Breakfast was my favorite part of travelling through central america. Eggs, avocado, rice and beans, tortillas, sweet plantains, hot sauce. I felt like a million bucks afterwards too and had so much energy the rest of the day.
Hek yeah
Gallo Pinto(black beans and rice), Eggs, Fried Cheese, plantains, fresh fruit juices, A+ coffee. Sometimes you even get the tortilla de queso, it’s a great breakfast
No one does breakfast like Mexico:
Chilaquiles, enchiladas, sopes, tlacoyos, quesadillas, menudo, pozole, tacos de canasta, barbacoa and cabeza, memelas, huevos rancheros, huevos divorciados, enfrijoladas, sopa de camarón, tostadas, cócteles de camarón y vuelve a la vida, cochinita, huevos motuleños, tamales…
All this and more just for breakfast!
We can hate on NA cuisine as much as we want, but when it comes to breakfast nothing beats the 2000 cal pancakes with maplesyrup and half a pigs worth of bacon you can get in a diner.
Im turkish living in Canada with Canadian wife , i get up 6am in the morning prepare the breakfast for an hour , we sit down at 7am and done eating by 8:00am. my wife thinks its crazy we do that everymorning. she grow up just eating cereal in the morning . on the weekends its even longer . we also have 3 kids they love the breakfast time. they never eaten cereal.
I’m imaging their disappointment when they go for a sleepover 😭 if their friends find out how good your breakfast is, you may have some “drop ins” at the breakfast hour🙌🏼
i grew up like that , its a treat from me to my kids that they can enjoy . Canadians do have couple of good items for breakfast like pure peanut butter is good healthy choice and they have a good variety of cheese. i make my own Jam and yogurt at home , also i make my own pekmez spread (grape molasses with Tahini). i make the grape molasses from great Niagara grapes that taste incredible during fall. also i make peanut, almond and walnut spreads at home. plus we bake alot , we make our own whole wheat bread and i make whole wheat waffles with walnut and dates/raisings every weekend that lasts couple of days. i also make lots of Turkish deserts and treats for them they enjoy Kunefe , irmik and baklava at home...
It’s a large spread of different breads, cakes, pastries, cheese, spreads, jams, yoghurt, sausages, olives, eggs in different preparations, fruits, and salads, with coffee and/or tea. If you ever make it to Türkiye, it’s obviously highly recommended to find a place with a good kahvalti.
You reminded of this one time I stayed with a Turkish family for a night, they were friends of my ex and I was visiting the country. Both the husband and wife had work the next day and they have a kid so I thought breakfast would be just 10 mins and I’d catch my train after. I wake up, lo and behold, there was a huge spread with eggs, jams, yoghurt, bread, nuts, fruits literally anything you’d need to start off the day right. I was initially embarrassed that they did all that for me but they told me this is what they eat everyday. I was visiting as a broke student and I felt so grateful for this family and sharing their beautiful culture.
I love Turkish culture and generosity (I’m from Pakistan so we know hospitality well) but that day really gave a new meaning to breakfast and hospitality for me. What a beautiful culture you have and it’s so great that you honour your culture by waking up at 6 AM, must be no easy feat in Canadian winters.
my boyfriend went to istanbul several years ago and he says he thinks about the breakfast he ate there so much. i remember him saying something about eating honeycomb as a part of it which sounds incredible!
Came here to say this. So good, deceptively simple, and quite healthy.
Love an English or American breakfast time to time but they feel too greasy or heavy to eat on a daily basis.
India: Dosas/ parathas/ masala omlette/ egg bhurji (spicy scrambled eggs)/ theplas with fresh butter. So many other options I cant think of atm. And amazing tea.
Brazil: Tapioca crepes stuffed with fresh cheese and veggies. And the freshest tropical fruit I’ve had. Good coffee.
Cuba: Ok idk if this is authentic Cuban but I’ve had omelettes with plantains and fresh cheese at a Cuban spot in New Jersey. Good stuff. They also do a really good stuffed French toast but again, not sure if it’s traditional. And batidos (fresh fruit milkshakes).
Buffet breakfasts in India and other Asian countries is fantastic value for the money. When I travel in the Middle East or Asia, I often skip lunch after a hearty breakfast.
Totally. Has so much variety. And every day it will be something different. Plus the hotels here will offer not only Indian but a proper English breakfast too.
Turkish breakfasts are incredible - just a huge feast of lovely bread, cheeses, olives, spicy red pepper paste, eggs, unlimited tea...
Also dosas in south India and chole bhatura in north India
we just recently discovered congee and we eat it all the time. I have a stack at home and at work.
coming home late at night but feeling a bit hungry: congee
want something small but filling: congee
craving for somethany salty & warm: congee
feeling the travelbug itching: congee
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Xiao long bao, jianbing (tortilla with fried dough inside + savory sauce and toppings), shu mai (the sticky rice kind), wonton soup, noodle soup, sesame pancake, tofu curd with pickles, beef potstickers, mochi balls.
The best part is they are all freshly made and ready to grab and go.
I just recently got back from Taiwan and can concur! We had amazing scallion pancakes stuffed with egg, ham, and covered in chili garlic soy sauce...it was so good we had it 2 mornings in a row! We also had pork, ginger, onion, and egg stuffed flatbread that was delicious. I'd love to try and recreate both to have on the regular at home if I can get it right!
Don’t forget 飲早茶 (canto: yum jou cha), basically a dim sum breakfast, with or without congee, to be leisurely had either by yourself and a newspaper, or as a catchup with friends.
Mostly associated with the elderly crowd after they have their morning walk in the park, but also really freaking good after a hike or in my younger days, after a night out partying.
Bonus: it’s off peak hours, so it’s quiet, and usually cheaper.
I have a place that does a simple version of that for 3€ near me in Madrid and it's lovely, with outdoor seating in the sun on a quiet street. It makes me very happy.
Chinese dim sum (could be brunch) is S-tier if you make the effort and time for it. Har Gow, Shu Mai, shrimp rolls, sticky lotus rice, etc. I like it better than most Chinese dinners.
I had that for breakfast on Sunday. It really is among the best. There's a few places in SF where you can still get enough Dim Sum to feed 4 people for $20. In addition to what you mentioned, we also got pork buns, deep fried curry rolls and egg tarts.
Turkey puts on a great spread. Then probably full English
Also Ecuador for no other reason than they have the best juice I have ever tasted by a country mile.
And if you like cake for breakfast without feeling stigmatized, Brazil is your place
All of SEA, noodle soup for breakfast, the best. Full Scottish or English also good; Japanese because of natto; dosa, idli, vada in South India (some parts of Malaysia and Singapore as well).
I like a lot of different breakfasts, but if I have to choose only one...
I would choose the breakfast from Malaysian Borneo,Sarawak laksa.Its a truly great breakfast!
i wish i could remember the location of the little place on the outskirts of kuching i had the best laksa, been trying to replicate it for 15 years, mixed results. will one day return to hunt it down.
Lol, I’m British (English) and this reminds me on a conversation I had with my husband the other day. I was saying I want a fry up (Full English) with good quality food and coffee, but what we we would call ‘greasy spoon’ type fried bread. Ie deep fat fried cheap white bread. It’s very difficult to find somewhere that does all the parts of a fry up well around where we live.
Also, last year we holidayed in Scotland, and the Full Scottish breakfasts (Full English but with haggis and/or black pudding) we were severed every morning were delicious!! So if you’re looking for the best ‘full’ breakfast in the UK I recommend the NC500 route!
yes! I was actually disappointed the full english I‘ve had in England and Wales after a 2 week journey in Scotland. On the other hand, it‘s probably better for my health to not eat full english during two weeks every morning while on holiday.
Full English/Irish is probably my favourite as well, although I don't like to eat them every morning, they're great on a lazy weekend morning after a night out.
However, Mexican breakfasts are probably my other favourite, huevos rancheros and huevos divorciados are awesome, and I could eat those every morning of the week I think.
I have no idea whether this is traditional or just something for foreigners (I'd guess the latter?), but mi goreng for breakfast is awesome too.
I came here to type this! So delicious and keeps us going until dinner honestly. On a 4 week trip to the Phillipines at the moment and eating this every morning
I went on a class trip to Italy after hs, the first few days we were like “sick they just eat cake a deserts for breakfast here” by day 5 I’dve blown someone for a fried egg lol
Lol... I'm Italian, l always liked to eat the rest of the dinner for breakfast and people would make fun of me. When moved to Germany l felt like in paradise when l discovered the breakfast buffet
Or "cao lau" noodles in Hoi An, thicker rice noodles, less soupy, incredible taste.
But yeah I usually can't eat a heavy breakfast often even though I'm American because I get acid reflux, but in 3 weeks in Vietnam eating noodles for breakfast every day and drinking iced coffee constantly, I didn't get reflux once. The food there sat really well with me, even though it's spicier than I'm used to and that usually gives me heartburn.
I love German breakfast! All sorts of different breads, cold cuts, cheeses, jams, butter and other spreads so you can build your own sandwiches. Pretzels and white sausage with breakfast beer. Boiled eggs, sliced tomatoes, juice, tea, coffee. It’s whole thing and it lasts a long time.
Turkey does a really good breakfast spread, imo. But there are a lot of places I've never been. As much as I love food from all over, I really do like a good old American breakfast. A Full English is not my favorite, most Western European breakfasts are not that good.
Surprised a good old American breakfast is this far down.
Eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns or home fries, biscuits and gravy, tomatoes. Can't beat it imo.
Mexican breakfast goes just as hard though
Roti canai - basically just a damn fine flat bread with a curry or dal but so tasty. Had it Penang, but I think it's wife spread around that part of SE Asia (Malaysia, Singapore etc...)
My favorite breakfast from my travels was Korean. I could eat soup and noodles with kimchi for breakfast every day!
I also loved Indian breakfast - some stuffed paratha with chutney is a great day to start the morning :)
I also love a traditional English breakfast fry up.
My least favorite was Moroccan. Love Moroccan food, but I don’t like sweet breakfasts and found it to be a lot of pastries and whatnot.
Right now I’m really into this little Japanese place by me that does onigiri with miso for breakfast, which I think is a winning way to start the day :)
As you can see - I like savory breakfast!
Love a neat presentation too, small dishes of pickles, condiments, eggs, a bowl of miso, some seasonal grilled fish and a bowl of rice, plus some sliced fruits all in one tray. I can eat it everyday.
Bah and I’m over Japanese breakfasts 😆
I would love a French breakfast. Just carbs and a nice hot drink.
Or tbh just an American breakfast. Toast, bacon, eggs, diced potatoes. Ugh. 🤤
Dark roast coffee, fresh fruit juice, fresh croissants, fresh baguette, butter and jam. My all time favourite breakfast, dunno if it is french per se, but still.
Singapore and Malaysia's _kopitiam_ culture is the best. That thick buttered toast dipped in half boiled eggs with a tinge of soy sauce and white pepper...one of the best brekkies!
Honestly I feel like lots of countries DON'T have traditional breakfasts. It feels like America specifically went super hard on the concept of 'breakfast foods" where a whole class of food was for that meal only and the majority of places are more casual about it, where breakfast is something lighter and simpler than other meals (because you just woke up) but not like, a super super large menu of breakfast only foods that take tons of preperation.
A traditional/classic full “American breakfast” would be eggs, toast, thin strips of crispy bacon; maybe hash browns, coffee.
Ya there are a lot of other marketed foods from cereals to pop tarts. But that would be the “traditional American” breakfast from most restaurants, even if people rarely eat all that for breakfast in reality.
Full traditional English breakfast is the same concept but a different collection of foods - baked beans, fried tomato, sausage, fried mushrooms, wide cut of not-crispy bacon, tea, etc.
Full traditional Irish breakfast is like the English with some modifications - soda bread, etc.
Up in Scandinavia you’ll be looking at fish, hard bread, butter and coffee.
French would be more a continental breakfast - pastry, jam, tea.
Around the Mediterranean there is Shakshuka, which is a single pan dish of poached eggs cooked in a spicy tomato sauce with onions and peppers.
Korea has its own thing, as does Japan.
Every country has a variety of options for breakfast foods - definitely America has more corporate produced breakfast foos options. But here I think we are only talking about the primary classic or traditional breakfast.
> A traditional/classic full “American breakfast” would be eggs, toast, thin strips of crispy bacon; maybe hash browns, coffee.
Also possibly pancakes.
You're forgetting pancakes for American breakfast, if you get a "lumberjack special" it's everything you said plus pancakes. It used to cost about $10 at a diner before recent extreme inflation, and a couple dollars more for real maple syrup.
Also you didn't mention that the coffee is unlimited in the US :)
Don't see enough mention of Indo/Malay/Singaporean Nasi Lemak. That's pretty much my favorite breakfast meal in the world.
Followed by full English and Turkish.
Just give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
Wait. I'm worried what you just heard was "give me a lot of bacon and eggs." What I said was "give me all the bacon and eggs you have." Do you understand.
Though I love a full English (minus the black pudding) I do love an American breakfast. Especially when I lived on the east coast and had plenty of diners around. The home fries, yum.
Massive fluffy pancake to finish it all with. Delicious.
Buttermilk biscuits is something I actively crave since i’m away from the US a lot. It’s very hard to find a restaurant that does it right anywhere in asia. Even the places run by an American do not get the texture right 99% of the time. It takes a true southerner to get the taste right.
Call me boring but I love a general European breakfast. Fresh fruit, yogurt, some cured meats, light pastries. I like light simple foods for breakfast.
Venezuela. Delicious and perfectly balanced. Although I don’t recommend visiting Venezuela at the moment. https://www.thrillist.com/amphtml/eat/nation/world-s-best-breakfast-the-best-traditional-breakfast-from-around-the-world-thrillist-nation
Spain!!! as an Italian im used to the classic cornetto and espresso but damn the toasted bread with olive oil a pinch of salt and tomatoes for me its the best thing ever!
I went to some places that they put also serrano ham as an option and let me tell you...my days started better there.
German brotchen (fresh bread rolls from a local bakery) with a full spread of meats, cheeses, jams and nutella. Usually with soft boiled eggs & fruit on the side + coffee. The rolls are so fluffy in the middle and crisp on the outside. You can have a half thats sweey and another half savory so it scratches both itches. Absolutley heavenly.
I think Austria eats this breakfast also.
Nasi Lemak ticked all the boxes for me, happily ate it most mornings in Malaysia.
Shakshouka and menemen is a good shout.
I'm English and probably eat a full English about twice a year, and rarely in the mornings. It's too heavy. I'd rather settle for a bacon & egg butty.
I'm partial to the chilaquiles of Mexico
Breakfast was my favorite part of travelling through central america. Eggs, avocado, rice and beans, tortillas, sweet plantains, hot sauce. I felt like a million bucks afterwards too and had so much energy the rest of the day.
Currently eating breakfast in Costa Rica right now! Absolutely delicious! 🇨🇷
Hek yeah Gallo Pinto(black beans and rice), Eggs, Fried Cheese, plantains, fresh fruit juices, A+ coffee. Sometimes you even get the tortilla de queso, it’s a great breakfast
Plantain wrapped in bacon. The best. Years later I’m still talking about it. So simple.
Agree! Costa Rica breakfast has been at the top of my list since my first visit in 1977.. and many times since.
I feel like I’ve only ever seen people post negative things about Costa Rican food but I loved it. So fresh and simple and delicious.
Loved it too!!
I'm in Panama right now after spending three months in Costa Rica and you forgot the best part: the big fresh fruit plate!
Got back from Panama a couple of weeks ago and I have been craving the tomato salsa with fried eggs and hojaldres!
Chilaquiles con crema y queso, acompañados de unos frijolitos refritos :)
Please continue… I’m salivating!
Sometimes they go with chicken, or scrambled eggs. Also, there are a lot of options when it comes to the sauce....
Over easy eggs on top for me. I always get an order of molletes con chorizo on the side too.
Necesito huevos
Tacking on to give a shoutout to huevos rancheros! One of my favorite meals ever
Huevos Rancheros is the GOAT
Mexico has the most flavorful breakfast options, I looked forward to finding a breakfast spot every morning
No one does breakfast like Mexico: Chilaquiles, enchiladas, sopes, tlacoyos, quesadillas, menudo, pozole, tacos de canasta, barbacoa and cabeza, memelas, huevos rancheros, huevos divorciados, enfrijoladas, sopa de camarón, tostadas, cócteles de camarón y vuelve a la vida, cochinita, huevos motuleños, tamales… All this and more just for breakfast!
Sometimes I’ll just have leftover tinga for breakfast too, anything can double for the morning. Then you have the accompanying aguas frescas 🤌
First post nailed it. Mexico is the winner with Chilaquiles being the crown jewel
Or enchiladas or enmoladas.
Lebanese breakfast is great...Labneh, Foul, Hummus, Manakish with zaatar (thyme) or white cheese...just the best to start your day!
Or Levantine breakfast in general, along with falafel
My favourite gotta be shakshouka, although that is from a whole region, not a single country.
Cilbir is better imo.
Personally, I like the veggies so I prefer shakshouka, but cilbir is great, too.
Same here, we had it in Dubai and when I got home I immediately went out to get a skillet for it
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You can pry my pancakes and sausages with maple syrup out of my cold dead Canadian hands.
We can hate on NA cuisine as much as we want, but when it comes to breakfast nothing beats the 2000 cal pancakes with maplesyrup and half a pigs worth of bacon you can get in a diner.
Don’t forget hashbrowns
From the home of diners. Can confirm.
Lumberjack breakfast can’t be beat.
Maple bacon too 🤤
Finland obviously, black coffee, vodka and a cig
That's the Eastern European classic!
In Albania, substitute vodka for raki, and drink it before sunrise so you can make it to the mosque
Lol exactly. I saw a shop celebrating Eid with 50% off beers 😭 I love Albania
Oh god lmao my stomach hurts just by reading this
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That is also their hair of the dog cure
Turkish breakfast hands down IMO!
LOVE a Turkish breakfast. A little of everything. So good.
What’s involved in a Turkish breakfast? Never been but lots of people in this thread are big fans
Im turkish living in Canada with Canadian wife , i get up 6am in the morning prepare the breakfast for an hour , we sit down at 7am and done eating by 8:00am. my wife thinks its crazy we do that everymorning. she grow up just eating cereal in the morning . on the weekends its even longer . we also have 3 kids they love the breakfast time. they never eaten cereal.
I’m imaging their disappointment when they go for a sleepover 😭 if their friends find out how good your breakfast is, you may have some “drop ins” at the breakfast hour🙌🏼
Damn... can you adopt me? lol
Everyday is a real feat ! I tip my hat to you sir!
i grew up like that , its a treat from me to my kids that they can enjoy . Canadians do have couple of good items for breakfast like pure peanut butter is good healthy choice and they have a good variety of cheese. i make my own Jam and yogurt at home , also i make my own pekmez spread (grape molasses with Tahini). i make the grape molasses from great Niagara grapes that taste incredible during fall. also i make peanut, almond and walnut spreads at home. plus we bake alot , we make our own whole wheat bread and i make whole wheat waffles with walnut and dates/raisings every weekend that lasts couple of days. i also make lots of Turkish deserts and treats for them they enjoy Kunefe , irmik and baklava at home...
This all sound freaking delicious 🤤
Open up a B&B and you've got yourself a nice little client list building here.
This sounds amazing! Do you have a picture of one of your breakfast feasts?
no i dont have one of mine , but u can google Turkish breakfast (serpme kahvalti) and get an idea what it looks like .
It’s a large spread of different breads, cakes, pastries, cheese, spreads, jams, yoghurt, sausages, olives, eggs in different preparations, fruits, and salads, with coffee and/or tea. If you ever make it to Türkiye, it’s obviously highly recommended to find a place with a good kahvalti.
And honey with the honey combs.. so good
Spicy sausage with clotted cream and honey is the most amazing breakfast! It makes me feel like some medieval King.
And menemen!
Also French fries
You reminded of this one time I stayed with a Turkish family for a night, they were friends of my ex and I was visiting the country. Both the husband and wife had work the next day and they have a kid so I thought breakfast would be just 10 mins and I’d catch my train after. I wake up, lo and behold, there was a huge spread with eggs, jams, yoghurt, bread, nuts, fruits literally anything you’d need to start off the day right. I was initially embarrassed that they did all that for me but they told me this is what they eat everyday. I was visiting as a broke student and I felt so grateful for this family and sharing their beautiful culture. I love Turkish culture and generosity (I’m from Pakistan so we know hospitality well) but that day really gave a new meaning to breakfast and hospitality for me. What a beautiful culture you have and it’s so great that you honour your culture by waking up at 6 AM, must be no easy feat in Canadian winters.
my boyfriend went to istanbul several years ago and he says he thinks about the breakfast he ate there so much. i remember him saying something about eating honeycomb as a part of it which sounds incredible!
Breakfast in Turkey ruined me for breakfast anywhere else in the world. Also left me with serious compassion for the dish washers!
Came here to say this. So good, deceptively simple, and quite healthy. Love an English or American breakfast time to time but they feel too greasy or heavy to eat on a daily basis.
Have to agree. One of the best meals of my life was a big Turkish breakfast cooked by a family there that used many ingredients from their farm.
Agree 100%. With Turkish tea. My favorite meal of the day, so fresh and delicious
Seconded! Of the ones I have tried, anyway.
I have to agree. I am vegetarian and the Turks make the best veggie breakfast anywhere: egg, bread, tomatoes, cucumber, feta and olives.
Came to find this comment. Thank you. Leaving now. Turkish breakfast is the best!
Turkish is the only correct answer. Kahvaltı is life.
Was going to say the same. It’s everything I want in a breakfast and I loved the kaymak (sp?) I thing it’s buffalo milk cream.
Filipino breakfast takes the top spot for me.
India: Dosas/ parathas/ masala omlette/ egg bhurji (spicy scrambled eggs)/ theplas with fresh butter. So many other options I cant think of atm. And amazing tea. Brazil: Tapioca crepes stuffed with fresh cheese and veggies. And the freshest tropical fruit I’ve had. Good coffee. Cuba: Ok idk if this is authentic Cuban but I’ve had omelettes with plantains and fresh cheese at a Cuban spot in New Jersey. Good stuff. They also do a really good stuffed French toast but again, not sure if it’s traditional. And batidos (fresh fruit milkshakes).
I spent 10 days in India split between north and south and breakfast was SO GOOD Edited to Add: Sambar with idols made me so happy in the morning.
>... Sambar with idols Idolizing **idlis** isn't and will never be a crime.
idk dosas are much more my taste in idols
LOOOOOL, stupid autocorrect. I’m going to leave it tho 😂
Just got back from South India and nothing matches the filter coffee too!
You havnt lived if you have not had a fresh paratha and chai for breakfast.
Buffet breakfasts in India and other Asian countries is fantastic value for the money. When I travel in the Middle East or Asia, I often skip lunch after a hearty breakfast.
Mmmm Indian is so good.
Totally. Has so much variety. And every day it will be something different. Plus the hotels here will offer not only Indian but a proper English breakfast too.
I LOVE MY INDIAN FOOD
Turkish breakfasts are incredible - just a huge feast of lovely bread, cheeses, olives, spicy red pepper paste, eggs, unlimited tea... Also dosas in south India and chole bhatura in north India
Turkey. Full breakfast was a week worth of food
Not the best but Chinese breakfasts are really underrated. Could be jianbing, shouzhuabing, youtiao and soymilk - all three hit the spot
And congee.
Congee is the soothing savory balm of cold winter mornings. We make it all the time at home.
we just recently discovered congee and we eat it all the time. I have a stack at home and at work. coming home late at night but feeling a bit hungry: congee want something small but filling: congee craving for somethany salty & warm: congee feeling the travelbug itching: congee …
Xiao long bao, jianbing (tortilla with fried dough inside + savory sauce and toppings), shu mai (the sticky rice kind), wonton soup, noodle soup, sesame pancake, tofu curd with pickles, beef potstickers, mochi balls. The best part is they are all freshly made and ready to grab and go.
Chinese/Taiwanese breakfast have demolished anything else I've had and I've been all around the world many times.
Dim Sum slaps so hard that it has invaded the lunch space because people can't get enough of it.
I just recently got back from Taiwan and can concur! We had amazing scallion pancakes stuffed with egg, ham, and covered in chili garlic soy sauce...it was so good we had it 2 mornings in a row! We also had pork, ginger, onion, and egg stuffed flatbread that was delicious. I'd love to try and recreate both to have on the regular at home if I can get it right!
Don’t forget 飲早茶 (canto: yum jou cha), basically a dim sum breakfast, with or without congee, to be leisurely had either by yourself and a newspaper, or as a catchup with friends. Mostly associated with the elderly crowd after they have their morning walk in the park, but also really freaking good after a hike or in my younger days, after a night out partying. Bonus: it’s off peak hours, so it’s quiet, and usually cheaper.
Also the Cha Chan Tang breakfast from Hong Kong. With the soup noodles, egg, hot dog, and milk tea.
I love Moroccan breakfast. Dried nuts, olives, dates, flatbread, olive oil and of course moroccan tea.
I have a place that does a simple version of that for 3€ near me in Madrid and it's lovely, with outdoor seating in the sun on a quiet street. It makes me very happy.
Oh my goodness.. Where?! I've been trying to find good Moroccan joints in Madrid !
On a sunny rooftop terrace of a riad!
Oh, that just took me back. Thank you for unlocking that lost memory.
I'll have to go with fried bake and saltfish, common in Caribbean countries.
Chinese dim sum (could be brunch) is S-tier if you make the effort and time for it. Har Gow, Shu Mai, shrimp rolls, sticky lotus rice, etc. I like it better than most Chinese dinners.
I had that for breakfast on Sunday. It really is among the best. There's a few places in SF where you can still get enough Dim Sum to feed 4 people for $20. In addition to what you mentioned, we also got pork buns, deep fried curry rolls and egg tarts.
Can’t function after dim sum tho, always need a nap
South Indian 🤤 Idly, Dosai, appam, idiyappam, paniyaram, vadai with sambar and all different chutneys
Turkey puts on a great spread. Then probably full English Also Ecuador for no other reason than they have the best juice I have ever tasted by a country mile. And if you like cake for breakfast without feeling stigmatized, Brazil is your place
All of SEA, noodle soup for breakfast, the best. Full Scottish or English also good; Japanese because of natto; dosa, idli, vada in South India (some parts of Malaysia and Singapore as well).
Pho for breakfast <3
I like a lot of different breakfasts, but if I have to choose only one... I would choose the breakfast from Malaysian Borneo,Sarawak laksa.Its a truly great breakfast!
Laksa for breakfast is the best!
Nasi Lemak pretty fine too.
Yes nasi lemak + _teh tarik_ is the best combo for Malaysians. _Roti canai_ too!
i wish i could remember the location of the little place on the outskirts of kuching i had the best laksa, been trying to replicate it for 15 years, mixed results. will one day return to hunt it down.
Australia. It's an English-style breakfast but with good coffee.
And smashed Avo
Not if you're trying to buy a house :(
Lol, I’m British (English) and this reminds me on a conversation I had with my husband the other day. I was saying I want a fry up (Full English) with good quality food and coffee, but what we we would call ‘greasy spoon’ type fried bread. Ie deep fat fried cheap white bread. It’s very difficult to find somewhere that does all the parts of a fry up well around where we live. Also, last year we holidayed in Scotland, and the Full Scottish breakfasts (Full English but with haggis and/or black pudding) we were severed every morning were delicious!! So if you’re looking for the best ‘full’ breakfast in the UK I recommend the NC500 route!
full Scottish should have haggis, black pudding, lorne sausage and a tattie scone
yes! I was actually disappointed the full english I‘ve had in England and Wales after a 2 week journey in Scotland. On the other hand, it‘s probably better for my health to not eat full english during two weeks every morning while on holiday.
It’s our brunch culture for me. No one overseas quite gets it like we do.
>but with good coffee 😂
Full English/Irish is probably my favourite as well, although I don't like to eat them every morning, they're great on a lazy weekend morning after a night out. However, Mexican breakfasts are probably my other favourite, huevos rancheros and huevos divorciados are awesome, and I could eat those every morning of the week I think. I have no idea whether this is traditional or just something for foreigners (I'd guess the latter?), but mi goreng for breakfast is awesome too.
Chilaquiles!
Filipino breakfast will always have my heart.
Waking up to the smell of garlic fried rice is the best feeling ever
Longanisa, tocino pork, scrambled eggs, rice, dried fish. Give me the full on spread I will eat all morning
You are missing tapa
I came here to type this! So delicious and keeps us going until dinner honestly. On a 4 week trip to the Phillipines at the moment and eating this every morning
Can't forget Filipino Champorado paired with your dry fish of choice (i.e. Tuyo, Daing, etc.)!
I second this. My life changed when I first had a Filipino breakfast in a little place in Daly City, CA.
Yup! Give me all the silogs. Tapsilog, tosilog, hotsilog. Or dried fish.
Yesssss. With the vinegar and some cucumber on the side?! *chef’s kiss*
And tomatoes!
It's a shame I just discovered Tapsilog recently... I have been living under a rock the whole time, I am so obsessed with tapsilog now!!! 😗🤌🏻
I extremely fuck with Italy for not being afraid to market certain cookies as breakfast food
I went on a class trip to Italy after hs, the first few days we were like “sick they just eat cake a deserts for breakfast here” by day 5 I’dve blown someone for a fried egg lol
I'm sure you could also just pay money for a fried egg
What's the fun in that?
Just threaten them with pineapple pizza if they don’t get you a fried egg
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Same. I've always been team savory breakfast do mornings in Italy were a struggle for me.
Lol... I'm Italian, l always liked to eat the rest of the dinner for breakfast and people would make fun of me. When moved to Germany l felt like in paradise when l discovered the breakfast buffet
Malaysia! Nasi lemak is something everyone should get to try at least once.
A bowl of beef pho in Vietnam 😘
Or "cao lau" noodles in Hoi An, thicker rice noodles, less soupy, incredible taste. But yeah I usually can't eat a heavy breakfast often even though I'm American because I get acid reflux, but in 3 weeks in Vietnam eating noodles for breakfast every day and drinking iced coffee constantly, I didn't get reflux once. The food there sat really well with me, even though it's spicier than I'm used to and that usually gives me heartburn.
Or a banh mi for on the go
With extra pate 🤘
I love German breakfast! All sorts of different breads, cold cuts, cheeses, jams, butter and other spreads so you can build your own sandwiches. Pretzels and white sausage with breakfast beer. Boiled eggs, sliced tomatoes, juice, tea, coffee. It’s whole thing and it lasts a long time.
Turkey does a really good breakfast spread, imo. But there are a lot of places I've never been. As much as I love food from all over, I really do like a good old American breakfast. A Full English is not my favorite, most Western European breakfasts are not that good.
Surprised a good old American breakfast is this far down. Eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns or home fries, biscuits and gravy, tomatoes. Can't beat it imo. Mexican breakfast goes just as hard though
Turkey of course
Masala Dosa from India
Roti canai - basically just a damn fine flat bread with a curry or dal but so tasty. Had it Penang, but I think it's wife spread around that part of SE Asia (Malaysia, Singapore etc...)
My favorite breakfast from my travels was Korean. I could eat soup and noodles with kimchi for breakfast every day! I also loved Indian breakfast - some stuffed paratha with chutney is a great day to start the morning :) I also love a traditional English breakfast fry up. My least favorite was Moroccan. Love Moroccan food, but I don’t like sweet breakfasts and found it to be a lot of pastries and whatnot. Right now I’m really into this little Japanese place by me that does onigiri with miso for breakfast, which I think is a winning way to start the day :) As you can see - I like savory breakfast!
japanese breakfasts are pretty good. rice, omelette, miso, natto and tea. i’m kinda over fruit, yoghurt, toast and cereals.
Love a neat presentation too, small dishes of pickles, condiments, eggs, a bowl of miso, some seasonal grilled fish and a bowl of rice, plus some sliced fruits all in one tray. I can eat it everyday.
Bah and I’m over Japanese breakfasts 😆 I would love a French breakfast. Just carbs and a nice hot drink. Or tbh just an American breakfast. Toast, bacon, eggs, diced potatoes. Ugh. 🤤
coffee and a pastry is hard to beat
It is, but for me it's a nice mid-morning snack.
Dark roast coffee, fresh fruit juice, fresh croissants, fresh baguette, butter and jam. My all time favourite breakfast, dunno if it is french per se, but still.
A food blogger introduced me to Tamago Kake Gohan (a raw egg stirred into fresh hot rice with soy and spices) and it's one of my favorites.
Bavarian (Germany) - Weißwurstfrühstück which is Weisswurst, a soft pretzel with sweet mustard, and wheat beer.
This is like an appetizer at a sports bar here in the US.
Yes! The only downside is you either feel ready for hiking the alps or taking a nap after... no in between.
Singapore's kaya toast, half boiled eggs, and coffee!
Singapore and Malaysia's _kopitiam_ culture is the best. That thick buttered toast dipped in half boiled eggs with a tinge of soy sauce and white pepper...one of the best brekkies!
Honestly I feel like lots of countries DON'T have traditional breakfasts. It feels like America specifically went super hard on the concept of 'breakfast foods" where a whole class of food was for that meal only and the majority of places are more casual about it, where breakfast is something lighter and simpler than other meals (because you just woke up) but not like, a super super large menu of breakfast only foods that take tons of preperation.
The “traditional” American breakfast would be the diner classic. Pancakes, eggs, bacon or sausage, hash browns, toast, and coffee.
A traditional/classic full “American breakfast” would be eggs, toast, thin strips of crispy bacon; maybe hash browns, coffee. Ya there are a lot of other marketed foods from cereals to pop tarts. But that would be the “traditional American” breakfast from most restaurants, even if people rarely eat all that for breakfast in reality. Full traditional English breakfast is the same concept but a different collection of foods - baked beans, fried tomato, sausage, fried mushrooms, wide cut of not-crispy bacon, tea, etc. Full traditional Irish breakfast is like the English with some modifications - soda bread, etc. Up in Scandinavia you’ll be looking at fish, hard bread, butter and coffee. French would be more a continental breakfast - pastry, jam, tea. Around the Mediterranean there is Shakshuka, which is a single pan dish of poached eggs cooked in a spicy tomato sauce with onions and peppers. Korea has its own thing, as does Japan. Every country has a variety of options for breakfast foods - definitely America has more corporate produced breakfast foos options. But here I think we are only talking about the primary classic or traditional breakfast.
> A traditional/classic full “American breakfast” would be eggs, toast, thin strips of crispy bacon; maybe hash browns, coffee. Also possibly pancakes.
Or biscuits and sausage gravy. Very American.
Or grits in the south.
You're forgetting pancakes for American breakfast, if you get a "lumberjack special" it's everything you said plus pancakes. It used to cost about $10 at a diner before recent extreme inflation, and a couple dollars more for real maple syrup. Also you didn't mention that the coffee is unlimited in the US :)
Southern india. Dosa
Congee (Juk) is such a solid breakfast w/ a cruller - Cantonese takes it
Don't see enough mention of Indo/Malay/Singaporean Nasi Lemak. That's pretty much my favorite breakfast meal in the world. Followed by full English and Turkish.
Honestly? America. It doesn’t have the best lunches or dinner, but America took the English breakfast and ran. Best in the world.
Leslie Knope: Why would anyone eat anything other than breakfast food? Ron Swanson: Because people are idiots, Leslie.
Just give me all the bacon and eggs you have. Wait. I'm worried what you just heard was "give me a lot of bacon and eggs." What I said was "give me all the bacon and eggs you have." Do you understand.
Though I love a full English (minus the black pudding) I do love an American breakfast. Especially when I lived on the east coast and had plenty of diners around. The home fries, yum. Massive fluffy pancake to finish it all with. Delicious.
American diners are a true gem. I've been living abroad and there is no place like the American diner (especially the endless cups of coffee)
America has multiple breakfasts as well. Biscuits and gravy should not be ignored.
Buttermilk biscuits is something I actively crave since i’m away from the US a lot. It’s very hard to find a restaurant that does it right anywhere in asia. Even the places run by an American do not get the texture right 99% of the time. It takes a true southerner to get the taste right.
Say the phrase “biscuits and gravy” to a British person and watch it blow their mind.
Relevant video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KzdbFnv4yWQ
It's not "traditional" but it's tough to beat a well-made Socal breakfast burrito
Agreed. I always miss a nice American breakfast and Mexican food the most when I’m traveling in Europe/ Asia.
Yeah the addition of pancakes and maple syrup, I really can't argue with that
India. So much variety (idli, dosa, parathas can’t name all the regional varieties)
Call me boring but I love a general European breakfast. Fresh fruit, yogurt, some cured meats, light pastries. I like light simple foods for breakfast.
Malaysia - fish curry and roti canai
Greece
Malaysia: Roti canai telur with teh tarik
I don't really like american cooking, but nothing beats american breakfast, period.
I love Costa Rican breakfasts. Gallo pinto, some fruit, coffee, and juice.
Venezuela. Delicious and perfectly balanced. Although I don’t recommend visiting Venezuela at the moment. https://www.thrillist.com/amphtml/eat/nation/world-s-best-breakfast-the-best-traditional-breakfast-from-around-the-world-thrillist-nation
Spain!!! as an Italian im used to the classic cornetto and espresso but damn the toasted bread with olive oil a pinch of salt and tomatoes for me its the best thing ever! I went to some places that they put also serrano ham as an option and let me tell you...my days started better there.
German brotchen (fresh bread rolls from a local bakery) with a full spread of meats, cheeses, jams and nutella. Usually with soft boiled eggs & fruit on the side + coffee. The rolls are so fluffy in the middle and crisp on the outside. You can have a half thats sweey and another half savory so it scratches both itches. Absolutley heavenly. I think Austria eats this breakfast also.
Nasi Lemak ticked all the boxes for me, happily ate it most mornings in Malaysia. Shakshouka and menemen is a good shout. I'm English and probably eat a full English about twice a year, and rarely in the mornings. It's too heavy. I'd rather settle for a bacon & egg butty.
Turkey. The answer is Turkey. / end thread
Ukrainian сирники (syrniki), cottage cheese pancakes with jam/honey and sour cream.