* Ratios are based on weight.
* Cream and buttermilk were both counted as milk, but butter and cheese were not.
* I only included breakfasts that customarily start with flour, milk, and eggs, not those which start with bread, which excludes french toast. If it were included it would appear in the low middle center.
HobbesMW on
i feel like this is the first and only time a color gradient has been appropriate for a chart background. A+
no_sight on
How is an omelette more egg than scrambled egg?
tsunami141 on
Dan Bing included! We made it, guys.
Charming_Raisin4176 on
I’m sorry to be THAT guy, but Kaiserschmarrn is definitely not a breakfast 🙂
hallerz87 on
Quiche, scones and eggnog for breakfast?
JoeMagnifico on
Ah yes…my preferred breakfast of Eggnog.
akurgo on
“I can’t stand breakfast. It’s just constant eggs. Why? Who decided?” — Carolyn, Killing Eve
kooka921 on
Pedologists: this looks vaguely familiar
TheKrakenLibrarian on
Are you guys out here making quiche with more milk than egg? Am I crazy? Milk is like 10% of the mix, egg the other 90%, then add filling.
chadnorman on
Who’s getting busy in the bottom right? That’s a lot of stuff comparably!
Barackcowama on
Yoghurt is a better fit that’s cafe latte?
desastrousclimax on
useless data is useless date
ShyguyFlyguy on
Ll cool J taught us all that adding milk to your scrambled eggs is a BIG FUCKING MISTAKE
chvezin on
The absence of hard boiled eggs, which are just eggs, is baffling.
cosmicbeard1 on
How have I gone this long in life without realizing Quiche and Quiche Filling were totally different meals?
Danph85 on
I feel like this might’ve been better if it had four axis and the fourth one was butter. The omission of any pastries is wild to me.
BigMeatPeteLFGM on
How is a drink “breakfast” – but only 1 drink. What about a glass of milk?
FlaggerVandy on
i know like four of these words. what language is this?
issowi on
Where are my over easy fried eggs
Gulmar on
What are “Belgian waffles”?
Are those Brussels? Liege? Galetten? Stroopwafels?
There is no such thing as a “Belgian waffle”!
stackout on
Actually beautiful data! This is fantastic!
DrDongSquarePants on
I swear I don’t know half of these
Wtf is a dutch baby?
Jeoshua on
Seems like there is an uptapped potential of things with a lot of eggs but only a little milk and flour.
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I collected the data from recipes on the internet in this [spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cY5CwTV91IhfPQZkB-XmeGr79diDmxvvZaVomeTciPM/edit?gid=0#gid=0) and plotted it with matplotlib, using the mpltern library. Here’s my [code](https://colab.research.google.com/drive/15s9j_bSInYoDKXDArH3LpVhL50Hl5gRZ#scrollTo=cK8NmhoZz5T0).
On my blog there’s a [satirical writeup](https://moultano.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/the-hunt-for-dark-breakfast/) of the process of making this, and its consequences, particularly IHOP’s transgression into the Dark Breakfast Abyss.
FAQ:
* Ratios are based on weight.
* Cream and buttermilk were both counted as milk, but butter and cheese were not.
* I only included breakfasts that customarily start with flour, milk, and eggs, not those which start with bread, which excludes french toast. If it were included it would appear in the low middle center.
i feel like this is the first and only time a color gradient has been appropriate for a chart background. A+
How is an omelette more egg than scrambled egg?
Dan Bing included! We made it, guys.
I’m sorry to be THAT guy, but Kaiserschmarrn is definitely not a breakfast 🙂
Quiche, scones and eggnog for breakfast?
Ah yes…my preferred breakfast of Eggnog.
“I can’t stand breakfast. It’s just constant eggs. Why? Who decided?” — Carolyn, Killing Eve
Pedologists: this looks vaguely familiar
Are you guys out here making quiche with more milk than egg? Am I crazy? Milk is like 10% of the mix, egg the other 90%, then add filling.
Who’s getting busy in the bottom right? That’s a lot of stuff comparably!
Yoghurt is a better fit that’s cafe latte?
useless data is useless date
Ll cool J taught us all that adding milk to your scrambled eggs is a BIG FUCKING MISTAKE
The absence of hard boiled eggs, which are just eggs, is baffling.
How have I gone this long in life without realizing Quiche and Quiche Filling were totally different meals?
I feel like this might’ve been better if it had four axis and the fourth one was butter. The omission of any pastries is wild to me.
How is a drink “breakfast” – but only 1 drink. What about a glass of milk?
i know like four of these words. what language is this?
Where are my over easy fried eggs
What are “Belgian waffles”?
Are those Brussels? Liege? Galetten? Stroopwafels?
There is no such thing as a “Belgian waffle”!
Actually beautiful data! This is fantastic!
I swear I don’t know half of these
Wtf is a dutch baby?
Seems like there is an uptapped potential of things with a lot of eggs but only a little milk and flour.
Scrambled eggs with a dash of flour, no milk.