam, fried eggs, and fried
plantain.
25. Pakistan
In Pakistan (and parts of North India), a common breakfast is stuffed parathas (flatbread stuffed

with various vegetables, usually potatoes and cooked) eaten with butter, yoghurt, and pickle.
Another popular dish is aloo-poori (potato curry with fried dough), or halwa-poori (poori with a
sweet mixture). Nihari (a spicy meat curry) served with naan is also eaten. They are served with
coffee or tea.
26. Philippines
Breakfast in the Philippines is usually the largest meal of the day and often consists of fruit, pan
de sal (bread rolls), and hearty rice dishes like tapsilog (rice with dried meat and eggs) or little
sausages, known as longganisa, which can be fried with garlic, eggs, meats, and beans.
27. Poland
Traditional Polish breakfast is often jajecznica, scrambled eggs topped with kielbasa (sausages)

and potato pancakes. It may also feature an open sandwich, topped with a range of ingredients
like cold cuts, cheese, sausages, or eggs.
28. Russia
A popular Russian breakfast is small girdle cakes. They come in many varieties like the cheese-
stuffed syrniki, the crepe-like blini (made with kefir), and the fluffy oladi. These are often served
with soured cream, honey, jam or fresh berries.
29. Singapore
Singaporean food is inspired by various cuisines, such as Malaysian, Chinese, Indian,

Indonesian, and European. So, their breakfast food is a mixture of all of these. However, one of
the most popular breakfast foods is kaya toast. This sweet sandwich is made with white bread
spread with butter and kaya jam, a Southeast Asian spread made of coconut, egg, and sugar.
30. Spain
A popular Spanish breakfast is the Pan a la Catalana, or Pan con Tomate. Originating in the
Catalan region they consist of bread rubbed with garlic and tomato drizzled with olive oil. This
can be topped with cheese, ham, or sausages if required, and is served with café con leche.
31. Sweden
Swedish breakfast also often consists of Nordic open sandwiches covered with cold cuts, fish,
cheese, or vegetables (knäckebröd). However, another popular dish is pannkakor. These thin
crepe-like cakes are usually topped with sweet fruity fillings made with cloudberries or
lingonberries.
32. Turkey
In Turkey, breakfast consists of bread, cheeses, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, spicy Turkish
sausages, honey, jams, omelette, and fruit. This is accompanied by baked dishes
like börek (filled phyllo pastry) and served with delicious Turkish tea or coffee.
Also read, 11 delicious Turkish desserts that are not Baklava
33. United Kingdom
The famous British fry-up, popularly known as a full English breakfast usually includes eggs,
sausage, thick-cut bacon, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns, and toast. Regional
varieties include the Scottish breakfast with has added black pudding and haggis and the Irish
breakfast which has white pudding and soda bread. Whatever version, it is often accompanied by
a cup of tea.
Also read, Fascinating tea traditions from around the world.
34. United States
Much like the full English breakfast, American breakfasts usually include eggs, crispy bacon,
hash browns and toast. This can be accompanied with thick, fluffy, pancakes and maple syrup.
There are any number of variations and combinations of these dishes, though they are often
accompanied by orange juice.
35. Venezuela
A typical breakfast in Venezuela is arepas (flat corn cakes). As with many other countries,
arepas accompany most meals. For breakfast, they are fried or baked and topped with cheese,
ham, chicken, pork, or fish. Another popular dish is empanadas (pastries filled with fresh
cheese, minced meat or any combination of veggies and beans).
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35 Delicious Breakfast Dishes From Around The World

Also read: 13 Cambodian dishes you must try.

Also read: Amazing traditional Colombian Dishes you must try.

Also read: 11 things you must not miss while in Egypt.

Also read: French food customs to keep in mind.

A traditional German breakfast, or frühstuck, is a simple affair. It often consists of an assortment

Also read: Delicious authentic Greek food to try.

Also read: Typical Dutch dishes to try when in the Netherlands.

In Pakistan (and parts of North India), a common breakfast is stuffed parathas (flatbread stuffed

Traditional Polish breakfast is often jajecznica, scrambled eggs topped with kielbasa (sausages)

Singaporean food is inspired by various cuisines, such as Malaysian, Chinese, Indian,

Also read, 11 delicious Turkish desserts that are not Baklava

33. United Kingdom

Also read, Fascinating tea traditions from around the world.

34. United States

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