# 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:** 10\ **Page:** 6
**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 22, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/101 "2012-02-22T22:29:06Z")
I’m going to guess based on the picture on the tube that the Amerikansk sauce is more like Thousand Island dressing. ---
**Author:** ![surfrider55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@surfrider55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surfrider55)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/102 "2012-02-22T23:11:18Z")
Chicken Porridge! [http://www.youlinchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chicken-porridge1.jpg](http://www.youlinchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/chicken-porridge1.jpg) A very healthy and tasty alternative 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kombatminipig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5ac83/32.png) [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/103 "2012-02-23T11:08:31Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > OMG that’s strangely hilarious. If you click the little British flag you get the English-translated version fo the page. Which refers to the product as “Sandwich Caviar.” > > Something about that is just Dada-esque. That’s actually a literal translation of the name. “Smörgås” (literally “Butter Goose”, but we’ll let that one slide for now) means sandwich. Once Sweden joined the EU, going around calling things “kaviar” wasn’t entirely popular. > [@TruCelt](#): > > OK, I’m thoroughly fascinated with this site now. What would [this](http://www.totallyswedish.com/en/webshop/food/pantry/sauces-soups-pasta/hamburger-dressing) be? is it tomato catsup? As previously mentioned, basically thousand island dressing, i.e. ketchup and mayo. Associated with the US as revenge for associating meatballs with us 😃 > [@TruCelt](#): > > And could somebody please explain [blueberry soup](http://www.totallyswedish.com/en/webshop/food/pantry/sauces-soups-pasta/blueberry-soup)? And what on earth is this stuff? Pretty much as described, basically cooked blueberries thickened with some potato starch. Good source of vitamins, and excellent in a thermos on a cold day. > [@TruCelt](#): > > Nicotine-free [snuff](http://www.totallyswedish.com/en/webshop/food/pantry/nicotine-free-snus/onico-nicotine-free-tobaco-free) maybe? Ah, the infamous [snus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus). Basically moist tobacco which is either packed manually (if you drive a semi truck for a living) or comes packed in little teabags, and is carried around beneath the upper lip, giving the male Swede the appearance of constantly pursing his lips and appearing in deep thought. Also a common emetic among Swedish teenagers. Strangely classified as a narcotic in the rest of the EU. > [@TruCelt](#): > > The breads sound to die for, and I just want to order one of everything to try it! The flatbread I think you’ll find quite unique, as well as the more commonly sold knäckebröd. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/104 "2012-02-23T11:29:04Z")
> [@Huerta88](#): > > IIRC breakfast is one of the many times the Japanese feel comfortable giving you a little miso soup. > > What else? Based solely on hotel “Japanese breakfasts,” you would almost certainly get some rice, some pickled vegetables (oshinko), a small grilled fish, and maybe porridge (okayu). > > And of course, tea. Yeah, the Japanese breakfast is not too far off the mark. If you stay at any ryokan, there isn’t a breakfast ‘menu’, there’s just breakfast - take it or leave it. Usually it has rice, fish, tofu, salad, some kind of soup, dried seaweed, assorted boiled vegetables, eggroll, stuff like that. Not really my breakfast of choice, but by god do you feel good after eating it. Ham, eggs and toast makes me sluggish in the morning, but a Japanese breakfast is a real energy boost. Having said all that, many people in Japan have something like a boiled egg, toast and coffee for breakfast these days. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/105 "2012-02-23T23:14:05Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > And could somebody please explain [blueberry soup](http://www.totallyswedish.com/en/webshop/food/pantry/sauces-soups-pasta/blueberry-soup)? “Also good is you suffer from diarreah,” it says in the product description. Thoughts? ---
**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 24, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/106 "2012-02-24T05:48:16Z")
> [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](#): > > “Also good is you suffer from diarreah,” it says in the product description. Thoughts? Blueberries are supposedly good for relieving diarrhea because of their tannin content. ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/107 "2012-02-24T14:26:01Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > What should go in an Irish or English fried breakfast can become a pretty heated debate. What about a breakfast roll? 😉 I used to make them for the builders heading out to work in the mornings, white demi baguette, butter, rashers, black and/or white pudding, red sauce. Egg was an extra, as were hash browns or wedges. Wouldn’t eat one myself! ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/108 "2012-02-24T16:15:42Z")
> [@Corcaigh](#): > > What about a breakfast roll? 😉 > > I used to make them for the builders heading out to work in the mornings, white demi baguette, butter, rashers, black and/or white pudding, red sauce. > > Egg was an extra, as were hash browns or wedges. > > Wouldn’t eat one myself! No sausage? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/109 "2012-02-24T16:42:03Z")
> [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](#): > > “Also good is you suffer from diarreah,” it says in the product description. Thoughts? > [@pulykamell](#): > > Blueberries are supposedly good for relieving diarrhea because of their tannin content. Look closer. In the sentence that **Bambi** quoted, there’s a big difference between “is” and “if”. 😃 ---
**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 24, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374/110 "2012-02-24T23:47:07Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Look closer. In the sentence that **Bambi** quoted, there’s a big difference between “is” and “if”. 😃 Ah! 🙂 My brain apparently edited that in my reading. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-breakfasts-from-around-the-world/613374.md?page=5)