Food · 24 April 2026 · 1 min read

Six breakfasts, ranked by surfers

We asked the dawn-patrol table to score the breakfast options out of ten. They took it far more seriously than we expected.

Oussama

Founder & head coach

The rules were simple: you had to have surfed first, and you had to justify your score out loud. Six dishes, eleven judges, one argument about eggs that is still going.

6. Fruit and yoghurt

Fresh, fast, and nobody’s favourite. “It is what you eat when you are late.” Score: 5.

3. Amlou toast

Amlou is almond, argan oil and honey ground into a paste. On warm bread after two hours in cold water it is almost unfair. Score: 8.

1. Msemen with honey

The flaky square flatbread, cooked to order by Fatima, folded around honey and butter. Unanimous. One judge asked if it could be the whole package. Score: 10.

More from the journal

Keep reading.