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Egg-Free Breakfasts from Around the World

A world of breakfasts that are naturally egg-free: 173 authentic dishes, each from a real region with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in. Toggle egg-free on any other recipe and it rewrites itself to match.
173 recipes
Ful Medames
Alexandria, Egypt · easy · 35 minSlow-cooked fava beans mashed with cumin, lemon, and olive oil, the breakfast that has powered Egypt for millennia.
Baghrir
Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco · easy · 35 minSpongy "thousand-hole" semolina pancakes drenched in a warm honey-and-butter syrup.
Chechebsa
Amhara, Ethiopia · easy · 35 minShredded flatbread tossed in spiced niter kibbeh and berbere, a warm, savory Ethiopian breakfast.
Akara and Ogi
Lagos, Nigeria · medium · 45 minFluffy black-eyed pea fritters with ogi, a smooth fermented corn pap, a classic Nigerian breakfast pair.
Fondé
Dakar, Senegal · easy · 35 minA comforting Senegalese millet porridge cooked with milk, sugar, and a hint of orange-flower or nutmeg.
Hausa Koko and Koose
Ashanti, Ghana · medium · 45 minA spiced fermented millet porridge with koose, crisp black-eyed pea fritters, Ghana's classic Ghanaian breakfast.
Mieliepap with Amasi
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · easy · 25 minSoft maize porridge served with amasi, tangy cultured milk, an everyday South African breakfast.
Uji
Nairobi, Kenya · easy · 25 minA smooth, slightly sour fermented millet-and-sorghum porridge, sipped warm to start the day.
Maandazi
Zanzibar, Tanzania · easy · 40 minLightly sweet East African fried dough triangles scented with cardamom and coconut.
Bouillie d'Arachide
Abidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 30 minA creamy Ivorian peanut-and-millet breakfast porridge sweetened and scented with nutmeg.
Badjias
Maputo, Mozambique · easy · 30 minCrisp Mozambican chickpea-flour fritters flecked with onion and served with fiery piri-piri.
Msemen
Algiers, Algeria · medium · 50 minFlaky square semolina flatbreads folded in layers and griddled, served with honey or jam.
Puff-Puff and Beans
Littoral (Douala), Cameroon · medium · 55 minSweet fried dough balls served with a savory stewed bean pot, a filling Cameroonian breakfast.
Bota
Harare, Zimbabwe · easy · 25 minA soft, thin maize-meal breakfast porridge enriched with peanut butter and a little sugar.
Mofo Gasy
Analamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · medium · 35 minSlightly sweet fermented rice-flour cakes griddled in round moulds, "Malagasy bread" for breakfast.
Diphaphatha
Gaborone, Botswana · easy · 30 minSoft Botswana griddle breads: quick, dense little flatbread rounds cooked in a dry pan and split with butter or jam for breakfast.
Farata with Butter Bean Curry
Port Louis, Mauritius · medium · 55 minFlaky griddled flatbread (farata) served with a light butter-bean curry, a popular Mauritian breakfast.
Mikate
Kinshasa, DR Congo · easy · 40 minSweet Congolese fried dough balls, golden, pillowy, and dusted with sugar, for breakfast with tea.
Sfinz
Tripoli, Libya · medium · 40 minStretchy, lacy fried dough eaten warm with honey or date syrup, a Libyan weekend breakfast.
Canjeero
Mogadishu, Somalia · medium · 35 minA thin, spongy fermented pancake (laxoox) eaten with a drizzle of sesame oil, sugar, or stew.
Gurasa
Khartoum, Sudan · easy · 35 minA thick, soft Sudanese griddle pancake eaten with a stew or with sugar and ghee for breakfast.
Maasa
Bamako, Mali · medium · 40 minMalian pancake-doughnuts: lightly fermented rice-and-millet batter fried into golden puffs and dusted with sugar, sold hot from roadside pans.
Ibijumba n'Ikivuguto
Kigali, Rwanda · easy · 30 minThe classic Rwandan breakfast: warm boiled sweet potatoes served with ikivuguto, a tangy cultured fermented milk.
Vitumbuwa
Lusaka, Zambia · easy · 35 minLightly sweet Zambian rice-flour fritters, crisp outside and fluffy within, for breakfast with tea.
Cuscuz Doce
Santiago (Praia), Cape Verde · medium · 55 minA steamed cornmeal cake, faintly sweet, eaten warm with butter, honey, or milk for breakfast.
Kicha Fit-fit
Asmara, Eritrea · easy · 35 minShredded flatbread tossed with spiced clarified butter and berbere, a warming Eritrean breakfast.
Ablo
Cotonou, Benin · medium · 45 minSoft, slightly sweet steamed rice-and-corn cakes eaten plain or with a spicy sauce for breakfast.
Ayimolou
Lomé, Togo · easy · 60 minA one-pot of rice and beans cooked together and served with a spicy pepper sauce, Togo's breakfast.
Sierra Leonean Fry Fry
Freetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 40 minA plate of assorted fried things with a peppery gravy to dip them in, the Freetown street breakfast.
Lahoh
Djibouti City, Djibouti · medium · 35 minA soft, honeycombed fermented pancake eaten with ghee and honey or a spicy stew in Djibouti.
Bouillie de Banane
Libreville, Gabon · easy · 30 minA smooth Gabonese plantain porridge, gently sweet and spiced, to start a rainforest morning.
Massa
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 35 minLittle fermented millet fritters, crisp and tangy, sold hot with a spicy or sweet topping in Burkina Faso.
Ibitoke n'Ibiharage
Bujumbura, Burundi · easy · 55 minBurundi's beans and plantains: red beans and green cooking bananas simmered together with onion and warm spice into a filling plate.
Beignets
Bangui, Central African Republic · easy · 40 minCentral African breakfast doughnuts: puffy, golden yeasted fritters fried fresh at dawn and dusted with sugar, eaten with sweet coffee.
Kisser
N'Djamena, Chad · medium · 35 minChadian sourdough crepes: thin, tangy fermented millet pancakes griddled soft and lacy, torn and dipped into sauce or eaten with sugar.
Beignets Congolais
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo · medium · 105 minPuffy, faintly sweet fried dough balls sold hot on Brazzaville street corners and eaten with sweet coffee at daybreak.
Umncushu
Mbabane, Eswatini · easy · 135 minSwazi samp and beans: dried maize kernels and sugar beans slow-boiled together until soft and creamy, a homely Eswatini staple.
Tapalapa
Banjul, The Gambia · medium · 50 minThe Gambia's daily bread: a crusty, dense baton of mixed millet, maize, and wheat flours, baked in a clay oven and torn open for breakfast.
Lafidi
Conakry, Guinea · easy · 40 minA Guinean morning plate: okra and garden-egg eggplant mashed with chili and fermented locust bean, spooned over rice with a slick of red palm oil.
Fidjós
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · easy · 30 minBissau breakfast fritters: a mashed-banana and flour batter fried into small golden puffs, sold in paper cones on the morning streets.
Makoenya
Maseru, Lesotho · easy · 40 minGolden Basotho fat cakes: crisp-edged deep-fried dough balls, soft and lightly sweet inside, sold hot from street stands for breakfast.
Zitumbuwa
Lilongwe, Malawi · easy · 25 minMalawian banana fritters: very ripe bananas bound with a little cornmeal and deep-fried into sweet, golden, craggy morsels.
Lakh
Nouakchott, Mauritania · medium · 35 minSteamed millet couscous under cool sweetened curdled milk and fresh grated coconut, the Sahelian sweet Mauritania makes to mark the end of Ramadan.
Fura da Nono
Niamey, Niger · medium · 40 minSpiced millet dough balls broken into cool soured milk and sweetened, the iconic Hausa-Fulani breakfast drink-meal of Niger.
Fruta-Pão Frita
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · easy · 25 minGolden fried breadfruit, crisp outside and fluffy within, eaten with strong island coffee on São Tomé mornings.
Ladob Banann
Victoria, Seychelles · easy · 30 minRipe plantains simmered soft in sweet, vanilla-and-nutmeg coconut milk, a Creole breakfast or dessert from the Seychelles.
Combo
Juba, South Sudan · easy · 40 minSouth Sudanese greens in peanut sauce: leafy greens simmered with tomato and groundnut paste into a rich, creamy relish, eaten with rice.
Motoho
Maseru, Lesotho · easy · 45 minLesotho's fermented sorghum porridge, soured overnight with a tomoso starter and eaten warm by the bowl or thinned into a tangy drink.
Motogo
Gaborone, Botswana · easy · 25 minBotswana's soft morning sorghum porridge, stirred smooth over a low fire and eaten with sugar and a pour of milk or tangy madila.
Mgaiwa Phala
Lilongwe, Malawi · easy · 25 minMalawi's everyday breakfast porridge of whole-ground maize simmered with milk and finished generously with sugar.
Chura Gerteh
Banjul, The Gambia · easy · 40 minThe Gambia's thick groundnut-and-rice porridge, faintly oily and nutty, served hot with yoghurt or condensed milk.
Incwancwa
Mbabane, Eswatini · easy · 30 minEswatini's sour fermented maize porridge, tangy from a day or two of natural souring and eaten spoonable or thinned to a drink.
Igikoma
Kigali, Rwanda · easy · 20 minRwanda's morning porridge of sorghum, maize, and soya flour, whisked smooth and drunk warm and sweet from a mug.
Igikoma cy'Uburo
Bujumbura, Burundi · easy · 20 minBurundi's warming finger-millet porridge, whisked thin and smooth, sweetened, and often enriched with a spoon of roasted groundnut flour.
Bouillie de Mil
N'Djamena, Chad · easy · 25 minChad's smooth millet breakfast porridge, simmered sweet and finished with a splash of milk, gentle enough for dawn and for small children.
Bouillie de Fonio
Conakry, Guinea · easy · 30 minA creamy Guinean breakfast porridge of tiny fonio grains simmered in water and milk, sweetened and warmed with gentle spice.
Bouillie de Manioc
Bangui, Central African Republic · easy · 20 minA silky Central African cassava porridge, whisked from the national staple flour and sweetened, often enriched with a spoon of peanut paste.
Papa de Arroz
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · easy · 40 minGuinea-Bissau's gentle rice porridge, the national grain simmered soft and loose, sweetened and served with a pour of milk.
Papas de Milho
Luanda, Angola · easy · 25 minAngola's soft maize breakfast porridge of fine fuba cooked smooth, taken sweet with milk and sugar or savoury with a pinch of salt.
Moni
Bamako, Mali · easy · 40 minMali's millet porridge of tiny hand-rolled flour pearls simmered in tamarind-soured water and sweetened, eaten at breakfast and Ramadan.
Katogo
Kampala, Uganda · easy · 55 minGreen cooking bananas simmered in one pot with beans, tomato and onion, the everyday Ugandan breakfast.
Sabayad
Djibouti City, Djibouti · easy · 40 minA folded, pan-fried flatbread with a crisp exterior and warm flaky layers, the Djiboutian answer to a flat croissant.
Mahjouba (Mhadjeb Stuffed Semolina Flatbread)
Algiers, Algeria · medium · 65 minThin, hand-stretched semolina flatbreads folded around a jammy tomato, onion and harissa filling and griddled crisp.
Nhopi (Pumpkin and Peanut Porridge)
Harare, Zimbabwe · easy · 50 minMashed pumpkin cooked into mealie-meal and enriched with peanut butter, a lightly sweet Shona comfort porridge.
Sahan Ful (Sudanese Fava Beans)
Khartoum, Sudan · easy · 30 minSlow-cooked fava beans crushed with cumin and lifted with tomato, onion and olive oil, the Sudanese breakfast of beans and bread.
Ata (Beninese Black-Eyed Pea Fritters)
Cotonou, Benin · medium · 50 minSkinned black-eyed peas whipped into an airy batter with onion and chili, then fried into crisp, fluffy golden fritters.
Phở Gà (Hanoi Chicken Pho)
Hanoi (Red River Delta), Vietnam · medium · 80 minA clear, star-anise-scented chicken broth over rice noodles, finished with herbs and lime at the table.
Kerala Ishtu (Coconut Vegetable Stew)
Kerala, India · easy · 40 minA gentle, fragrant stew of potatoes and vegetables in coconut milk with ginger, green chili, and curry leaves.
Khaman Dhokla
Gujarat, India · easy · 35 minCloud-light steamed chickpea-flour cakes, tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves, Gujarat’s teatime signature.
Mas Huni
Malé, Maldives · easy · 25 minShredded smoked tuna tossed with grated coconut, onion, chili, and lime, the Maldivian breakfast, with roshi flatbread.
Jok
Bangkok (Central), Thailand · easy · 55 minA silky Thai rice congee topped with ginger, scallion, and a soft egg, the classic Bangkok breakfast.
Chvishtari (Cornmeal Cheese Bread)
Imereti, Georgia · easy · 30 minGriddled cornmeal cakes packed with young melting cheese, crisp outside and molten within, from the mountains of western Georgia.
Youtiao and Soy Milk
Sichuan, China · medium · 35 minCrisp, airy fried dough sticks dunked into a bowl of warm fresh soy milk, a classic Chinese breakfast.
Hobak-juk
Seoul (Gyeonggi), South Korea · easy · 45 minA silky, naturally sweet Korean pumpkin porridge thickened with glutinous rice.
Manakish Za'atar
Beirut, Lebanon · medium · 40 minFlatbread baked with a fragrant za'atar-and-olive-oil topping, the Levantine morning staple.
Bubur Sumsum
Yogyakarta (Java), Indonesia · easy · 30 minA soft rice-flour and coconut porridge pooled with dark palm-sugar syrup.
Champorado
Central Luzon, Philippines · easy · 35 minA sweet Filipino chocolate rice porridge, traditionally eaten with salty dried fish on the side.
Halwa Puri
Lahore (Punjab), Pakistan · medium · 70 minA festive Lahori breakfast of puffed fried puri, sweet semolina halwa, and spiced chickpeas.
Sel Roti
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal · medium · 50 minA ring-shaped, lightly sweet fermented rice bread, crisp outside and soft within.
Hoppers (Appa)
Southern Province, Sri Lanka · medium · 45 minBowl-shaped fermented rice-and-coconut pancakes, lacy at the edges and soft in the middle.
Katlama
Tashkent, Uzbekistan · medium · 45 minFlaky, layered pan-fried flatbread brushed with oil and folded, a Central Asian morning staple.
Bai Sach Chrouk
Siem Reap, Cambodia · easy · 40 minThinly sliced grilled coconut-marinated pork over broken rice, with pickles and a clear broth.
Fatteh
Amman, Jordan · easy · 30 minLayers of toasted bread, warm chickpeas, and garlicky yogurt topped with sizzled butter and pine nuts.
Adasi
Tehran, Iran · easy · 60 minA warming Persian lentil breakfast stew spiced with turmeric, cumin, and cinnamon.
Ruti with Aloo Bhaji
Dhaka, Bangladesh · easy · 45 minSoft whole-wheat flatbread with a lightly spiced potato-and-onion curry, the everyday Dhaka breakfast.
Khao Piak Sen
Luang Prabang, Laos · medium · 70 minA comforting Lao chicken noodle soup with soft, chewy hand-cut rice-tapioca noodles.
Boortsog
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia · easy · 40 minSimple fried dough biscuits eaten with milky, lightly salted tea across the Mongolian steppe.
Baursak
Almaty, Kazakhstan · easy · 45 minFluffy yeasted fried dough puffs served warm with butter, jam, or honey and tea.
Balila
Damascus, Syria · easy · 15 minWarm chickpeas dressed with cumin, lemon, garlic, and olive oil, a simple Damascene breakfast.
Khur-le
Thimphu, Bhutan · easy · 30 minRustic buckwheat pancakes from the Bhutanese highlands, eaten with chili-cheese ezay.
Sakhana
Muscat, Oman · easy · 55 minA thick, sweet Omani wheat soup of dates, date molasses and milk, made through Ramadan and eaten after the fast.
Labneh with Za'atar
West Bank, Palestine · easy · 10 minThick strained yogurt swirled with olive oil and za'atar, scooped with warm taboon bread.
Kahi with Geymar
Baghdad, Iraq · medium · 50 minFlaky layered pastry baked crisp, soaked in syrup, and topped with rich clotted geymar cream.
Zhingyalov Hats
Yerevan, Armenia · medium · 50 minThin flatbread stuffed with a dozen or more chopped herbs and greens, griddled until blistered.
Masoub
Sana’a, Yemen · easy · 15 minMashed flatbread and ripe banana bound with honey and topped with cream, nuts, and dates.
Malawach
Tel Aviv, Israel · medium · 45 minA flaky, buttery Yemenite-Israeli pan-fried flatbread served with grated tomato and zhug.
Qutab
Baku, Azerbaijan · medium · 45 minThin, half-moon griddle breads stuffed with greens and herbs, folded and cooked until charred.
Kattama
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan · medium · 45 minA flaky, spiral pan-fried bread layered with onion, torn and eaten with tea or broth.
Katilapam
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · easy · 40 minSoft steamed rice-flour cakes lightly spiced and faintly sweet, a Bruneian teatime and breakfast bite.
Khameer
Kuwait City, Kuwait · medium · 45 minSoft, lightly sweet date-and-cardamom yeast breads, griddled and eaten with cream or cheese.
Shirchoy
Dushanbe, Tajikistan · easy · 20 minWarm milk tea poured over torn bread with a knob of butter, a simple Tajik mountain breakfast.
Chorek
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · medium · 45 minRound tamdyr-baked bread with a crisp crust and soft crumb, torn warm with tea and butter.
Jagung Bose
Dili, Timor-Leste · easy · 90 minThe Timorese corn staple: dried corn and red beans slow-cooked until creamy in coconut milk, humble everyday nourishment.
Roti Canai
Penang, Malaysia · medium · 50 minA flaky, stretched-thin griddle flatbread from the mamak stall, crisp outside and soft in layers within, served with a bowl of dhal to dip.
Nihari
Lahore (Punjab), Pakistan · advanced · 270 minA dawn stew of beef shank and marrow slow-cooked in a dozen spices until the gravy turns silky, brightened with ginger, chilli and lemon.
Galayet Bandora (Fried Tomatoes)
Amman, Jordan · easy · 50 minA simple Jordanian skillet of ripe tomatoes simmered down in plenty of olive oil with sliced garlic and green chilli until jammy, scooped up with warm pita.
Rösti
Bern, Switzerland · easy · 45 minSwitzerland’s golden potato cake, crisp outside, tender inside, flipped whole and served with pride.
Churros con Chocolate
Valencia, Spain · medium · 30 minCrisp ridged fritters dusted with sugar, for dipping into a thick cup of hot chocolate.
Torrada com Galão
Minho, Portugal · easy · 10 minThick toasted bread drenched in butter, served with a tall glass of milky galão coffee.
Havregröt
Skåne, Sweden · easy · 12 minWarm oat porridge topped with lingonberry or blueberry and a splash of cold milk.
Beans on Toast
Cornwall, United Kingdom · easy · 10 minSaucy baked beans piled onto hot buttered toast, the humble British comfort breakfast.
Uštipci with Kajmak
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina · easy · 35 minLittle fried dough balls served warm with kajmak clotted cream and soft cheese.
Hafragrautur (Icelandic Oat Porridge)
Reykjavík, Iceland · easy · 17 minCreamy stovetop oat porridge simmered with a pinch of salt, served the Icelandic way with a spoon of skyr, brown sugar, and butter.
Petulla
Tirana, Albania · easy · 35 minSoft Albanian fried dough eaten warm with honey, jam, feta, or a dusting of sugar.
Ajdovi Žganci
Ljubljana, Slovenia · medium · 30 minRustic buckwheat "spoonbread" crumbles served with warm milk or cracklings, Slovenian comfort.
Grechnevaya Kasha
Moscow, Russia · easy · 23 minToasted buckwheat simmered until fluffy and served with butter, the quintessential Russian porridge.
Kama
Tartu, Estonia · easy · 5 minToasted grain-and-pea flour stirred into kefir or buttermilk with a little honey, a uniquely Estonian breakfast.
Sklandrausis (Rye Carrot Tart)
Riga, Latvia · medium · 65 minLittle hand-raised rye pastry cases filled with potato and sweet spiced carrot purees, baked until set, an ancient Livonian specialty.
Priganice
Cetinje, Montenegro · easy · 35 minSmall, airy fried dough puffs served with honey, cheese, and jam, a Montenegrin breakfast treat.
Kachkéis (Luxembourg Cooked Cheese)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg · medium · 25 minAged curd melted down on the stove with butter and caraway into a glossy, tangy spreadable cheese, poured out to set and eaten on bread with mustard.
Manna Kasha
Minsk, Belarus · easy · 15 minSmooth semolina milk porridge, lump-free and lightly sweet, topped with jam or butter.
Pa amb Tomàquet
Andorra la Vella, Andorra · easy · 8 minRustic bread rubbed with ripe tomato and garlic, drizzled with olive oil and salt.
Bircher Müesli
Vaduz, Liechtenstein · easy · 10 minOats soaked overnight in milk and yogurt with grated apple, nuts, and a squeeze of lemon.
Socca
Monaco, Monaco · easy · 22 minA thin, crisp-edged chickpea-flour pancake baked hot and eaten in torn pieces with black pepper.
Piadina
City of San Marino, San Marino · easy · 35 minA thin griddled flatbread folded around soft cheese with ham, or with jam, the daily bread of the region.
Irish Soda Bread
Munster, Ireland · easy · 55 minA dense, tangy four-ingredient loaf leavened with baking soda and buttermilk, no yeast and no kneading, baked with a deep cross cut into the top.
Ribel
Vaduz, Liechtenstein · easy · 35 minOne of Liechtenstein's most original dishes: cornmeal simmered in milk and water, then toasted in butter into golden crumbs.
Törkarebl
Vaduz, Liechtenstein · easy · 35 minThe gentle Unterland version of Liechtenstein's corn dish: grits scalded and soaked, then slowly toasted crumbly and eaten with elderberry jam.
Arepas con Quesito & Hogao
Antioquia, Colombia · easy · 45 minGriddled corn cakes split and filled with fresh cheese, spooned over with a warm tomato-scallion sauce.
Doubles
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 70 minTwo soft turmeric flatbreads folded around curried chickpeas, tamarind, and pepper sauce, Trinidad’s street-corner breakfast.
Enfrijoladas
Oaxaca, Mexico · easy · 40 minCorn tortillas bathed in silky black-bean sauce, folded and finished with cheese, crema, and onion.
Gallo Pinto
Managua, Nicaragua · easy · 30 minDay-old rice fried with red beans until speckled like a painted rooster, Nicaragua’s twice-daily heartbeat.
Green Fig and Saltfish
Castries, Saint Lucia · easy · 50 minSaint Lucia's national breakfast: boiled green bananas tossed with sautéed salted cod, peppers, and herbs.
Pan con Chicharrón
Lima, Peru · medium · 60 minCrisp fried pork and sweet camote layered in a soft roll with tangy salsa criolla, the definitive Lima weekend breakfast sandwich.
Cuscuz Nordestino
Bahia, Brazil · easy · 30 minA fluffy steamed cornmeal cake from Brazil's northeast, moistened and finished with butter or coconut, naturally gluten-free morning fuel.
Tortas Fritas
Mendoza, Argentina · easy · 35 minSimple fried dough discs, crisp-edged and dusted with sugar, that Argentines make on rainy mornings to eat with mate.
Sopaipillas
Central Valley, Chile · medium · 40 minGolden pumpkin-dough fritters, soft and faintly sweet, fried up on cold Chilean mornings and eaten with pebre or chancaca syrup.
Bolón de Verde
Pichincha (Andes), Ecuador · medium · 35 minA ball of mashed green plantain stuffed with cheese, pan-crisped golden, the filling coastal breakfast of Ecuador.
Api con Pastel
La Paz, Bolivia · medium · 45 minA hot, spiced purple-corn drink thick with cinnamon and clove, served with a crisp fried cheese pastry dusted in sugar.
Mbejú
Asunción, Paraguay · easy · 25 minA chewy, crisp-edged starch-and-cheese griddle cake, gluten-free and pan-cooked to order, eaten with cocido at daybreak.
Torta Frita
Montevideo, Uruguay · easy · 35 minGolden discs of fried dough with a slit in the middle, crisp-edged and pillowy, the treat Uruguayans make whenever it rains, dusted with sugar and dunked in mate.
Sada Roti with Tomato Choka
Demerara (Georgetown), Guyana · medium · 40 minSoft griddled flatbread torn and dipped into smoky fire-roasted tomato choka sharpened with garlic and onion, a vegan Guyanese classic.
Bara
Paramaribo, Suriname · medium · 50 minLittle savory fried rings of ground urdi and flour, green with chopped tajer leaf and heavy with masala, eaten hot with chutney or sambal.
Ackee and Saltfish
Kingston (Surrey), Jamaica · medium · 35 minJamaica's national dish for breakfast: silky ackee sautéed with flaked salt cod, peppers, onion, and Scotch bonnet, eaten with fried dumplings.
Cretons sur Pain Grillé
Québec, Canada · medium · 90 minA Québécois spiced pork-and-onion spread, cold from the fridge, smeared thick on hot buttered toast with a smear of mustard.
Tostada Cubana con Café con Leche
Havana, Cuba · easy · 15 minButtered Cuban bread pressed flat and crisp, cut into batons for dunking into sweet, milky espresso, the quintessential Havana breakfast.
Espageti Ayisyen
Ouest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 30 minHaiti's famous breakfast spaghetti tossed with smoky herring, onions, peppers, and a hit of epis and ketchup, savory morning comfort.
Chorreadas con Natilla
San José, Costa Rica · easy · 25 minSweet-savory fresh corn pancakes, crisp at the edges, served with a dollop of cool natilla (sour cream), a Costa Rican country breakfast.
Plátanos Fritos con Frijoles y Crema
San Salvador, El Salvador · easy · 30 minCaramelized fried plantains with thick refried beans and a swirl of crema, the humble Salvadoran típico breakfast.
Tortilla Panameña con Queso
Panama City, Panama · easy · 25 minA thick, crisp-fried corn cake, not a thin tortilla at all, split hot and stuffed with melting white cheese, a staple Panamanian breakfast.
Fry Jacks
Belize City, Belize · easy · 35 minPuffy, crisp triangles of fried dough eaten with refried beans, eggs, or jam, the golden centerpiece of a Belizean breakfast.
Boiled Fish and Johnny Cake
Nassau, Bahamas · medium · 45 minA light, limey grouper broth with potatoes and onion, served with a slab of sweet Bahamian johnny cake for dunking, a true island breakfast.
Cocoa Tea and Fried Bakes
St. George's, Grenada · medium · 40 minSpiced local cocoa simmered into a rich, cinnamon-scented "tea," served with hot fried bakes, breakfast on the Spice Isle.
Antiguan Fried Dumplings with Cheese
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda · easy · 35 minGolden, slightly sweet fried dumplings split open around a wedge of sharp cheese, a simple, filling Antiguan breakfast.
Stewed Saltfish with Dumplings
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis · medium · 50 minSalt cod stewed down with tomato, onion, and pepper, served with boiled dumplings and ground provisions, the national breakfast of St. Kitts.
Fried Bakes with Zaboca
Roseau, Dominica · easy · 35 minGolden fried bakes split and filled with seasoned mashed avocado (zaboca), a simple, satisfying vegan breakfast from the Nature Isle.
Fried Bakes and Saltfish
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · medium · 40 minSautéed salt cod with onion, tomato, and pepper tucked into hot fried bakes, the everyday breakfast of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Babakau
Viti Levu, Fiji · medium · 105 minPuffy, faintly sweet Fijian fried bread, crisp outside and pillowy within, torn and dunked in sweet milky tea for breakfast.
Koko Alaisa
Upolu, Samoa · easy · 35 minSamoan cocoa rice: short-grain rice simmered with rich local cocoa, coconut, and sugar into a warm, chocolatey porridge.
Mince on Toast
Waikato, New Zealand · easy · 35 minSavory, gravy-rich beef mince spooned over hot buttered toast, a nostalgic Kiwi breakfast and any-time comfort meal.
Vegemite on Toast
Victoria, Australia · easy · 5 minHot buttered toast under a thin, salty scrape of Vegemite, the deceptively simple, fiercely defended Australian breakfast.
Roasted Kaukau with Coconut
Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 40 minKaukau (sweet potato) roasted in the embers and eaten with fresh grated coconut, an everyday Papua New Guinean breakfast.
Keke Isite
Tongatapu, Tonga · medium · 105 minTongan fried "yeast cakes", crisp-shelled, fluffy doughnuts eaten warm with tea, a Saturday-morning island tradition.
Cook Islands Poke
Rarotonga, Cook Islands · easy · 55 minCooked ripe banana bound with arrowroot and baked until translucent, drowned in thick coconut cream, eaten at breakfast, at teatime, or alongside the main meal.
Taro with Coconut Syrup
Ngerulmud, Palau · easy · 40 minSteamed taro drizzled with a warm caramel-like coconut syrup, a gently sweet Palauan breakfast built on the islands' staple root.
Kiribati Coconut Rice
Tarawa, Kiribati · easy · 30 minRice simmered in fresh coconut milk and sweetened with coconut toddy, a soft, fragrant breakfast from the atolls of Kiribati.
Grilled Reef Fish with Rice
Palikir, Micronesia · easy · 30 minWhole reef fish grilled over coconut husks with lime and served over hot rice, a savory, protein-rich Micronesian morning plate.
Banana in Coconut Cream
Yaren, Nauru · easy · 15 minRipe bananas warmed in sweet coconut cream with a hint of lime, a soft, quick Nauruan breakfast from the Pacific's smallest republic.
Boiled Kumara with Fresh Coconut
Honiara, Solomon Islands · easy · 25 minTender boiled kumara (sweet potato) tossed with fresh grated coconut and a little salt, an honest, everyday Solomon Islands breakfast.
Fekei
Funafuti, Tuvalu · medium · 45 minA sweet Tuvaluan pudding of grated pulaka or banana cooked with coconut cream into a sticky, caramel-rich cake.
Nalot (Pounded Breadfruit with Coconut Cream)
Efate (Port Vila), Vanuatu · easy · 65 minRoasted breadfruit pounded to a smooth, heavy paste and served with a well of hot coconut cream poured into the middle.
Rēwena Parāoa (Māori Potato Bread)
Waikato, New Zealand · advanced · 80 minA traditional Māori sourdough raised with a fermented potato starter, baked into a soft, faintly sour loaf.
Chukuchuk (Coconut Rice Balls)
Majuro, Marshall Islands · easy · 35 minWarm sticky rice rolled by hand into balls and coated in freshly grated coconut, a Marshallese staple served with fish.
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