5. Home Fries
Home fries have many names and are a staple side dish in most cultural breakfast dishes. Also known as cottage fries or house fries, home fries are cubed or chunky potato pieces sauteed or deep-fried. In the U.S., some surmise that the term home fries came about to differentiate this savory fried potato from the classic French fries. It’s customary to fry home fries with chopped onions or dust them with spices for added flavor. However you like to prepare them, they are a comforting and filling side dish that tastes great with eggs and meat or stuffed into a breakfast taco or burrito.
6. Sausage
Sausage takes on many forms and encompasses many types of proteins and flavors. Whether it’s stuffed into a tube of casing or pounded into a circular patty, sausage is a beloved breakfast food that can be the main dish or a flavorful side. While you may associate sausage with pork products, you can make sausage out of any meat or vegetable-based protein. You can also create a wealth of flavor profiles by adding any combination of seasonings and chopped ingredients. Sausage, like bacon, has long been a favorite item on continental breakfast plates, breakfast sandwiches, and my personal favorite, savory breakfast pastries like pigs in a blanket or kolaches.