Results: Breakfast Samplings Around the World

The most popular breakfast food in Italy is pane, burro e marmellata (bread butter and jam). One variation is fette biscottate, a twice baked thinly sliced bread served with butter and apricot jam. Looks delicious! Have you ever been to Italy?

Khao tom is a breakfast dish in Thailand. It's made with boiled rice and egg and additional protein like pork, octopus or squid. There's fish sauce and crushed red peppers to spice things up a bit. Have you tasted this dish or a variation of it before?

According to tastingtable.com the French typically stick to simple breakfasts completed with hot tea or coffee. Egg or veggie quiches, omelettes with fresh herbs and croque madame are popular savory items. Does this tickle your taste buds?

Breakfast in Turkey is referred to as kahvalti and consists of a lot of bite-sized foods served with freshly brewed black tea. Kahvalti would include black and green olives, cured meats, chopped cucumbers, cheese, honey, preserves and freshly baked bread with butter. Have you traveled to Turkey?

Chilaquile is a hit both in Mexico and American border towns. Made with corn tortillas smothered in a spicy red or green sauce, sprinkled with cojita cheese, crema and fresh herbs, this dish is sure to get you ready to start the day. Have you been to Mexico?

When time allows, many Russian families enjoy an intricate breakfast of syrniki (cottage cheese stuffed dumplings served with jam and sour cream) or blinis (thin Russian pancakes served with sweetened condensed milk, fruit preserves, honey or sour cream). Have you ever visited, worked or lived in Russia?

Pakistani breakfast is served as a platter called halwa puri. Puri, a deep-fried soft flatbread, is served with suji (a sweet cooked pudding made with ghee and sugar). The halwa puri also includes chana masala, a spicy chickpea curry and aloo ki tarkari, a potato based curry. Yummy! Have your travels taken you to Pakistan?

A full Canadian breakfast is a lovely sight to behold! Cinnamon and Maple syrup pancakes, bacon or sausage and maple fried eggs (warm 1 or 2 tablespoons of REAL maple syrup in non-stick pan. Crack egg into syrup and cook to your liking while spooning syrup in pan on top of egg). Source: get cracking.ca/recipes. Have you visited Canada?