Recently my family and I went to the local Cracker Barrel for dinner. When we were seated the waitress asked me if I wanted a dinner menu or a breakfast menu. Despite it being late in the evening, I couldn’t resist, I was going to have breakfast as my dinner. I ordered a country fried steak topped with gravy and eggs prepared sunny side up. The accompanying sides were grits, hash browns, and biscuits with gravy on the side. I enjoyed my meal and didn’t really think about it again.
A few days later I was looking through the New York Times site and came across a feature about typical breakfast foods around the world. A common theme was the serving of cold cereals but it was not universal. Many of the foods were not something Americans would typically associate with a morning meal. Looking back at my “breakfast” at Cracker Barrel, I realized that my steak and eggs provided more protein in one meal than what many people consume over several days.
I hope you check out the link to see the unique morning meals served around the world. If you aren’t curious about the foods, at least take a look as the adorable kids posing for each shot.