9 Famous Breakfast In Countries Around The World

By Niveditha Kalyanaraman

October 12th, 2023

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Different countries have different breakfast menus. Here are 9 different breakfast items from different countries around the world.

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Japan : Rice And Fish

A typical Japanese breakfast has sticky rice, grilled fish, miso soup, natto and tamagoyaki. Tamagoyaki is a Japanese rolled egg and natto is fermented soybeans. All these dishes are enjoyed together as a meal.

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Spain : Churros

It might just be our favourite vacation spot because their breakfast classic is a plate full of crispy and warm churros along with chocolate sauce and milk coffee.

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France : Croissants

Croissants are a breakfast classic within France. Often paired with a strong cup of coffee, people also indulge in pain au chocolate, which is basically a chocolate croissant.

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Italy : Coffee

Coffee is a must for an authentic Italian breakfast. They also like to pair their morning coffee with a sweet breakfast, ideally a sweet pastry like cornetti.

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Turkey : Cheese And More

The breakfast consists of a variety of cheese, marinated olives, jams and spreads, Turkish breads (simit), eggs and Turkish sausages (sucuk, basturma). Tea is also essential for their breakfast.

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USA : Bacon And Pancakes

A typical breakfast consists of fried bacon, hash browns, waffles, pancakes and scrambled eggs.

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Mexico : Fried Eggs

The traditional Mexican breakfast is known as huevos rancheros; it is fried eggs served with corn tortillas and salsa.

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India : Mixed Variety

India is a country of various food cultures. Depending on where you are, breakfast in India ranges from Idli with chutney to besan cheela to aloo paratha and upma.

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Sri Lanka : Curry

Sri Lankan curries vary greatly depending on where you are, but expect to see chicken and fish curries, a soupy mix of coconut and potato, hard-boiled eggs in a mild coconut sauce, thick orange dahl, and an array of spicy, coconutty sambols.

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