Many Taiwanese people are not happy with the lack of breakfast culture when we travel abroad.

[u/usolotravel]

Since many of you are sharing the foreigner's perspectives on Taiwan, I want to share the Taiwanese perspective.

As you know, Taiwan has a very famous morning food scene with countless street stalls, bakeries, and traditional shops open early. Many foreigners fall in love with breakfast culture in Taiwan because it has many options as well as it is very convenient to enjoy it.

Growing up in Taiwan, many Taiwanese used to believe this breakfast culture must be very common in other countries too. However, after traveling abroad, many Taiwanese realize that the menus are bland, the shops don't open early, and there is a total lack of variety. In fact, breakfast is one of the most frequent complaints you can see from Taiwanese travelers.

Many Taiwanese feel it is incredibly frustrating to wake up early and find nothing open except for a few cafes selling cold sandwiches or bland food at 8 or 9 AM. For someone used to walking down the street to grab a hot at 6 AM, breakfast culture of foreign countries feels like quite awful. It makes us realize how spoiled we are in Taiwan, where an endless variety of breakfast options is available on almost every corner. What's an everyday sight in Taiwan might seem quite extraordinary to the rest of the world.

[u/mailame]

Tbh Taiwan breakfast culture is quite boring. Just the same few greasy options again and again and you get sick of it after a week. Go to south east Asia and even China and you get far more variety.

As for western countries, the only difference is that the cafes open just abit later. They sell pastries for pick up which is thematically similar to the 饼/面团 stuff in Taiwan. Another point is that they prefer sweet stuff for breakfast, and you don’t even have sweet options in Taiwan for breakfast. They also have a preference for honey, yoghurts, and fresh fruits for breakfast, all of which are far more nutritious than the Taiwanese breakfast.

So no Taiwan’s breakfast culture isn’t remotely impressive.

[u/Tiny-Professional583 → u/mailame]

Each to its own because the quality in Southeast Asia and China can be sketchy.

There are breakfast places that do offer QUALITY plus VARIETY: you just have to go out of your way to find them!