Picnic tables will groan underneath the weight of piles of cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, fresh tomatoes out of the garden and spectacularly decorated red, white and blue cupcakes.

FORBES: Taxes and Independence: Happy Fourth of July

They beckoned the Brits with a full English breakfast of porridge, poached eggs, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, sausage and baked beans.

BBC: Building bridges with breakfast

For breakfast, the poached emu steak is served with bacon, eggs, toast, baked beans and a sauce made from wild bush tomatoes.

BBC: A guide to adventurous eating in Australia

Get into the local swing of things and load your breakfast plate with tangy sheep's-milk cheese, plump olives, flavourful tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, home-made jam and freshly-baked crusty white bread or simit (a sesame-encrusted bread ring).

BBC: A perfect day in Istanbul