June 9 is World Breakfast Day. For decades, it was widely read that breakfast was the most important meal of the day, but this belief has since been relegated to the status of conventional wisdom. Today, it is an essential meal for some, a simple mechanical reflex, or even a sacred weekend pleasure for others.
This Tuesday, the World Breakfast Day invites us to honor this morning ritual. If for you, waking up rhymes with the smell of hot coffee, a croissant or buttered toast, this meal takes on radically different appearances depending on the part of the globe. Forget the cliché of the bowl of cereal or pastries, and instead come and discover culinary habits that will take you away…
1. English breakfast: the very famous breakfast
The traditional breakfast ofEngland is known throughout the world. Toasts accompanied by butter and the famous marmalade, which is not unanimous, eggs, grilled bacon, but also sausages and vegetables. In particular, on the English plate we find fried mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, or even the famous white beans. For the more daring, potato pancakes or black pudding can also be found on the tables. For those in a hurry, breakfast often consists of a cup of tea and biscuits.
2. Danish breakfast: a morgenmad very balanced
Like their Scandinavian neighbors, the Danes have particularly healthy eating habits, and this obviously includes a hearty breakfast. Cold meats, cereals, cheeses, oatmeal, Danish pastries, here is a little overview of breakfast at Denmark. Among the typical dishes, we find wienerbrød (literally ” Viennese bread “) but also black bread served with butter, jam and cheese. You can also find the combo of garnished rye bread, rolled ham, raw onions and jelly, more than typical.
3. Japanese breakfast: asagohan salty to (well) start the day
At Japanthe first meal of the day is like a real miniature lunch. L’asagohan traditional is designed to gently awaken the body. Around a bowl of steaming white rice, we often find miso soup, a piece of grilled fish and small side dishes called tsukemono (vegetables preserved in vinegar in the style of pickles English). For drinks, the choice most often arises between coffee and green tea.
4. Mexican breakfast: a desayuno spicy to open the eyes
At Mexicowaking up doesn’t exactly go smoothly… The desayuno At Mexicoit’s a meal that shakes the taste buds as soon as you wake up. The stars of the plate are the chilaquiles (fried corn tortillas, drowned in tomato or spicy green sauce, topped with cream cheese, onions and avocados, etc.) and the famous huevos rancheros (fried eggs served on tortillas with tomato sauce, chili, beans, garlic and onion).
5. Moroccan breakfast: ftour traditional
Unlike the majority of countries cited above, in MoroccoTHE ftour in the morning is an invitation to sweetness and indulgence. Wheat is king here, available in a multitude of homemade breads and flaky pancakes. We let ourselves be seduced by the msemen (a flaky pancake), the baghrir (the famous “thousand hole” pancake) or even the harcha (a pan-fried semolina pancake). These specialties are enjoyed with honey, melted butter, spreadable cheese or olive oil. To top it all off, it’s impossible to miss the essential mint tea, served hot. For the more addicted, there is also coffee with milk at the table.
Whether sweet, salty, light or hearty, breakfast remains the mirror of our cultures. And you, would you be ready to swap your traditional bread and butter for a cup of mint tea or a spicy egg?
