# 50 Breakfasts from Around the World **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 20, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374 "2012-02-20T00:32:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/1 "2012-02-20T00:32:49Z")
[This is a fun site with pictures, too!](http://blog.hostelbookers.com/travel/best-breakfast/) Comments from natives-- authenticating or debunking-- welcome! ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/2 "2012-02-20T00:38:37Z")
China one is probably from Sichuan Province. It is not ubiquitous across China but maybe 10% of what you find if you go around. I would rate it towards #10 for what is good. There’s tons of better “standard” breakfasts in China. Some with rice porrage, some with fried bread and dough sticks, steamed dumplings, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/3 "2012-02-20T00:38:40Z")
Well, I had Vegemite on toast for breakfast this morning, so the Australian one’s right. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/4 "2012-02-20T00:46:38Z")
Hawaiian breakfast = bagel? Oy vey! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/5 "2012-02-20T00:51:55Z")
The Polish one and Hungarian one I quibble with. Jajecznica (scrambled eggs) is definitely a common Polish breakfast, but potato pancakes? I don’t think I’ve ever seen that for breakfast. More common would be a selection of deli meats and bread. And a Hungarian breakfast always consisting of pogacsa (a scone/biscuit like thing)? Pogacsa is just a general snack item in Hungary. I’ve never linked it particularly to breakfast, nor even seen it predominantly served at that meal. A Hungarian breakfast was usually quite similar to a Polish one: open faced sandwiches with deli meats and cheeses, possibly sausages, or scrambled eggs, or a couple of buns with butter and jam, etc. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/6 "2012-02-20T01:06:50Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > China one is probably from Sichuan Province. I could never, ever, ever get used to eating a bowl of greasy, spicy noodles [(known as “burning noodles”)](http://www.echinacities.com/userfiles/2010-Year/12-Month/24-Day/image004-.jpg) for breakfast, which was the norm in my Sichuan town. Yes, that is a pile of MSG on top. Mmmmm. Normally I’d pick up some pork-stuffed steamed buns from a street vendor- much easier on the stomach in the AM. Interestingly, lunch and dinner are usually the same- often the exact same, with dinner being leftovers from lunch. Chinese food is amazing, but they could work on the daily variety a bit. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/7 "2012-02-20T01:11:52Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > I could never, ever, ever get used to eating a bowl of greasy, spicy noodles [(known as “burning noodles”)](http://www.echinacities.com/userfiles/2010-Year/12-Month/24-Day/image004-.jpg) for breakfast, which was the norm in my Sichuan town. Yes, that is a pile of MSG on top. Mmmmm. Wow, that really does look pretty freaking awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/8 "2012-02-20T01:58:35Z")
> [@](#): > > A Canadian breakfast – that eggy looking section is actually perogies. Perogies are boiled, baked or fried dumplings made from unleavened dough and traditionally stuffed with potato filling, sauerkraut, ground meat, cheese, or fruit. Then you’ve got some sausages and toast to mop it all up. Thanks Calgary Reviews. I’ve never in 45 years had perogies for breakfast. If they had put eggs of some kind on the plate instead of the perogies, that would have made a lot more sense. I guess I’m just glad they didn’t try to pretend that backbacon is commonly eaten by Canadians for breakfast (we eat the same kind of bacon as US Americans). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/9 "2012-02-20T02:00:12Z")
I’ve never been served beans with breakfast in Ireland. I sure do wish I could get the grilled tomatoes here in the US though! ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/10 "2012-02-20T02:06:49Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I’ve never been served beans with breakfast in Ireland. I sure do wish I could get the grilled tomatoes here in the US though! There are lots of variations, but beans are common. Hash browns are popular in cafes, but they’re definitely not a ‘must have’ in a general sense. “Some sort of fried potato” is common, but some people think that’s wrong too. What should go in an Irish or English fried breakfast can become a pretty heated debate. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/11 "2012-02-20T02:12:37Z")
And cheese on toast /Welsh rarebit is _a_ Welsh breakfast. Toast with something on is pretty common, but it’s not like this is what the typical Welsh person would eat every day for breakfast (more like lunch). You wouldn’t find it served up as a standard breakfast in hotels, for example. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/12 "2012-02-20T02:13:18Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I’ve never been served beans with breakfast in Ireland. I sure do wish I could get the grilled tomatoes here in the US though! I have them often. You must be patronizing the wrong places, or maybe you just live in a place where it’s considered exotic. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/13 "2012-02-20T02:25:24Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > There are lots of variations, but beans are common. Hash browns are popular in cafes, but they’re definitely not a ‘must have’ in a general sense. “Some sort of fried potato” is common, but some people think that’s wrong too. > > What should go in an Irish or English fried breakfast can become a pretty heated debate. A stupid one at that. I do know soda bread, potato bread, and pancakes are rare in an Irish breakfast but typical in an Ulster Fry in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/14 "2012-02-20T02:27:31Z")
How could they list 50 breakfasts and leave off Singapore’s kaya toast and coffee? ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/15 "2012-02-20T02:32:30Z")
The breakfast from Vietnam … _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/16 "2012-02-20T02:44:23Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#): > > The breakfast from Vietnam … _shudder_ Actually, that’s probably the most common breakfast all over Asia. I call it “juk”, which is the Cantonese version that you get for Dim Sum. Congee is probably the more common term. It’s very bland by itself, but pretty tasty if you put some other stuff in. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/17 "2012-02-20T03:03:43Z")
I don’t agree with the “famous American breakfast.” BB pancakes & bacon is tasty, but it’s not as typical as eggs, bacon and buttered toast. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/18 "2012-02-20T03:07:37Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#): > > The breakfast from Vietnam … _shudder_ Meh. I’ve never had it with _stomach_, but I’ve had plenty of Chinese and Indian -style congee with shredded meat or fish for breakfast, and this seems about the same. It’s very good! I have no objection to the inclusion of stomach and heart, 'cuz these are yummy enough in other contexts. Heck, it’s sort of an moister, inside-out haggis, and you can’t say a word against haggis and still claim to like to eat. 😉 It was fun to slowly scroll down this article and try to guess the country from the image before reading the description. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/19 "2012-02-20T03:25:39Z")
um #26: The eggy looking stuff is still scrambled eggs. The perogies are hidden under the bread. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/20 "2012-02-20T04:06:32Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > How could they list 50 breakfasts and leave off Singapore’s **kaya toast** and coffee? Do elaborate please. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374.md?page=2)