As a rule, breakfast in Italy is sweet. Cake is a traditional breakfast food, and so are cookies. The first Italian meal is breakfast, or colazione. Whereas the French will indulge in omelet or crepes and fresh fruit along with croissant and jam, and Germans will add ham to their toasts, in Italy there is generally no tradition of savory foods on the breakfast table. The typical Italian breakfast is made of a hot beverage like cappuccino or caffe’ (espresso), with something sweet to eat such as cake, cookies, pastries, brioche, croissants (cornetti), or toast and jam. Fette biscottate (a cookie-like hard bread often eaten with butter and jam) and biscotti (cookies) are commonly eaten.
When at home, cafe-latte and coffee made with the moka are the more common choices for drinks, and usually small breakfast cookies (such as Mulino Bianco or Doria) provide that extra morning boost. Children generally drink hot chocolate, plain milk, or sometimes warmed milk with very little coffee. Cereals are available on the shelves in the grocery store, but mostly eaten as an afternoon snack. Italians often consume their breakfast out. The thousands of bars you will walk by all over Italy serve cappuccino, espresso, cornetti, paste (brioches, or bomboloni), and more for a breakfast you can conveniently consume while standing at the counter!
When at home, cafe-latte and coffee made with the moka are the more common choices for drinks, and usually small breakfast cookies (such as Mulino Bianco or Doria) provide that extra morning boost. Children generally drink hot chocolate, plain milk, or sometimes warmed milk with very little coffee. Cereals are available on the shelves in the grocery store, but mostly eaten as an afternoon snack. Italians often consume their breakfast out. The thousands of bars you will walk by all over Italy serve cappuccino, espresso, cornetti, paste (brioches, or bomboloni), and more for a breakfast you can conveniently consume while standing at the counter!
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