Different Types of Breakfast Around the World
Pancakes and eggs may reign supreme at breakfast restaurants in Denver, but what’s cooking around the world?
If you dine at local breakfast restaurants like The Original Pancake House, you’ll likely find the classics. Bacon and eggs, omelets, pancakes, French toast and waffles. But what about breakfast restaurants in other countries? What are people eating around the world?
In European countries, such as Spain, France and Italy, breakfast primarily consists of coffee and a pastry. In England they’re enjoying what is usually referred to as “full English breakfast.” This consists of bacon and eggs, sausages, grilled tomato, fried mushrooms, toast with butter and jam, and tea. It may sometimes include beans and the sausages can be Black Pudding, which is made with pigs’ blood.
In Brazil, they enjoy strong coffee with bread, ham and cheese. In Columbia, they eat arepas, a thick corn cake. These are usually split open and filled with many types of ingredients and enjoyed all day. But at breakfast they are most often served simply with butter and jam, or with eggs and meat.
If you dine at breakfast restaurants in Germany, you’re likely to be served a selection of breads with butter and jam, cold meats and cheese. In Japan, the morning meal can include rice, miso soup, fish, pickled vegetables and a type of omelet tamagoyaki. And if you eat breakfast in Jamaica, you’ll enjoy ackee, a type of fruit that is served cooked, along with salted fish, fried plantains and fresh fruit.
Is the Best Denver Breakfast Eaten at Home?
With the best breakfast in Denver available at so many restaurants, are you still eating the most important meal at home?
Once upon a time breakfast was primarily eaten at home as a sit-down meal. Nowadays many people are either skipping breakfast all together, or eating on the go. We’re lucky to have a lot of great Denver breakfast options, but are you taking advantage of them? Do you bring something from home and eat in the car? Or do you stop at a café or restaurant to grab something?
Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) reported that according to market research conducted by The NPD Group, visits to restaurants at breakfast increased 2% in 2014. NRN also reported on the results of an online survey of 1,508 adults who eat breakfast away from home at least twice a month. The survey by Kellogg’s found that most of the respondents prefer quick-service restaurants in the morning.
The Kellogg’s survey also found that 21% of those who eat breakfast away from home focus on value and portability for their breakfast. This means they want a good deal and something they can eat on the go. About 12.5% of those surveyed prefer to drink something for their breakfast.
Kellogg’s also found a group of 20% of the respondents that are least likely to skip breakfast. Within this group two-thirds are over the age of 44 and they prioritize value and quality. This group often eats breakfast in full-service restaurants. They make their choice based on price, quality of service and proximity to home.
If you’re in the mood to sit down and enjoy a delicious Denver breakfast, we’ll see you at The Original Pancake House!
Broncos Breakfast!
How do the Denver Broncos stay in top shape for a winning season? They start each day with a 
healthy well-balanced breakfast! The Denver Broncos team nutritionist helps each player, from defensive stars such as Von Miller to quarterback Trevor Siemian, choose healthy and well-balanced options for their morning meal. Bryan Snyder, the Broncos Director of Team Nutrition, recommends that his players build their breakfast plates around lean proteins such as scrambled eggs or an omelet, and turkey bacon or ham. Included in the meal should be high quality carbohydrates such as whole wheat toast with peanut butter for added protein, fresh fruit or fruit juice, or yogurt. The mix of lean proteins, high quality carbohydrates, and fresh fruit will jump start any Bronco’s metabolism and create an optimum energy mix for their coming work out or game day.
At the Original Pancake House in Denver, we start each Broncos game day with one of our Broncos breakfast specials!
The Mile High Salute:
A Denver scramble with peppers and ham over our home fried potatoes smothered in Tillamook Cheddar Cheese and Pork Green Chile sauce. Served with three Bronco Orange pancakes topped with our fresh whipped cream and blue sprinkles.
Go Broncos Plate:
Three of our made from scratch Bronco Orange pancakes topped with our fresh whipped cream and blue sprinkles. Served with two strips of Pigskin (bacon).
On the morning of the next Broncos game, join us for breakfast in Denver and try the Mile High Salute or the Go Broncos Plate. Go Broncos!
Are the Best Breakfast Places in Denver Locally Owned?
When it comes to the best breakfast places in Denver, are they all locally owned? Do you think that there are any chain restaurants that make the list? Denver is a city where people really appreciate locally owned businesses and locally sourced ingredients. We know that supporting our local economy is very important. So when you look for the lists of the best breakfast places in Denver, it only makes sense that a lot of those places are locally owned.
Of course you can get a fantastic breakfast at many chain restaurants. Just because an establishment is corporately owned doesn’t mean that they don’t do a great job. In fact, the state of Colorado has seen the birth of several different restaurants that went on to become successful national chains. And besides this, it's good that people have a lot of choices.
The Original Pancake House is a homegrown family business from Portland, Oregon that grew to be a successful national franchise. Both of our Denver locations are locally owned and operated by the great niece of the franchise co-founder. We’re proud to carry on the tradition our great food and warm hospitality (and of course our fantastic pancakes) in Colorado. We’d love to have you join us for breakfast soon!
Breakfast Trivia with The Original Pancake House Denver
The next time you join us for a delicious breakfast at The Original Pancake House Denver, here’s some fun trivia about the most important meal to help you impress your friends and family.
- What is Cap’n Crunch’s first name?
- Who invented the doughnut?
- Which state is currently number one in egg production?
- What athlete has been on the Wheaties box the most?
- What is the name of the green rooster that has been on the box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes since 1958?
- What percentage of adults have eaten cold pizza for breakfast before?
- How many Americans skip breakfast every day?
- What year was the automatic pop-up toasted invented?
- What do the British call thin strips of toast used to dip into soft-boiled eggs?
- What artist illustrated the early boxes of Grape Nuts cereal?
Scroll down for the answers.
- Horatio
- The Dutch are generally believed by historians to have created the first doughnut recipe in the mid-19th century. They fried sweet balls of dough in pork fat, known as olykoeks (oily cakes).
- Iowa
- Michael Jordan (18 times)
- Cornelius
- 39%
- 31 million
- 1919
- Soldiers. It’s believed this is a reference to the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme.
- Norman Rockwell illustrations were used by Post in 1919.
We look forward to seeing you soon at one of the two convenient locations of The Original Pancake House Denver.