# The best traditional breakfasts of Latin America

Gallo pinto, chilaquiles, arepas and medialunas: the typical breakfasts of each Latin American country, from Mexico to Argentina.

- 267 votes · 18 items
- Sep 18, 2023 · veggie.canalla
- https://even.best/en/l/2354/the-best-traditional-breakfasts-of-latin-america

## Top 18

1. **Gallo pinto (Costa Rica and Nicaragua)** (30 · ▲31 ▼1) — Rice and beans with eggs, fried plantain and tortillas.
2. **Chilaquiles (Mexico)** (25 · ▲27 ▼2) — Tortilla chips in salsa with cheese, cream and egg or chicken.
3. **Tamales and atole (Mexico)** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — Filled corn tamales with a hot corn drink.
4. **Calentado (Colombia)** (16 · ▲18 ▼2) — Last night's leftovers reheated with rice, beans, egg and arepa.
5. **Pan con chicharrón (Peru)** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — Bread with crispy pork, fried sweet potato and salsa criolla.
6. **Mangú (Dominican Republic)** (12 · ▲15 ▼3) — Mashed green plantain with egg, salami and fried cheese.
7. **Stuffed arepas (Venezuela)** (11 · ▲14 ▼3) — Corn arepas with cheese and meats, with a guayoyo coffee.
8. **Fried beans with plantain (El Salvador)** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — Mashed fried beans with plantain, cheese and coffee.
9. **Chipa and cocido (Paraguay)** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Cheese and starch bread with boiled yerba mate.
10. **Café con leche and medialunas (Argentina)** (6 · ▲10 ▼4) — The classic of Buenos Aires cafés.
11. **Marraqueta with cheese (Bolivia and Chile)** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Crusty fresh bread with fresh cheese.
12. **Mate with toast and dulce de leche (Uruguay)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Mate with toast and dulce de leche.
13. **Pão de queijo and coffee (Brazil)** (5 · ▲10 ▼5) — Cheese and cassava-starch rolls with coffee.
14. **Huevos rancheros (Guatemala and Mexico)** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Fried eggs with tomato sauce, beans and cream.
15. **Llapingacho (Ecuador)** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Potato patties with egg and sausage.
16. **Baleada (Honduras)** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Flour tortilla with beans, cheese and cream.
17. **Tortillas with eggs and steak (Panama)** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — Thick corn tortillas with eggs and steak.
18. **Cuban bread with café con leche (Cuba)** (1 · ▲6 ▼5) — Buttered bread dunked in sweet café con leche.

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