TasteAtlas, online guide to international food, lists three Indian breakfast faves among its latest roundup of 50 best breakfasts worldwide. First the top 5 breakfasts...
No 1 is the elaborate Turkish breakfast -- a spread of cheeses (feta & kashkaval), olives, fresh bread, honey. Per Ottoman customs, brekker is served ahead of coffee, which is leisurely sipped post meal. Or strong black chai in glasses.
Ranking second is the Serbian soft, round bread lepinja. It is sliced open and filled with a rich dairy spread kajmak and crowned with a cooked egg.
The Libyan doughnut is a deep-fried treat crafted from wheat flour, sweetener, leavening agent, salt, and water, resulting in a fluffy and golden pastry.
An Iranian morning meal prepared using different sections of a sheep’s head along with its trotters. Common across Iran, as well as regions in the Middle East and Central Asia, it is rich and filling.
In fifth place is the haughty French croissant, that has to be baked just so and has fillings like chocolate, fruit preserves, dried grapes, or soft cheese blends.
Maharashtra's signature breakfast holds the 17th spot. Pav is served with a misal or moth beans curry and garnished with sev or mixed farsan.
The flaky, multi-layered flatbread comes in at number 22. Known for its rich texture, it’s a popular start to the day across many regions.
Spicy kabuli channa or chickpea curry matched with football-sized, puffed-up maida puris (bhature) and sliced onions is at spot 32.