# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/41 "2012-02-20T10:05:32Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Aaah, you could fix my ignorance: Is shakshouka eaten as a breakfast dish, or some other time? I’ve only had it here as a breakfast option. It’s generally eaten for breakfast or brunch, although there are places that serve it at all hours. My wife made it for dinner last week… but we’re weird that way. ---
**Author:** ![constanze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/42 "2012-02-20T10:10:55Z")
Going by breakfast in hotels (hostels) and restaurants\*, the German breakfast shows only one third of what people expect: bread (only black bread - in a hotel, I want fresh Brötchen, or rolls!) with cheese and sausage Hotels also offer variations of Müsli cereals with fruit and milk, and of course Jam/ Marmalade on Toast/ Rolls. And don’t forget Nutella, too - spread on a still warm toast so it starts to melt… mmmmmm. This is the dessert part of the breakfast. - Because the breakfast that a typical family has is going to vary widely based on their personal preferences, and also, the time and money availalbe on a normal Monday morning. You are not going to offer 5 types of cheese and 7 types of sausage if you know which type people like already, but a hotel will. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/43 "2012-02-20T10:17:35Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > I’m curious. What does Borealist mean? Northern-centric. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/44 "2012-02-20T11:36:54Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > I think the Italian one is a bit misleading using a croissant - my girlfriend and every other Italian I know eats a slice or two of cake for breakfast. And about two teaspoons of super-strong espresso laden with milk and sugar. I’d imagine that, like all the others, it’ll vary according to region, personal preference, and whether it’s breakfast at home or in a hotel or café. Capuccino and a croissant (or brioche, as they called them on the menus) seemed to be what all the cafés around Verona and lake Garda were selling in the early mornings when I was there. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/45 "2012-02-20T11:39:55Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > How could they list 50 breakfasts and leave off Singapore’s kaya toast and coffee? yeah, my first thought was how they could they have left out mentioning Singapore in a food list, but i’m not sure the kaya toast is _the_ breakfast food of Singapore. how about roti prata and teh tarik? tau huay and you char kway? nasi lemak and curry puffs? mee rebus and begedil? i’m hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/46 "2012-02-20T11:42:08Z")
> [@qubed](#): > > The India one is completely absurd. Tofu in india? Rosemary? Veggie Sausage? Banana pepper toast? What the hell? Never seen any of those in India. I agree - very odd. Breakfast in India (and Pakistan) varies hugely from region to region, but rosemary, tofu, and banana toast? Never seen anything like it. The one from Denmark is sort of right - especially the photo since it shows some kind of müsli or cereal, which I strongly suspect are the most common breakfast foods here. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/47 "2012-02-20T11:57:21Z")
I’ve never heard _pà amb tomàquet_ (pronounced _pamtumaca_ in Spanish phonics, and often written like that outside of Catalonia) called _pan a la catalana_, and it’s not restricted to breakfast - more one of those things which can be used for a snack at any time; my mother has it often for a mid-afternoon snack, my maternal grandfather would have it as part of his breakfast with slices of butifarra catalana or of serrano. As the name that website gives it indicates, it’s originally a Catalan preparation. I’ve met many Catalans who have complained to me that the one time they left Catalonia, bagette sandwiches weren’t tomatoed, and I’ve explained to them that outside Catalonia people know about tomatoing sandwiches but it’s not the default, you have to ask for it. It’s one of the recipes I submitted to the Mumpers’ recipes blog, it’s real easy to prepare. Great by itself or with some cold cuts on top. At the same time, it’s like saying that “haggis is a typical British food” - well, yessss buuuuutttt… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/48 "2012-02-20T12:02:00Z")
So anyway, the list linked to in the OP appears to be an almost unmitigated disaster. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/49 "2012-02-20T12:39:41Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > So anyway, the list linked to in the OP appears to be an almost unmitigated disaster. In terms of authenticity, maybe. The food still looks delicious, though, and it’s given me lots of meal ideas. ---
**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, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/50 "2012-02-20T12:40:11Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > So anyway, the list linked to in the OP appears to be an almost unmitigated disaster. Tasty looking disaster. What should I have for lunch? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/51 "2012-02-20T12:41:30Z")
Hawaii- fruit and bagels? That would send my blood sugar through the roof and back down through the floor. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/52 "2012-02-20T12:46:35Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Tasty looking disaster. What should I have for lunch? Breakfast! ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/53 "2012-02-20T13:31:35Z")
I can only agree with what [auRa](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14792095&postcount=32) wrote about Swedish breakfasts. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/54 "2012-02-20T13:59:53Z")
The Cuban one is exactly right, or at least it was my experience growing up. I wish I could get Cuban bread here in California. ---
**Author:** ![ExcitedIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@ExcitedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExcitedIdiot)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/55 "2012-02-20T15:47:28Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > 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. Do they put Worcestershire on it, as the article suggests? I love it on a steak, but the thought of it on a cheese sandwich turns my stomach. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/56 "2012-02-20T16:04:52Z")
> [@Panurge](#): > > I agree - very odd. Breakfast in India (and Pakistan) varies hugely from region to region, but rosemary, tofu, and banana toast? Never seen anything like it. Couldn’t agree more. I read that and thought “What the…?” Where I am from in India, breakfast looks more like this: [http://www.myscrawls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Aval-upma-avalakki-uppittu-1024x770.jpg](http://www.myscrawls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Aval-upma-avalakki-uppittu-1024x770.jpg) (a rice-based dish) Or this: [http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/images/idly/idliimagecopyrighted7.jpg](http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/images/idly/idliimagecopyrighted7.jpg) (rice dumplings with a lentil-based stew and coconut chutney) Or possibly like this: [http://www.indianfoodforever.com/images/masala-dosa.jpg](http://www.indianfoodforever.com/images/masala-dosa.jpg) (a rice-based savoury pancake-like breakfast with chutney) Certainly no rosemary, tofu and/or banana toast. And veggie sausage? That’s entirely idiotic. I’ve never heard of anyone anywhere in India eating anything vaguely like that, much less “f you think of your Indian breakfast somewhere along these lines, you would be correct”. Two huge thumbs down, aravindgrover, whoever you are. Now I’m hungry. For a good masala dosa. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/57 "2012-02-20T17:43:51Z")
Mmm. Idli. Best breakfast food ever! ---
**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, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/58 "2012-02-20T17:58:01Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > The absence of an Israeli breakfast disqualifies the entire list. Why don’t you submit to the site? It looks like all or most of the pics were contributed by others. ---
**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, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/59 "2012-02-20T18:02:23Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > So anyway, the list linked to in the OP appears to be an almost **unmitigated disaster**. Bit of an overstatement. :rolleyes: It’s not the Magna Carta, just some pictures of some food. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/60 "2012-02-20T18:05:45Z")
I guess these aren’t really typical breakfasts, so much as just what looks good in a photograph. I’m surprised that none of the Latin American countries (or some part of Spain) didn’t just have [hot chocolate with a churro or other kind of bakery item](http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=sZ5VXTIHFFjDnM:&imgrefurl=http://www.samsungimaging.net/2009/12/11/food-in-colombia/&docid=YRTMulW65BkdDM&imgurl=http://www.samsungimaging.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sam-0297.jpg&w=640&h=478&ei=G4pCT9vrFKXw2gWyncDrBg&zoom=1). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374.md?page=4)