<P> Breakfast in Africa varies greatly from region to region . </P> <P> Most Egyptians begin the day with a light breakfast . Ful medames (dish of cooked fava beans), one of Egypt's several national dishes, is typical . It is seasoned with salt and cumin, garnished with vegetable oil and optionally with tahini, chopped parsley, chopped tomato, garlic, onion, lemon juice, chili pepper and often served topped with a boiled egg . It is scooped up and eaten with the staple whole wheat pita bread called Eish Masri or Eish Baladi (Egyptian Arabic: عيش (ʕeːʃ); Modern Standard Arabic: ʿayš) and usually accompanied by taʿamiya (Egyptian Arabic: طعمية ‎) which is the local variant of falafel made with fava beans, fresh cut homemade French fries and various fresh or pickled vegetables (called torshi). Several kinds of cheeses are popular, including gebna bēḍa or Domyati cheese, gebna rūmi (Roman cheese) which is similar to Pecorino Romano or Manchego, and Istanbuli cheese (a brined white cheese with peppers added to the brine which makes it spicy). Fried eggs with pastirma is also common breakfast foods in Egypt . </P> <P> For breakfast, many Moroccans eat bread, harsha (semolina griddle cakes), or msemen (oiled pancakes) with olive oil, tea, and different kinds of Moroccan crepes . </P> <P> Nigeria has over 250 different ethnic groups, with a corresponding variety of cuisines . For the Hausa of northern Nigeria, a typical breakfast consists of kosai (cakes made from ground beans which are then fried) or funkaso (wheat flour soaked for a day then fried and served with sugar). Both of these cakes can be served with porridge and sugar known as koko . For the south western Yoruba people (Ilé Yorùbá) one of the most common breakfasts is Ògì--a porridge made from corn, usually served with evaporated milk . Ògì is eaten with Acarajé (akara) or Moi moi . Both are made from ground bean paste; akara is fried in oil, and moi moi is wrapped in leaves or foil and then steamed . Ògì can also be steamed in leaves to harden it and eaten with akara or moi moi for breakfast . English tea or malta is served as a breakfast drink . Another popular option in southwest Nigeria is Gari, which is eaten like a cereal . Gari, known in Brazil as farofa, is made from the root of cassava . For breakfast, it is soaked in water and sweetened with sugar . </P>

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