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Breakfast Around the World

Cold cereal, meet your foreign competition. These sweet, salty, and pickled treats are typical morning meals in nine countries. As you travel—and at your own table—why not start off the day with a taste of the exotic? Pass the sprinkles, please!

From September 2007

By Alessandra Bulow

Japan

Miso soup, rice, pickled vegetables, and grilled salmon

Australia

Spaghetti on toast

Sweden

Filmjölk (sour-milk yogurt) with muesli and banana slices

Spain

Churros (warm fritters) with hot chocolate for dipping

Turkey

A hard-boiled egg, beyaz peynir (a feta-like cheese), olives, tomatoes, and cucumbers

India

Idli (steamed rice-flour cakes) with tamarind chutney

Scotland

Grilled kippers (smoked herring) and poached eggs

China

Congee (rice porridge) with pickled vegetables and "1,000-year-old eggs" (preserved duck eggs)

Holland

Bread and butter with hagelslag (chocolate sprinkles)

The information in this story was accurate at the time it was published in September 2007 but we suggest you confirm all details and prices directly with any establishments mentioned. The quality of offerings and services tends to change over time.