What breakfast looks like around the world
What's not to love about breakfast? From Lorne sausages in Glasgow to rice congee in Bangkok, people all over the world are munching on their favorite morning meals. Some cities' dwellers use their fingers to dip pastries into hot cocoa, others insist on the need to keep elbows off the breakfast table.
麻豆原创 traveled the virtual globe to explore the traditional and typical breakfast food of 50 different cities around the world. Travel and etiquette guides were utilized from each country to let the morning light shine on breakfast tables from pole to pole.
Readers beware鈥攖his article is mouthwatering.
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United States
Traditional breakfast: pancakes or waffles, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, toast, orange juice, and coffee. Interesting fact: skip breakfast.
Mexico City, Mexico
A typical breakfast in Mexico City includes sweet breads and pastries鈥攖hink donuts鈥攁nd freshly squeezed fruit juice. Traveler鈥檚 tip: grab a concha at in Ju谩rez.
San Jose, Costa Rica
A traditional breakfast includes gallo pinto, a mixture of rice and beans. It鈥檚 often served with scrambled or fried eggs, fried plantains, sour cream, cheese, cilantro, and coffee.
Havana, Cuba
Typical breakfast: Toast dipped into a cup of caf茅 con leche鈥coffee with milk. Interesting fact: Most from generation to generation, not by writing them down.
Bogota, Columbia
Traditional breakfast in Bogota, Columbia is rice and beans from dinner the night before, reheated and served with arepas (freshly-made cornmeal bread), eggs, grilled beef, and hot chocolate or coffee. Insider info: 鈥攂old and simple.
Glasgow, Scotland
A full Scottish breakfast is not for the faint of heart: Lorne sausage, bacon, fried eggs, baked beans, black pudding, haggis, fried mushrooms and tomatoes, toast or "tattie" (potato) scones, and coffee or tea. Crazy tidbit: Haggis, a savory pudding containing bits of the liver, heart, and lungs of a sheep鈥攖raditionally cooked in a sheep's stomach, has been since 1971.
S茫o Paulo, Brazil
Typical breakfast: French bread, deli-style meats, sliced cheeses, papaya, and most importantly, coffee. Coffee is considered the most critical component of breakfast鈥攄rink up!
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Typical breakfast: 蝉补濒迟别帽补鈥a stuffed baked pastry, and coffee with milk. Salte帽as are filled with seasoned pork, chicken, or beef and occasionally contain eggs, peas, potatoes, or other savory fillings.
Santiago, Chile
Typical breakfast: toast, and sweet tea or coffee with milk. It's short and sweet.
Reykjav铆k, Iceland
Typical breakfast: skyr鈥攁 popular cultured dairy product similar to Greek yogurt, served with berries and grains. Nutritional value: 6 ounces of skyr contains 110 calories, 19 grams of protein, and zero grams of fat.
Stockholm, Sweden
Typical breakfast: yogurt or milk with cereal. Interesting fact: In 2017, Sweden spent more than . This is especially impressive considering there are only about 10 million people in Sweden.
London, England
A typical English breakfast includes: eggs, bacon, pork sausage, baked beans, fried mushrooms and tomatoes, toast, and tea or coffee. Looking to sink your teeth into traditional British breakfast perfection? Eat at .
Dubin, Ireland
Traditional breakfast: eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, and black and white pudding鈥fried in butter. It is usually accompanied by soda bread, and with a breakfast tea and juice.
Paris, France
Typical breakfast: a baguette or pastry with butter or jam with juice, coffee, or tea. Lunch and dinner are the heavier meals in this food-minded country.
Munich, Germany
Traditional breakfast: bread roll or toast with marmalade or honey, eggs, cold cuts, cheese, and a strong pot of coffee. During the work week, many people in Munich opt for cereal.
Brussels, Belgium
Typical breakfast: cheese, bread, and buttered ontbijtkoek鈥sweet spiced rye cake topped with jam or honey, and served with coffee. It鈥檚 true, Belgians do not eat Belgian waffles every morning.
Zagreb, Croatia
A typical breakfast in Croatia is bread and coffee. However, throughout time have found a way onto plates.
Barcelona, Spain
Typical breakfast: hot chocolate or coffee with milk, and a sweet roll or churro. Interesting fact: or trifled with鈥攖he Spanish eat at the same times every day.
Lisbon, Portugal
Typical breakfast: freshly baked bread with butter, cold cuts, cheese, or jam with milk, tea, hot chocolate, or coffee. Pastries are a morning go-to as well. Fun fact: , called past茅is de nata, are enjoyed in Portugal as an 鈥渁nytime鈥 meal or snack.
Casablanca, Morocco
Traditional breakfast: khlea (dried beef or lamb), fried eggs, generous slices of bread, and mint tea, milk, orange juice, or coffee with milk. Interesting tidbit: When houseguests arrive, they're of crossing the threshold.
Warsaw, Poland
Traditional breakfast: hard or soft-boiled eggs, open-faced sandwiches with cold cuts, cheese, kielbasa鈥a traditional Polish sausage, and sliced beets, pickles, and tomatoes. Warning: Thanking a server too soon after paying the bill . That could end up being quite the tip.
Kiev, Ukraine
Typical breakfast: coffee or tea with pastries, or bread with butter. When in Kiev, grab sweet baked goods and a latte from Wolkonsky on Khreschatyk Street.
Yerevan, Armenia
Typical breakfast: scrambled eggs, tomatoes, cheese, flatbread, fruit, and tea. Fun fact: Armenians love to throw on weekends鈥攖he more the merrier.
Florence, Italy
Typical breakfast: espresso or cappuccino with a pastry. Breakfast in Florence is an on-the-go affair, as most Florentines take their espresso and pastry standing up at a caf茅 bar.
Athens, Greece
Typical breakfast: pastry pies filled with cheese and greens, yogurt, cold cuts, cheese, bread, olives, eggs, honey, and marmalade. : It's considered rude to begin eating before the host of the house invites guests to dig in.
Istanbul, Turkey
Traditional breakfast: hard and soft cheeses, lentil soup, spicy egg and sausage scrambles, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, flatbreads, dried fruit, and tea. In Istanbul, it鈥檚 go big or go home.
Tehran, Iran
Typical breakfast: bread roll with butter and spiced milk tea. Iranians commonly eat feta cheese during breakfast, as well. If invited over for breakfast, in the host鈥檚 house鈥攖he host may gift it to the guest.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Typical breakfast: labneh, a thick, strained yogurt, topped with a spice mix called 锄补鈥檃迟补谤 and served with flatbread and coffee or tea. Saudis routinely wash their hands before and after meals.
Amman, Jordan
Traditional breakfast: hummus, falafel, pita bread, salad, olives, dates, cheese, and tea. in many instances. If you don鈥檛 see knives and forks, feel free to use your fingers or flatbread to dig in.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Traditional breakfast: cucumber and tomato salad, hard and soft cheeses, fresh bread, olives, eggs, and juice, coffee, or tea. History morsel: The first location of Israel's popular chain , famous for iced coffee, opened in 1994, and is still going strong.
Cairo, Egypt
Typical breakfast: pita stuffed with cooked, mashed fava beans called fuul. Ancient Egyptian breakfast fact: Morning meals consisted of energy-dense .
Accra, Ghana
Traditional meal: waakye, a spiced rice and bean dish, served with noodles, fish, meat, and fried plantains. That said, according to World Food Programme, 27% of households in the upper-east region of Ghana are food-insecure.
Moscow, Russia
Typical breakfast: kasha (steamed buckwheat grains), with milk and sweetened tea or coffee. Tipping tip: It鈥檚 customary to leave a restaurant server a modest 10%.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Typical breakfast: beskuits鈥攁 sweet, crunchy bread鈥攁nd coffee or tea. Beskuits can be quite hard, so dipping them into a warm drink is recommended.
Mumbai, India
Traditional breakfast: Depending on the region, visitors will find things like savory stuffed flatbreads and dosas, which are rice and lentil crepes, to light vegetable-based curries with rice. Egg sandwiches are popular any time of day, as well, and a common item on menus is idli鈥攁 rice cake served with chutney. If meeting someone at the office, expect to have a .
Beijing, China
Typical breakfast: soybean milk and fried pastry sticks called yutiao. : do not leave chopsticks standing upright in a bowl of rice鈥攁 symbol typically included in Chinese funerals.
Bangkok, Thailand
Traditional breakfast: rice porridge called congee, served with an egg, pork meatballs, cilantro, and ginger. Insider tip: Eating alone in a restaurant is considered bad luck, so don't forget to bring friends.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Typical breakfast: pho, in all its shapes and forms. Choose from chicken or beef broth, sliced meats, rice noodles, sprouts, cilantro, lime, and condiments. This dish was influenced by both Chinese and French culinary traditions.
Tokyo, Japan
Traditional breakfast: white rice, grilled fish, omelet, pickled vegetables, and miso soup. Japan has been cultivating rice crops for more than 2,000 years.
Naga, Philippines
Typical breakfast: pandesal, known as "bread of salt," dipped in coffee, as well as rice, fried eggs, sausage, and dried beef or fish. Fun fact: Classy guests will to the hosts of a meal.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Traditional breakfast: fried rice or rice porridge topped with eggs, chicken, shrimp crackers, and soybeans. Table manners: Do not eat with your left hand鈥撵or reasons not to be discussed while dining.
Sydney, Australia
Traditional breakfast: fresh eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, beans, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, and coffee. Interesting fact: the in Sydney is 8 a.m., so plan ahead to beat the rush.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Typical breakfast: cereal鈥Weetabix is extremely popular鈥and coffee, tea, or juice. During the workweek, breakfast is casual, as bigger meals are saved for weekends and special occasions.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Typical breakfast: mangu鈥攎ashed plantain garnished with fried onions, served alongside salami and cheese. Want to get someone鈥檚 attention across the breakfast table? , don鈥檛 shout.
Kingston, Jamaica
Traditional breakfast: ackee鈥a relative of lychee, and cod, with saut茅ed tomatoes, onions, and stewed leafy greens. Breadfruit and plantains are also commonly eaten at breakfast. Beware: until the fruit is fully ripe, and the only edible part is the yellow portion around the seeds.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Typical breakfast: medialunas, sweet or savory crescent-shaped pastries, a toasted baguette with butter, jam, or cheese, and juice or coffee. Business is typically conducted over meals during long dinner meetings.
Tampines, Singapore
Typical breakfast: poached eggs, toasted bread with butter or margarine, and kaya, which is a jam made from coconut, egg, and pandan leaves. Don't forget the coffee or tea. : kaya is said to have been created by Hainanese galley hands who worked on British ships in Singapore.
Mal茅, Maldives
Traditional breakfast: mas huni, a spicy mixture of coconut and tuna, piled onto baked flatbread, and served with tea. Interesting fact: 鈥攕pirits are only allowed within tourist resorts.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Traditional breakfast: green lemongrass fish curry served with rice noodles. Cambodians eat early鈥攂reakfast is generally served between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Typical breakfast: balaleet, a dish of vermicelli noodles combined with eggs, raisins, cardamom, and saffron, served with tea or coffee. It's a hearty balance of sweet and salty.
Vienna, Austria
Typical breakfast: a bread roll or croissant with butter or jam, and coffee or tea. : showing up late. Austrians are famously punctual.
Toronto, Canada
Traditional breakfast: eggs, pork sausages, bacon, fried potatoes, toast, French toast or pancakes with syrup, and plenty of hot coffee. Keep elbows off the table鈥攊t鈥檚 rude in formal settings.
Budapest, Hungary
Typical breakfast: 产谤颈贸蝉 (a sweet pastry) or bagel with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Tipping is common in Budapest, but leaving cash on the table is not. to a server, who will add it to the bill.