Steak and eggs Eggs Benedict. A version of steak and egg salad utilizes greens such as arugula, poached eggs and steak. Vegetarian versions also exist, in which vegetables, such as cauliflower, squash and potatoes, are sliced into thick steaks and served with eggs. Steak and eggs is the traditional NASA astronaut's breakfast, first served to Alan Shepard before his flight on May 5, 1961. Having been a common breakfast in Australia in the first half of the 20th century, the meal is also the customary pre-landing breakfast of the United States Marine Corps, due to the Marines having copied it from Australian soldiers
Eggs and brains Eggs and brains Eggs 'n' brains is a breakfast meal consisting of pork brains (or those of another mammal) and scrambled eggs. It is a dish of the Portuguese cuisine known as "Omolete de Mioleira" (). In Austria, the dish is known as "Hirn mit Ei" ("calf's brain with eggs") and used to be very common, but has seen a sharp drop in popularity. In the American Midwest, the names are reversed and it is called "brains and eggs". It is also a breakfast dish in the cuisine of the Southern United States. In the U.S., it has also been