Breakfast around the world
The first meal of the day, from congee and idli to a full fry-up.
CroissantVegetarian
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA crescent-shaped, flaky pastry made from layered yeast dough and butter
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Tea time
JalebiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 6 moreDeep-fried spirals of batter soaked in syrup, enjoyed across Asia and Africa
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
Börek
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreFlaky pastry filled with cheese, meat or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
KhachapuriVegetarianხაჭაპური
🇬🇪 Georgia and 4 moreLeavened bread filled with cheese, sometimes egg, from Georgia
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
KnafehVegetarianكنافة
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreShredded pastry layered with cheese and soaked in sweet syrup
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
MadeleineVegetarian
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreShell-shaped French sponge cakes from Lorraine, often served with tea
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
Pain au chocolatVegetarian
🇫🇷 France and 2 moreA flaky pastry filled with bars of dark chocolate
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
Karelian pastyVegetariankarjalanpiirakka
🇫🇮 Finland and 2 moreThin rye-crust pasties from Karelia, filled with rice or potato
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
BanitsaVegetarianбаница
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 2 moreBulgarian pastry with layers of filo, eggs, yogurt, and white cheese
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
Galette
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFlat French cakes or pies, from rustic fruit tarts to buckwheat pancakes
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
Bougatsaμπουγάτσα
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek pastry with phyllo and sweet or savoury filling
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
PastizzVegetarianPastizzi
🇲🇹 Malta and 5 moreMaltese savoury pastry filled with ricotta or curried peas
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
TsourekiVegetarian
🇬🇷 Greece and 2 moreBraided sweet bread flavored with spices, made for Easter and Christmas
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Tea time
Sopaipilla
🇨🇱 Chile and 5 moreFried wheat dough pastry enjoyed sweet or savory across the Americas
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Breakfast
JachnunVegetarianגַ'חְנוּן
🇾🇪 Yemen and 1 moreSlow-baked Yemenite Jewish bread for Shabbat mornings
Bread, Breakfast
Salteña
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreBolivian baked empanada with a juicy, mildly spicy filling
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
Cruller
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreDeep-fried twisted or ring-shaped pastry, often topped with sugar or icing
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
XuixoVegetarian
🇪🇸 SpainDeep-fried Catalan pastry filled with crema catalana and rolled in sugar
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Tea time
MaritozzoVegetarian
🇮🇹 ItalyItalian sweet bun filled with whipped cream, typical in Rome and central Italy
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
BlintzVegetarian
🇷🇺 RussiaThin pancakes rolled around sweet cheese or fruit filling
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
Bourekasבורקס
🇮🇱 IsraelBaked turnovers with savory or sweet fillings, popular in Israel and Sephardic Jewish cooking
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Croissant: Herry Wibisono ( herryway ), CC0, source
- Jalebi: Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Salteña: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Madeleine: myself (Bernard Leprêtre), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Pain au chocolat: Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Karelian pasty: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Banitsa: Sheku80, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Galette: Gorrk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Börek: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bougatsa: Konstantinos Stampoulis ( Geraki ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Knafeh: elif ayse, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tsoureki: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, source
- Jachnun: Joshua Herzig-Marx, CC BY 2.5, source
- Xuixo: Cangur, Public domain, source
- Maritozzo: Gerjantd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sopaipilla: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Cruller: ジダネ, Public domain, source
- Blintz: Susánica Tam, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bourekas: Shlomif at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source