Have you ever wondered what other countries eat for breakfast? The NYTimes Magazine did a story about kids and their breakfast. Here are a few that intrigued us. You can check out the rest of the meals by clicking here.
Tokyo, Japan, 2 3/4 years old Suzi Suzuki
A fermented soybean dish called natto which is Saki’s favorite food, white rice, miso soup, kabocha squash simmered in soy sauce and sweet sake (kabocha no nimono), pickled cucumber (Saki’s least favorite dish), rolled egg omelet (tamagoyaki) and grilled salmon.
Istanbul, Doga Gunce Gursoy, 8 years old
Honey and clotted cream, called kaymak, on toasted bread; green and black olives; fried eggs with a spicy sausage called sucuk; butter; hard-boiled eggs; thick grape syrup (pekmez) with tahini on top; an assortment of sheep-, goat- and cow-milk cheeses; quince and blackberry jams; pastries and bread; tomatoes, cucumbers, white radishes and other fresh vegetables; kahvaltilik biber salcasi, a paste made of grilled red peppers; hazelnut-flavored halvah, the dense dessert; milk and orange juice. This is a special Saturday breakfast, but variety is typical in most Turkish breakfasts.
Paris, France, Nathanaël Witschi Picard, 6 years old
A single kiwi; tartine, an open-faced baguette with butter and blackberry jam made by his grandparents; cold cereal with milk; and freshly squeezed orange juice.
Chitedze, Malawi, Emily Kathumba, 7 years old
Cornmeal porridge called phala with soy and groundnut flour; deep-fried fritters made of cornmeal, onions, garlic and chiles, along with boiled sweet potato and pumpkin; and a dark red juice made from dried hibiscus flowers and sugar.
Istanbul, Oyku Ozarslan, 9 years old
Brown bread with green and black olives, Nutella spread, sliced tomato, hard-boiled egg, strawberry jam, butter soaked in honey and an assortment of Turkish cheeses: among them, a crumbly, feta-like cheese called ezine peyniri; eski kasar, an aged, cow’s milk cheese; and tulum peyniri, a variety of cheese made of goat’s milk that was traditionally aged in a goatskin casing.
What does your child’s breakfast look like? Do you have any “must include” foods for your meals? We’d love to see pictures of your breakfast.
