we are always told that breakfast is the most
important meal of the day but what
exactly constitutes breakfast food can
any food be a breakfast food for many
this continues to be an open question
traditionally many of us think of foods
like cereal toast pancakes sweet rolls
and bacon and eggs just give me all the
bacon and eggs you have but there are
many breakfasts out there that may seem
a little odd
so let's cook up the top 10 strangest
breakfasts you should try
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recipes best way to spread Christmas
cheer is singing loud for all to hear
the Christmas season probably isn't the
best time of year to be talking about
reindeers as food but the truth is there
are plenty of people around the world to
enjoy a nice big helping of reindeer
meat for breakfast the Alaska sausage
company offers several products that
include reindeer meat including rings
and links canned reindeer meat hits peak
demand in Finland around the Christmas
season but it enjoys a big following
year-round many of us have grown up with
romantic notions fueled by books songs
and TV programs about Rudolph the Red
Nosed Reindeer and Santa other little
helpers however in countries like
Finland that have reindeer herds Santa's
helpers are thought of much as many
people think of cows as they say in
Finland to roast the reindeer the Finns
enjoy this gamey low fat meat very much
and incorporate it into a lot of
different recipes such as hearty stews
one popular breakfast in Finland
consists of scrambled eggs with smoked
reindeer if you can't find reindeer meat
in your local stores you can try another
option those in the know say that
caribou meat is pretty much the same
thing as reindeer meat so you can use it
as a substitute you might still think
reindeer meat is a strange breakfast
food but it might be one worth trying
welcome to all things Scottish if it's
no Scottish it's crap
good morning Scotland's haggis is a
traditional Scottish dish that can be
eaten at any meal and is often a part of
a cooked Scottish breakfast this
delicacy is a meat pudding with ancient
origins usually made from sheep organs
mixed with suet oatmeal and seasonings
and cooked in a sheep's stomach
or a bag whoa haggis is often the
centerpiece of a cooked Scottish
breakfast that can also feature potato
hash toast eggs bacon fried mushrooms
scones oat cakes similar to pancakes and
black pudding black pudding is also
known as blood sausage and is another
interesting choice for a breakfast food
this is also a savory pudding and is
made from stuffing blood meat and
fillers such as oats and barley into a
casing the Scottish breakfast may seem
like a lot of food and it is however you
should know that this breakfast was
traditionally served to hardy farmers
who needed a lot of calories to sustain
themselves through a hard day working in
their fields more sedentary locals and
tourists who want to order a Scottish
breakfast can get modified versions of
this hearty meal they can often pick and
choose a range of items from a menu that
offers a lighter fare such as fruit and
yogurt Oh breakfast down under good day
mate these can be a colorful and
fun-loving bunch and their choices for
breakfast are certainly not a case in
point
while toasted bread is a common
breakfast food some toppings are
stranger and more head-scratching than
others most of us are familiar with
buttered toast and peanut butter and
jelly
but apparently Australians are not
peanut butter and jelly sandwich are you
nuts
Vegemite on toast doesn't seem quite as
appealing as these other breakfast
options first of all the name Vegemite
feels a bit like a con because it might
make people think it's loaded with
nutritious vegetables like a v8
technically this salty Brown spread does
include a bit of vegetables but mostly
in the form of celery and onion extracts
it would be like calling a packet of
salsa a serving of vegetables Vegemite
primary ingredient is brewers yeast
extract that is scraped from the bottom
of brewing vats after beer has been made
people describe the taste of this savory
spread as being somewhat like a beef
broth even though Vegemite probably
tastes okay it still looks like what it
is beer VAT scrapings in a jar with a
somewhat misleading name it is beautiful
yeast extracts it's a mystery why people
would prefer brewers yeast extract to
the obvious choices like
cream cheese peanut butter or jelly but
the Aussies have their own way of doing
things
Vegemite is a strange breakfast food but
it is probably one worth trying even if
just once dairy you to eat it milk was a
bad choice milk soup with stale bread
for breakfast anyone oh god please no no
Chung hua is a milk and egg soup that
originated in a region of Colombia known
for its cow herds and milk production
milk and eggs are commonly used foods in
the area going back at least 500 years
so it's natural these staple ingredients
would find a culinary home together
however it sort of feels like a case of
making a virtue out of a necessity milk
and eggs are both nutritious foods but
is making a savory soup out of them the
most appealing way to combine them what
about a simple omelet for breakfast in a
traditional Chango recipe the milk is
slowly brought to a boil then one or
several cracked eggs are dropped into
the broth and allowed to cook for about
a minute
some modern versions of the recipe
include other ingredients such as
cilantro potatoes butter and garlic in
addition to the stale bread that is
softened by soaking in the soup this
strange breakfast dish is often served
with a side called a rapist these are a
kind of fried or baked cornmeal cake and
they seem like they'd be really tasty a
rapist could easily be part of a
breakfast that isn't strange and
hopefully the visual alone won't stop
you from enjoying a bowl of changhua Her
Majesty's breakfast as you might expect
the full English breakfast is similar to
the cooked Scottish breakfast like their
Scottish cousins the English like a big
breakfast spread that includes sausages
bacon eggs tomatoes mushrooms and even a
helping of baked beans in addition to
these traditional choices the English
also features some of their own
favorites including fried bread
marmalade and of course tea the fried
bread instead of toasted bread is often
cooked to a crusty golden brown in the
same pans where the meat and eggs are
made up to two tablespoons of oil or
lard can be used to fry up each slice of
bread so be prepared for a greasy treat
marmalade is a sweet English staple made
from citrus fruit that includes the peel
the inclusion of the peel is what
separates marmalade from standard jams
and jellies the english have long
favoured marmalade made from oranges
and the seville region of spain these
delicious Spanish oranges have a high
pectin content that makes them a good
choice for a spread going as far back as
the 1700s the English have had
themselves quite a love affair with tea
during the british empire spread tea
from china to its colony in india and
back to great britain this global trade
helped tea become one of the most
popular drinks in the world tea is not a
strange choice for breakfast but you
might want to go easy on the sausages
and fried bread rise and shine in japan
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you'd probably be hard-pressed to tell
the difference between the average
Japanese breakfast and the average
Japanese lunch and dinner but if you
really love tofu and fish this won't be
a problem for you familiar Japanese
foods like rice fish and miso soup are
traditionally included on their
breakfast menus miso soup has been a
popular part of meals and Japanese
cooking and its broth is made from
seaweed and dried fish flakes tsukemono
or Japanese pickles are also a common
choice for breakfast on the island
nation tofu made from pressed soy bean
curds is a staple of Japanese cuisine so
not surprisingly it is often part of a
Japanese breakfast as well a small block
of firm tofu often served cold is
garnished with a number of toppings
including ginger green onions and fish
flakes roasted salmon is a popular
choice to pair with the tofu for a
complete breakfast
if you don't think fish soup rice and
tofu are strange choices for breakfast
then a traditional Japanese breakfast
might be just what your morning's have
been missing that's all folks
Tom Ladd mu is a savory pork blood soup
nothing in that sentence sounds like the
makings of a particularly appetizing
meal let alone the first meal of the day
however in Thailand Tom loud Moo
continues to be a common breakfast dish
served at home and in restaurants around
the country the main ingredients are
marinated pork soft boiled pork blood
and lettuce this is considered a hearty
high-protein meal that is a very popular
choice in the cool months while the
appeal of hot broth and chilly weather
is completely understandable the appeal
of soft boiled pork blood is less clear
to American sensibilities the tone loud
Moo recipes can be flavored with a
number of spices including fried garlic
and spring onion but if a savory pork
blood soup isn't your style in the
morning perhaps a Chinese influence Thai
doughnut doesn't seem as strange
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this type of doughnut is called a pataga
these little fried pastries are dipped
in condensed milk to give them a sweeter
taste like donuts in the West these Thai
breakfast pastries are enjoyed hot and
dunked in a cup of your steaming morning
coffee there you have it donuts or pork
blood soup that's an easy choice for us
worst breakfast there seems to be a
trend in these strange breakfast foods
meat and the fattier and saltier the
better if this kind of wets your morning
appetite then German breakfasts are
probably for you like lunch and dinner
in Germany breakfast often features a
selection of hearty wursts or sausages
the sausages come in many sizes shapes
colors and flavors depending on what
they're made from the famous Nuremberg
er rib steak sausages for example are a
scalded Wurst made from pork and spiced
with marjoram these relatively small
sausages can be served at any meal but
for many germans nuremberg ER sausages
are a popular choice for breakfast
breakfast sausages are usually served
with some form of potatoes such as a
fried potato hash
frankfurters what many people call
Franks or hotdogs are another popular
breakfast sausage in Germany these
skinny pork worsts are usually served
with a spicy mustard for dipping and a
side of potato salad
Germans are known for their hearty
appetites Bustos how did you celebrate I
can but all this sausage and potatoes
seems a bit heavy so our hotdogs really
a good choice for breakfast it might
sound like dorm-room hangover food to
many of us however if
are in the mood for a meaty breakfast
with plenty of spice than German worsts
might be a tasty and strange choice for
you
Siri what's for breakfast Siri Piatt
which means head and legs in the ER do
language is a traditional stew in
Pakistan this hearty meal is one of the
most popular breakfast dishes in the
country this strange breakfast food as
you probably guessed is made from the
feet and head of animals the feet about
the feet depending on what's available a
combination of goat beef and lamb is
used in most recipes in this case using
the head means scooping the brain out of
the skull and boiling the organs the
skull and the feet are cooked together
in another pot of water for at least
four to five hours this process results
in a hearty meaty broth four hours is
close to the minimum time you would let
this kind of broth cook many people
prefer to leave it simmering all night
because the extended cooking time brings
out the flavors even more masala a
mixture of curry coriander black pepper
cumin and ginger is a staple in much of
Pakistani and Indian cooking yogurt is
usually combined with the spice mix to
make a creamy sauce the thick orange
sauce is mixed with the assorted animal
parts and allowed to simmer the dish is
flavored with a combination of onion
ginger green chillies and lemon Ceri
paya is a rich nutritious meal eaten by
large numbers of people every day but
it's also a strange breakfast nuts for
breakfast you are putting my lack gusta
la go Metis or a corn smut is a plant
fungus that attacks corn crops in Mexico
the resulting delicacy is known as
huitlacoche modern Mexicans adopted this
strange breakfast food from the ancient
Aztecs civilization that ruled the
region before the Spanish conquistadors
arrived in the early 16th century what
exactly is huitlacoche it's a tumor like
structure that forms on the growing corn
kernels the tumors are called gulls the
Gauls are often described as
mushroom-like and include blue-black
spores are you getting hungry yet oh boy
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Mexicans harvest the blackish gray galls
from the infected corn and use them as a
filling in quesadillas tamales as well
as in soup recipes and sauces
the United States government has to
eradicate corn smut in American crops
because it is a form of blight the US
has allowed a limited program of
huitlacoche cultivation that started
back in the 1990's efforts have been
made to improve the delicacies
reputation outside of Mexico by
referring to the fungus as the Mexican
truffle on the plus side huitlacoche is
a little bit higher in protein than
regular corn but I'm not sure that's
enough to overcome the negatives
associated with eating a form of blight
too many of us a huitlacoche filled
quesadillas seems like a strange
breakfast choice but if you try it you
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