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I am trying to figure out what Greeks typically eat/cook for breakfast. It doesn't seem to be that big of a meal in Greece and every time I ask someone what they eat for breakfast, I get different answers - and it's always pretty simple. Fruit, pita, olives, cheese, maybe some bread. Yogurt - the yogurt with honey and walnuts option came up the most often.

I heard from someone that "Brunch" has actually become popular, especially in the cities. Is this true? And if it is, what do Greeks eat for brunch foods?
 
Brunch in Greece is very similar to what we have here in America. There is omelets and pancakes, waffles. Of course they are greek inspired but concept is the same.
 
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PemiKanavos said:
Brunch in Greece is very similar to what we have here in America. There is omelets and pancakes, waffles. Of course they are greek inspired but concept is the same.
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I didn't know the Greeks ate pancakes and waffles! Do they have any different variations than what we might be used to? I know they eat omelets - had some delicious ones while in Greece...
 
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Native Greeks mostly don't have breakfast, coffee is their breakfast.
 
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Jerry s said:
Native Greeks mostly don't have breakfast, coffee is their breakfast.
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I have seen this for sure. I think that people are pretty good about eating when they are hungry and many Greeks don't seem to be hungry when they wake up but I was thinking that when they eat breakfast (even if it is rare) I was curious what they reached for.
 
Maybe a koulouri with coffee but usually just coffee. When I go to Greece I mostly find foreign tourists ( many from Greek background) so the hotels have full breakfast to cater for them. In some of the lesser touristy islands and country towns where you find mostly native Greeks, they just drink Greek coffee.
 
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