Vegetarian Breakfasts from Around the World, Page 3
A world of breakfasts that are naturally vegetarian: 206 authentic dishes, each from a real region with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in. Toggle vegetarian on any other recipe and it rewrites itself to match.
206 recipes · showing 97 to 144
BalilaDamascus, Syria · easy · 30 minWarm chickpeas dressed with cumin, lemon, garlic, and olive oil, a simple Damascene breakfast.
Balila Kaya ToastSingapore, Singapore · easy · 1 h 20 minToasted bread spread with coconut-egg kaya jam and butter, with soft-cooked eggs and kopi.
Kaya Toast Khur-leThimphu, Bhutan · easy · 30 minRustic buckwheat pancakes from the Bhutanese highlands, eaten with chili-cheese ezay.
Khur-le SakhanaMuscat, Oman · easy · 55 minA thick, sweet Omani wheat soup of dates, date molasses and milk, made through Ramadan and eaten after the fast.
Sakhana Labneh with Za'atarWest Bank, Palestine · easy · 10 minThick strained yogurt swirled with olive oil and za'atar, scooped with warm taboon bread.
Labneh with Za'atar Kahi with GeymarBaghdad, Iraq · medium · 50 minFlaky layered pastry baked crisp, soaked in syrup, and topped with rich clotted geymar cream.
Kahi with Geymar Zhingyalov HatsYerevan, Armenia · medium · 50 minThin flatbread stuffed with a dozen or more chopped herbs and greens, griddled until blistered.
Zhingyalov Hats MasoubSana’a, Yemen · easy · 25 minMashed flatbread and ripe banana bound with honey and topped with cream, nuts, and dates.
Masoub MasabibRiyadh, Saudi Arabia · easy · 35 minSoft, holey yeasted pancakes drenched in date syrup or honey, a Hejazi and Saudi breakfast.
Masabib MalawachTel Aviv, Israel · medium · 45 minA flaky, buttery Yemenite-Israeli pan-fried flatbread served with grated tomato and zhug.
Malawach QutabBaku, Azerbaijan · medium · 45 minThin, half-moon griddle breads stuffed with greens and herbs, folded and cooked until charred.
Qutab KattamaBishkek, Kyrgyzstan · medium · 45 minA flaky, spiral pan-fried bread layered with onion, torn and eaten with tea or broth.
Kattama KatilapamBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · easy · 40 minSoft steamed rice-flour cakes lightly spiced and faintly sweet, a Bruneian teatime and breakfast bite.
Katilapam KhameerKuwait City, Kuwait · medium · 45 minSoft, lightly sweet date-and-cardamom yeast breads, griddled and eaten with cream or cheese.
Khameer ChebabManama, Bahrain · easy · 30 minSaffron-and-cardamom pancakes tinted gold, served with cheese or date syrup, a Gulf breakfast.
Chebab KhanfarooshDoha, Qatar · medium · 40 minLittle saffron-and-cardamom cakes, crisp outside and soft within, fried and dusted with sugar.
Khanfaroosh ShirchoyDushanbe, Tajikistan · easy · 20 minWarm milk tea poured over torn bread with a knob of butter, a simple Tajik mountain breakfast.
Shirchoy ChorekAshgabat, Turkmenistan · medium · 45 minRound tamdyr-baked bread with a crisp crust and soft crumb, torn warm with tea and butter.
Chorek Jagung BoseDili, Timor-Leste · easy · 1 h 30 minThe Timorese corn staple: dried corn and red beans slow-cooked until creamy in coconut milk, humble everyday nourishment.
Jagung Bose Roti CanaiPenang, Malaysia · medium · 4 h 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.
Roti Canai 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.
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.
Galayet Bandora (Fried Tomatoes) Kanda Poha (Maharashtrian Onion Flattened Rice)Maharashtra (Mumbai), India · easy · 25 minThick flattened rice rinsed soft, then tossed in a mustard-seed, cumin and curry-leaf tempering with onion, green chilli, turmeric and crunchy peanuts, finished with lemon, coriander and fresh coconut.
Kanda Poha (Maharashtrian Onion Flattened Rice) Karjalanpiirakka (Karelian Pies)North Karelia, Finland · medium · 1 h 30 minLittle rye-crusted boats filled with creamy rice porridge, brushed with butter and topped with egg butter.
Karjalanpiirakka (Karelian Pies) BanitsaSofia, Bulgaria · medium · 1 h 5 minCoiled phyllo layered with tangy white cheese and egg, baked into a golden spiral, Bulgaria’s breakfast and New Year charm.
Banitsa Granita con BriocheSicily, Italy · easy · 3 h 15 minIcy lemon (or coffee, almond) granita scooped into a soft brioche col tuppo, a Sicilian summer breakfast.
Granita con Brioche 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.
Pain Perdu Churros con ChocolateValencia, Spain · medium · 30 minCrisp ridged fritters dusted with sugar, for dipping into a thick cup of hot chocolate.
Churros con Chocolate JajecznicaLesser Poland, Poland · easy · 15 minSoft, buttery Polish scrambled eggs with chives, served with fresh bread.
Jajecznica BougatsaCrete, Greece · medium · 55 minCrisp phyllo pastry wrapped around a warm semolina custard, dusted with sugar and cinnamon.
Bougatsa Torrada com GalãoMinho, Portugal · easy · 10 minThick toasted bread drenched in butter, served with a tall glass of milky galão coffee.
Torrada com Galão BundáskenyérGreat Hungarian Plain, Hungary · easy · 15 minHungarian "fur-coat bread", slices dipped in seasoned egg and milk and fried golden.
Bundáskenyér SyrnikiPoltava, Ukraine · easy · 30 minLittle pan-fried cottage-cheese pancakes, golden outside and tender within, served with sour cream and jam.
Syrniki HavregrötSkåne, Sweden · easy · 12 minWarm oat porridge topped with lingonberry or blueberry and a splash of cold milk.
Havregröt Beans on ToastCornwall, United Kingdom · easy · 10 minSaucy baked beans piled onto hot buttered toast, the humble British comfort breakfast.
Beans on Toast 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.
Wentelteefjes KoláčeBohemia, Czechia · medium · 50 minSoft sweet buns with a dimple of fruit, poppy seed, or sweet cheese filling.
Koláče Omletă ȚărăneascăTransylvania, Romania · easy · 25 minA rustic Romanian peasant omelette with tomato, pepper, onion, and salty telemea cheese.
Omletă Țărănească 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.
Norwegian Vafler (Heart Waffles) Wiener FrühstückVienna, Austria · easy · 14 minA Viennese breakfast of a crusty Kaisersemmel, soft-boiled egg, butter, jam, and a milky Melange.
Wiener Frühstück Belgian WafflesFlanders, Belgium · medium · 40 minDeep-pocketed waffles, crisp outside and fluffy within, dusted with sugar or topped with fruit.
Belgian Waffles 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 · 1 hThe original "Danish": flaky laminated pastry with custard or jam, glazed and eaten with coffee.
Wienerbrød Uštipci with KajmakSarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina · easy · 35 minLittle fried dough balls served warm with kajmak clotted cream and soft cheese.
Uštipci with Kajmak 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.
Hafragrautur (Icelandic Oat Porridge) 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.
Varškės Blynai (Curd Cheese Pancakes) PastizziValletta, Malta · medium · 55 minDiamond-shaped flaky pastries filled with ricotta or mushy peas, Malta's favorite savory bite.
Pastizzi ProjaŠumadija (Belgrade), Serbia · easy · 45 minA crumbly Serbian cornbread studded with white cheese, baked until golden and eaten with kajmak.
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