MealBudgetBrazilian Buttered Bread with Eggs and Coffee
Split rolls toasted hard in butter with a fried egg, the way it is eaten at a Brazilian counter.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 20 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $10.57
Ingredients
- 1 french baguette
- 5 tbsp salted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 oz ground coffee
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3/4 lb bananas
Method
Cut the baguette into four lengths and split them open.
Melt most of the butter in a wide skillet and press the bread cut side down. Toast 3 minutes until the surface is golden and the butter has soaked in.
Fry the eggs in the remaining butter, seasoning with salt and pepper.
Lay an egg inside each piece of bread.
Brew the coffee strong and heat the milk, then combine them roughly half and half.
Serve with sliced banana on the side.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £26.97 | £6.74 | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $70.54 | $17.64 | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| Greece | 41,77 € | 10,44 € | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٦١٨٫٩٠ ج.م. | ٤٠٤٫٧٣ ج.م. | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| Canada | $94.90 | $23.73 | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| Spain | 21,99 € | 5,50 € | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| Mexico | $518.04 | $129.51 | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| United States | $42.26 | $10.57 | 7 of 8 ingredients |
| Australia | $52.35 | $13.09 | 7 of 8 ingredients |
| Germany | 36,96 € | 9,24 € | 7 of 8 ingredients |
| Austria | € 44,57 | € 11,14 | 7 of 8 ingredients |
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