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What's your favorite meal of the day?

Mine's breakfast. Without a question! I just wake up excited to eat some darn breakfast. I mean, just think about all the fun you have while you're making up your mind: Will it be scrambled eggs, something bacon-y, porridge, coffee and a croissant, pancakes, etc. Are you gonna go out and get it, maybe? Hmm. Decisions, decisions.

In one of my previous blogs, Cooking with Nanna, I talked about all kinds of food made by some adorable grandmas from all over the world. Hence the title. You were kind enough and left your comments. Some of y'all even shared some pictures with me. I remember setareh introduced me to "Abgusht" or something. Sorry, folks. I dunno how to spell it.

Now, How about some breakfast, huh?

Let's do this!

US

Pancakes, bacon, syrup and blueberries. Told ya!

UK

Sausages, bacon, eggs, grilled tomato, mushrooms, bread, black pudding and baked beans. And you'll wash 'em down with a nice cup of tea.

Canada

Perogies - a dough dumpling stuffed with a filling such as potato or cheese, typically served with onions or sour cream. There'll be sausages and toast too!

Italy

'Cappuccino e cornetto’. It's pretty obvious, ain't it?

France

Le croissant, plain or with crushed almonds, butter, chocolate or cream and... coffee!

Germany

Wursts, local cheese and freshly baked bread, with a strong cup of coffee.

Spain

Come on! I'm not gonna rattle on Spanish breakfast. I leave that to MARY or Estanis.

Portugal

Stuffed croissants and a lot of coffee!

Greece

Now it's your turn, Evangelina. =)

Australia

You're looking at it. Vegemite!

Cuba

Sweetened coffee with milk with a pinch of salt. The Cuban bread is toasted and buttered and cut into lengths to dunk in the coffee.

Morocco

There are different breads with some chutney, jam, cheese or butter, and a semolina pancake bread called Baghir.

Brazil

Argentina

“Mate” (an drink made with leaves of “yerba”) or dulce de leche with “facturas,”a croissant-like pastry.

Mexico

Nachos, cheese and beans, Plus, other spicy goodies.

Egypt

Foul Madamas - made from fava beans, chickpeas, garlic and lemon. 

Bolivia

Saltenas - filled with meat and vegetables, and slightly sweetened with sugar.

Thailand

It features Chinese doughnuts, beansprouts, pork intestine stuffed with peppery pork mince, sliced pork heart, stomach slivers and blood pudding. Well...

Japan

Tofu, along with fish and rice. Soak it in soya sauce 

China

Expect noodles, rice, sticky coated chicken and fried veggies.

Ghana

Waakye. It’s basically rice cooked in beans.

Mongolia

Boiled mutton with lots of fat and flour and maybe some dairy products or rice. In western Mongolia there's gonna be horsemeat in the menu.

Pakistan

Aloo Paratha- it's eaten with butter, chutney or some other spicy sauce. Feel free to chip in, folks.

Turkey

Cheese, butter, olives, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, jam, honey, and spicy meat.

Estonia

Curd cheese on a wheat bloomer.

Venezuela

Empenadas -little pastries with cheese, minced meat or any combination of veggies and beans.

India, Tamil

Idli.

Dosai.

Shared by my dear Adaline.

Now I'm hungry. Dammit!