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Nut-Free Breakfasts from Around the World
A world of breakfasts that are naturally nut-free: 192 authentic dishes, each from a real region with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in. Toggle nut-free on any other recipe and it rewrites itself to match.
192 recipes
Shakshuka bel HarissaTunis, Tunisia · easy · 35 minEggs poached directly in a fiery, harissa-laced pepper and tomato sauce, eaten from the pan with bread.
Ugandan RolexKampala, Uganda · easy · 40 minA fresh chapati rolled around a vegetable omelette, Kampala’s street breakfast, "rolled eggs" said fast.
Ful MedamesAlexandria, Egypt · easy · 35 minSlow-cooked fava beans mashed with cumin, lemon, and olive oil, the breakfast that has powered Egypt for millennia.
LablabiTunis, Tunisia · easy · 35 minChickpeas in garlicky cumin broth ladled over torn bread, hit with harissa, lemon, and a soft egg, Tunisia’s working breakfast.
BaghrirMarrakesh-Safi, Morocco · easy · 35 minSpongy "thousand-hole" semolina pancakes drenched in a warm honey-and-butter syrup.
ChechebsaAmhara, Ethiopia · easy · 35 minShredded flatbread tossed in spiced niter kibbeh and berbere, a warm, savory Ethiopian breakfast.
Akara and OgiLagos, Nigeria · medium · 45 minFluffy black-eyed pea fritters with ogi, a smooth fermented corn pap, a classic Nigerian breakfast pair.
FondéDakar, Senegal · easy · 35 minA comforting Senegalese millet porridge cooked with milk, sugar, and a hint of orange-flower or nutmeg.
Hausa Koko and KooseAshanti, Ghana · medium · 45 minA spiced fermented millet porridge with koose, crisp black-eyed pea fritters, Ghana's classic Ghanaian breakfast.
Mieliepap with AmasiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · easy · 25 minSoft maize porridge served with amasi, tangy cultured milk, an everyday South African breakfast.
UjiNairobi, Kenya · easy · 25 minA smooth, slightly sour fermented millet-and-sorghum porridge, sipped warm to start the day.
BadjiasMaputo, Mozambique · easy · 30 minCrisp Mozambican chickpea-flour fritters flecked with onion and served with fiery piri-piri.
MsemenAlgiers, Algeria · medium · 50 minFlaky square semolina flatbreads folded in layers and griddled, served with honey or jam.
Puff-Puff and BeansLittoral (Douala), Cameroon · medium · 55 minSweet fried dough balls served with a savory stewed bean pot, a filling Cameroonian breakfast.
DiphaphathaGaborone, 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 CurryPort Louis, Mauritius · medium · 55 minFlaky griddled flatbread (farata) served with a light butter-bean curry, a popular Mauritian breakfast.
MikateKinshasa, DR Congo · easy · 40 minSweet Congolese fried dough balls, golden, pillowy, and dusted with sugar, for breakfast with tea.
SfinzTripoli, Libya · medium · 40 minStretchy, lacy fried dough eaten warm with honey or date syrup, a Libyan weekend breakfast.
CanjeeroMogadishu, Somalia · medium · 35 minA thin, spongy fermented pancake (laxoox) eaten with a drizzle of sesame oil, sugar, or stew.
GurasaKhartoum, Sudan · easy · 35 minA thick, soft Sudanese griddle pancake eaten with a stew or with sugar and ghee for breakfast.
MaasaBamako, 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'IkivugutoKigali, Rwanda · easy · 30 minThe classic Rwandan breakfast: warm boiled sweet potatoes served with ikivuguto, a tangy cultured fermented milk.
VitumbuwaLusaka, Zambia · easy · 35 minLightly sweet Zambian rice-flour fritters, crisp outside and fluffy within, for breakfast with tea.
Cuscuz DoceSantiago (Praia), Cape Verde · medium · 55 minA steamed cornmeal cake, faintly sweet, eaten warm with butter, honey, or milk for breakfast.
Kicha Fit-fitAsmara, Eritrea · easy · 35 minShredded flatbread tossed with spiced clarified butter and berbere, a warming Eritrean breakfast.
AbloCotonou, Benin · medium · 45 minSoft, slightly sweet steamed rice-and-corn cakes eaten plain or with a spicy sauce for breakfast.
AyimolouLomé, 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 FryFreetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 40 minA plate of assorted fried things with a peppery gravy to dip them in, the Freetown street breakfast.
LahohDjibouti City, Djibouti · medium · 35 minA soft, honeycombed fermented pancake eaten with ghee and honey or a spicy stew in Djibouti.
Bouillie de BananeLibreville, Gabon · easy · 30 minA smooth Gabonese plantain porridge, gently sweet and spiced, to start a rainforest morning.
MassaOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · medium · 35 minLittle fermented millet fritters, crisp and tangy, sold hot with a spicy or sweet topping in Burkina Faso.
Ibitoke n'IbiharageBujumbura, 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.
BeignetsBangui, 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.
KisserN'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 CongolaisBrazzaville, 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.
Plátano Frito con HuevoMalabo, Equatorial Guinea · easy · 17 minSweet ripe plantains fried till caramelized and topped with a fried egg, Spanish and African breakfast worlds on one plate.
TapalapaBanjul, 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.
LafidiConakry, 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.
FidjósBissau, 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.
MakoenyaMaseru, 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.
Liberian Rice BreadMonrovia, Liberia · medium · 60 minA moist, tender quick bread of rice flour and mashed ripe banana, spiced and baked into a golden loaf for breakfast or tea.
ZitumbuwaLilongwe, Malawi · easy · 25 minMalawian banana fritters: very ripe bananas bound with a little cornmeal and deep-fried into sweet, golden, craggy morsels.
OshikwiilaWindhoek, Namibia · easy · 30 minNamibian mahangu pancakes: golden, slightly crisp pearl-millet flatcakes griddled fresh, the fuel that carries Owambo schoolchildren through the morning.
Fura da NonoNiamey, 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 FritaSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · easy · 25 minGolden fried breadfruit, crisp outside and fluffy within, eaten with strong island coffee on São Tomé mornings.
MotohoMaseru, 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.
MotogoGaborone, 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 PhalaLilongwe, Malawi · easy · 25 minMalawi's everyday breakfast porridge of whole-ground maize simmered with milk and finished generously with sugar.
IncwancwaMbabane, 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.
IgikomaKigali, Rwanda · easy · 20 minRwanda's morning porridge of sorghum, maize, and soya flour, whisked smooth and drunk warm and sweet from a mug.
Bouillie de MilN'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.
Papa de ArrozBissau, 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 MilhoLuanda, 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.
MoniBamako, 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.
KatogoKampala, Uganda · easy · 55 minGreen cooking bananas simmered in one pot with beans, tomato and onion, the everyday Ugandan breakfast.
SabayadDjibouti 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.
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.
Omelete à Moda da TerraSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · easy · 25 minA simple island omelette of eggs beaten with local greens and onion, fried in palm oil and served with fried banana.
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.
MohingaYangon, Myanmar · medium · 65 minMyanmar’s national breakfast: rice noodles in a lemongrass-catfish broth thickened with toasted chickpea flour.
BalaleetDubai, United Arab Emirates · easy · 30 minSweet saffron-and-cardamom vermicelli topped with a thin savory omelette, the Gulf’s sweet-and-savory breakfast.
Tamago Kake GohanOsaka (Kansai), Japan · easy · 4 minHot rice topped with a raw egg and a splash of soy, Japan's fastest, most comforting breakfast.
JokBangkok (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 MilkSichuan, China · medium · 35 minCrisp, airy fried dough sticks dunked into a bowl of warm fresh soy milk, a classic Chinese breakfast.
Hobak-jukSeoul (Gyeonggi), South Korea · easy · 45 minA silky, naturally sweet Korean pumpkin porridge thickened with glutinous rice.
Manakish Za'atarBeirut, Lebanon · medium · 40 minFlatbread baked with a fragrant za'atar-and-olive-oil topping, the Levantine morning staple.
Menemenİzmir (Aegean), Turkey · easy · 30 minSoft eggs scrambled into a simmered base of tomato, green pepper, and pul biber.
ChamporadoCentral Luzon, Philippines · easy · 35 minA sweet Filipino chocolate rice porridge, traditionally eaten with salty dried fish on the side.
Sel RotiKathmandu Valley, Nepal · medium · 50 minA ring-shaped, lightly sweet fermented rice bread, crisp outside and soft within.
KatlamaTashkent, Uzbekistan · medium · 45 minFlaky, layered pan-fried flatbread brushed with oil and folded, a Central Asian morning staple.
AdasiTehran, Iran · easy · 60 minA warming Persian lentil breakfast stew spiced with turmeric, cumin, and cinnamon.
Ruti with Aloo BhajiDhaka, Bangladesh · easy · 45 minSoft whole-wheat flatbread with a lightly spiced potato-and-onion curry, the everyday Dhaka breakfast.
Dan BingTaipei, Taiwan · easy · 30 minA soft, chewy egg crepe rolled up and sliced, Taiwan's favorite hot breakfast off the griddle.
Khao Piak SenLuang Prabang, Laos · medium · 70 minA comforting Lao chicken noodle soup with soft, chewy hand-cut rice-tapioca noodles.
KhaginaKabul, Afghanistan · easy · 25 minAfghan eggs cooked into a soft, spiced tomato base, a quick, warming Kabul breakfast.
BoortsogUlaanbaatar, Mongolia · easy · 40 minSimple fried dough biscuits eaten with milky, lightly salted tea across the Mongolian steppe.
BaursakAlmaty, Kazakhstan · easy · 45 minFluffy yeasted fried dough puffs served warm with butter, jam, or honey and tea.
BalilaDamascus, Syria · easy · 15 minWarm chickpeas dressed with cumin, lemon, garlic, and olive oil, a simple Damascene breakfast.
Khur-leThimphu, Bhutan · easy · 30 minRustic buckwheat pancakes from the Bhutanese highlands, eaten with chili-cheese ezay.
SakhanaMuscat, 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'atarWest Bank, Palestine · easy · 10 minThick strained yogurt swirled with olive oil and za'atar, scooped with warm taboon bread.
Kahi with GeymarBaghdad, Iraq · medium · 50 minFlaky layered pastry baked crisp, soaked in syrup, and topped with rich clotted geymar cream.
Zhingyalov HatsYerevan, Armenia · medium · 50 minThin flatbread stuffed with a dozen or more chopped herbs and greens, griddled until blistered.
MasabibRiyadh, Saudi Arabia · easy · 35 minSoft, holey yeasted pancakes drenched in date syrup or honey, a Hejazi and Saudi breakfast.
MalawachTel Aviv, Israel · medium · 45 minA flaky, buttery Yemenite-Israeli pan-fried flatbread served with grated tomato and zhug.
QutabBaku, Azerbaijan · medium · 45 minThin, half-moon griddle breads stuffed with greens and herbs, folded and cooked until charred.
KattamaBishkek, Kyrgyzstan · medium · 45 minA flaky, spiral pan-fried bread layered with onion, torn and eaten with tea or broth.
KhameerKuwait City, Kuwait · medium · 45 minSoft, lightly sweet date-and-cardamom yeast breads, griddled and eaten with cream or cheese.
ChebabManama, Bahrain · easy · 30 minSaffron-and-cardamom pancakes tinted gold, served with cheese or date syrup, a Gulf breakfast.
KhanfarooshDoha, Qatar · medium · 40 minLittle saffron-and-cardamom cakes, crisp outside and soft within, fried and dusted with sugar.
ShirchoyDushanbe, Tajikistan · easy · 20 minWarm milk tea poured over torn bread with a knob of butter, a simple Tajik mountain breakfast.
ChorekAshgabat, Turkmenistan · medium · 45 minRound tamdyr-baked bread with a crisp crust and soft crumb, torn warm with tea and butter.
OnbanPyongyang, North Korea · medium · 65 minA Pyongyang bowl of warm rice in chicken broth topped with shredded chicken and a mung-bean pancake.
Roti CanaiPenang, 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.
Cheese BourekasTel Aviv, Israel · medium · 55 minFlaky puff-pastry triangles filled with tangy feta and ricotta, glazed with egg and scattered with sesame and nigella seeds.
NihariLahore (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.
Karjalanpiirakka (Karelian Pies)North Karelia, Finland · medium · 90 minLittle rye-crusted boats filled with creamy rice porridge, brushed with butter and topped with egg butter.
RöstiBern, Switzerland · easy · 45 minSwitzerland’s golden potato cake, crisp outside, tender inside, flipped whole and served with pride.
BanitsaSofia, Bulgaria · medium · 65 minCoiled phyllo layered with tangy white cheese and egg, baked into a golden spiral, Bulgaria’s breakfast and New Year charm.
Granita con BriocheSicily, Italy · easy · 15 minIcy lemon (or coffee, almond) granita scooped into a soft brioche col tuppo, a Sicilian summer breakfast.
Pain PerduProvence, France · easy · 22 minThick slices of day-old baguette soaked in vanilla custard and fried golden in butter, the French original of French toast.
Churros con ChocolateValencia, Spain · medium · 30 minCrisp ridged fritters dusted with sugar, for dipping into a thick cup of hot chocolate.
JajecznicaLesser Poland, Poland · easy · 15 minSoft, buttery Polish scrambled eggs with chives, served with fresh bread.
BougatsaCrete, Greece · medium · 55 minCrisp phyllo pastry wrapped around a warm semolina custard, dusted with sugar and cinnamon.
Torrada com GalãoMinho, Portugal · easy · 10 minThick toasted bread drenched in butter, served with a tall glass of milky galão coffee.
German Breakfast (Brötchen)Swabia, Germany · easy · 18 minFresh crusty rolls with butter, jam, cold cuts, cheese, and a soft-boiled egg, the German spread.
BundáskenyérGreat Hungarian Plain, Hungary · easy · 15 minHungarian "fur-coat bread", slices dipped in seasoned egg and milk and fried golden.
SyrnikiPoltava, Ukraine · easy · 30 minLittle pan-fried cottage-cheese pancakes, golden outside and tender within, served with sour cream and jam.
Full Irish BreakfastMunster, Ireland · medium · 40 minThe great fry-up: eggs, sausage, rashers, black and white pudding, beans, tomato, and soda bread.
HavregrötSkåne, Sweden · easy · 12 minWarm oat porridge topped with lingonberry or blueberry and a splash of cold milk.
Beans on ToastCornwall, United Kingdom · easy · 10 minSaucy baked beans piled onto hot buttered toast, the humble British comfort breakfast.
WentelteefjesGelderland, Netherlands · easy · 22 minStale bread turned in cinnamon-sugar custard and fried in butter until golden, the classic Dutch way to use up an old loaf.
KoláčeBohemia, Czechia · medium · 50 minSoft sweet buns with a dimple of fruit, poppy seed, or sweet cheese filling.
Omletă ȚărăneascăTransylvania, Romania · easy · 25 minA rustic Romanian peasant omelette with tomato, pepper, onion, and salty telemea cheese.
Norwegian Vafler (Heart Waffles)Vestland (Bergen), Norway · easy · 30 minSoft, cardamom-scented waffles cooked in a heart-shaped iron, served warm with brown cheese, jam, or sour cream.
Wiener FrühstückVienna, Austria · easy · 14 minA Viennese breakfast of a crusty Kaisersemmel, soft-boiled egg, butter, jam, and a milky Melange.
Belgian WafflesFlanders, Belgium · medium · 40 minDeep-pocketed waffles, crisp outside and fluffy within, dusted with sugar or topped with fruit.
Pannukakku (Finnish Oven Pancake)North Karelia, Finland · easy · 35 minA single thick, custardy pancake baked in a hot buttered pan until puffed and golden, cut in squares and eaten with jam and berries.
WienerbrødZealand (Copenhagen), Denmark · advanced · 60 minThe original "Danish": flaky laminated pastry with custard or jam, glazed and eaten with coffee.
Uštipci with KajmakSarajevo, 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.
Varškės Blynai (Curd Cheese Pancakes)Vilnius, Lithuania · easy · 30 minLittle pan-fried pancakes of fresh curd cheese, crisp and golden outside and tender inside, served with sour cream and jam.
PastizziValletta, Malta · medium · 55 minDiamond-shaped flaky pastries filled with ricotta or mushy peas, Malta's favorite savory bite.
ProjaŠumadija (Belgrade), Serbia · easy · 45 minA crumbly Serbian cornbread studded with white cheese, baked until golden and eaten with kajmak.
PalačinkeDalmatia, Croatia · easy · 30 minThin crepes rolled around jam, walnut, or chocolate, a Croatian breakfast and dessert.
Zemiakové Placky (Potato Pancakes)Bratislava, Slovakia · easy · 40 minCrisp, garlicky griddled pancakes of grated raw potato scented with marjoram, fried until lacy and golden.
PetullaTirana, Albania · easy · 35 minSoft Albanian fried dough eaten warm with honey, jam, feta, or a dusting of sugar.
Ajdovi ŽganciLjubljana, Slovenia · medium · 30 minRustic buckwheat "spoonbread" crumbles served with warm milk or cracklings, Slovenian comfort.
BurekSkopje, North Macedonia · medium · 60 minCoiled flaky pastry filled with cheese, baked golden and eaten with a drinking yogurt.
Grechnevaya KashaMoscow, Russia · easy · 23 minToasted buckwheat simmered until fluffy and served with butter, the quintessential Russian porridge.
KamaTartu, 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.
Plăcintă cu BrânzăChișinău, Moldova · medium · 45 minPan-fried or baked flatbread pockets stuffed with salty cheese, a Moldovan morning favorite.
PriganiceCetinje, Montenegro · easy · 35 minSmall, airy fried dough puffs served with honey, cheese, and jam, a Montenegrin breakfast treat.
Halloumi and EggsNicosia, Cyprus · easy · 15 minSlices of grilled halloumi with fried eggs and fresh tomato, the classic Cypriot breakfast.
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.
Pite me SpinaqPristina, Kosovo · medium · 65 minLayered thin-pastry pie filled with spinach and cheese, baked until crisp, a Kosovo staple.
Manna KashaMinsk, Belarus · easy · 15 minSmooth semolina milk porridge, lump-free and lightly sweet, topped with jam or butter.
Pa amb TomàquetAndorra la Vella, Andorra · easy · 8 minRustic bread rubbed with ripe tomato and garlic, drizzled with olive oil and salt.
SoccaMonaco, Monaco · easy · 22 minA thin, crisp-edged chickpea-flour pancake baked hot and eaten in torn pieces with black pepper.
PiadinaCity 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.
Maritozzo con PannaVatican City, Vatican City · medium · 48 minA soft, sweet Roman bun split and filled with a thick cloud of whipped cream.
Irish Soda BreadMunster, 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.
Zopf (Butterzopf)Bern, Switzerland · medium · 65 minSwitzerland's glossy Sunday-morning braid: a soft milk-and-butter bread plaited and glazed to deep mahogany.
RibelVaduz, Liechtenstein · easy · 35 minOne of Liechtenstein's most original dishes: cornmeal simmered in milk and water, then toasted in butter into golden crumbs.
TörkareblVaduz, 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.
Blini (Russian Thin Pancakes)Moscow, Russia · easy · 40 minThin, lacy pancakes swirled paper-thin in the pan and rolled or folded around jam and sour cream, a cornerstone of the Russian table.
Arepas con Quesito & HogaoAntioquia, Colombia · easy · 45 minGriddled corn cakes split and filled with fresh cheese, spooned over with a warm tomato-scallion sauce.
DoublesPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 70 minTwo soft turmeric flatbreads folded around curried chickpeas, tamarind, and pepper sauce, Trinidad’s street-corner breakfast.
Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Puffs)Minas Gerais, Brazil · easy · 40 minChewy-crisp little cheese breads made from tapioca starch, naturally gluten-free and dangerously poppable.
EnfrijoladasOaxaca, Mexico · easy · 40 minCorn tortillas bathed in silky black-bean sauce, folded and finished with cheese, crema, and onion.
Gallo PintoManagua, Nicaragua · easy · 30 minDay-old rice fried with red beans until speckled like a painted rooster, Nicaragua’s twice-daily heartbeat.
MangúCibao, Dominican Republic · easy · 40 minSilky mashed green plantains under pickled red onions, the Dominican breakfast that carries the day.
BaleadasSan Pedro Sula, Honduras · easy · 45 minA thick flour tortilla folded over refried beans, salty cheese, and crema, Honduras’ perfect handheld meal.
Pan con ChicharrónLima, Peru · medium · 60 minCrisp fried pork and sweet camote layered in a soft roll with tangy salsa criolla, the definitive Lima weekend breakfast sandwich.
Tortas FritasMendoza, Argentina · easy · 35 minSimple fried dough discs, crisp-edged and dusted with sugar, that Argentines make on rainy mornings to eat with mate.
SopaipillasCentral 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 VerdePichincha (Andes), Ecuador · medium · 35 minA ball of mashed green plantain stuffed with cheese, pan-crisped golden, the filling coastal breakfast of Ecuador.
Arepas con PericoCaracas, Venezuela · easy · 35 minGriddled corn arepas split and filled with perico, soft scrambled eggs cooked down with tomato, onion, and pepper.
Api con PastelLa 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.
MbejúAsunción, 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 FritaMontevideo, 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 ChokaDemerara (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.
BaraParamaribo, 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.
Arepa di PampunaWillemstad, Curaçao · easy · 30 minSweet Curaçaoan pumpkin pancakes, spiced with cinnamon and anise and fried until lacy-edged, a Dutch-Caribbean morning treat.
Blueberry Buttermilk PancakesNew England (Massachusetts), United States · easy · 25 minTall, fluffy buttermilk pancakes studded with bursting blueberries and drowned in real maple syrup, the classic American weekend stack.
Ackee and SaltfishKingston (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 GrilléQuébec, 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 LecheHavana, Cuba · easy · 15 minButtered Cuban bread pressed flat and crisp, cut into batons for dunking into sweet, milky espresso, the quintessential Havana breakfast.
Espageti AyisyenOuest (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.
Desayuno ChapínSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · easy · 35 minThe full Guatemalan breakfast plate: eggs, soupy black beans, fried sweet plantain, fresh cream, and warm corn tortillas.
Chorreadas con NatillaSan 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 CremaSan 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 QuesoPanama 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.
MallorcaSan Juan, Puerto Rico · advanced · 135 minA soft, buttery coiled sweet bread, pressed warm and snowed with powdered sugar, the pride of Puerto Rican panaderías at breakfast.
Bajan Saltfish CakesBridgetown, Barbados · easy · 30 minCrisp, fluffy fritters of salt cod, flour, and herbs fried golden and eaten hot with pepper sauce, a Bajan breakfast and street favorite.
Fry JacksBelize 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 CakeNassau, 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 BakesSt. 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 CheeseSt. 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.
Bermuda Banana BreadHamilton, Bermuda · easy · 75 minA dense, moist banana loaf, lightly spiced and buttery, that Bermudians bake for breakfast and afternoon tea alike.
Fried Bakes with ZabocaRoseau, 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 SaltfishKingstown, 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.
BabakauViti Levu, Fiji · medium · 105 minPuffy, faintly sweet Fijian fried bread, crisp outside and pillowy within, torn and dunked in sweet milky tea for breakfast.
Mince on ToastWaikato, 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 ToastVictoria, Australia · easy · 5 minHot buttered toast under a thin, salty scrape of Vegemite, the deceptively simple, fiercely defended Australian breakfast.
Keke IsiteTongatapu, Tonga · medium · 105 minTongan fried "yeast cakes", crisp-shelled, fluffy doughnuts eaten warm with tea, a Saturday-morning island tradition.
Grilled Reef Fish with RicePalikir, Micronesia · easy · 30 minWhole reef fish grilled over coconut husks with lime and served over hot rice, a savory, protein-rich Micronesian morning plate.
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.
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