Ibai Llanos TikTok Breakfast World Cup Series Has Dishes Like Arepas and Chilaquiles Going Up Against Croissants and Pancakes

Ibai Llanos TikTok Breakfast World Cup Series Has Dishes Like Arepas and Chilaquiles Going Up Against Croissants and Pancakes
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Ibai Llanos has never been a stranger to spectacle. The Spanish streamer, who commands one of the largest audiences in the Spanish-speaking world, has taken the conversation far from gaming screens this summer and into the kitchens of entire nations. With millions of followers tuned into his every move, he launched El mundial de los desayunos, a contest that places the most traditional breakfast plates from 16 countries in direct competition, all decided by votes on TikTok.

The playful idea has quickly grown into a phenomenon, giving rise to rivalries that extend well past food and into cultural pride. From Peru’s tamal and pan con chicharrón to the English breakfast of the United Kingdom, from Japanese tamagoyaki to the Dominican mangú, audiences are clicking to support the flavors that define their mornings. The tournament began on August 18, and since then voting numbers have reached the millions as fans rally behind their plates.

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MÉXICO vs PERÚ | OCTAVOS DE FINAL | MUNDIAL DE LOS DESAYUNOS

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A Contest That Travels the Globe

The first rounds matched unexpected pairs. Peru faced Mexico, with pan con chicharrón gathering 2.1 million votes to Mexico’s 1.1 million for chilaquiles. Colombia went up against Costa Rica, and the arepa held strong with 664,000 votes against gallo pinto’s 285,000. France’s croissant earned 545,000 votes but fell behind Spain’s tostadas con jamón at 454,000, while Argentina’s medialuna secured 613,000 votes against the English breakfast.

Other matchups proved just as intense. Ecuador’s bolón de verde edged Guatemala’s desayuno chapín by 1.9 million votes to 1.8 million. Chile’s pan con palta triumphed over Japan’s tamagoyaki. Venezuela advanced with arepas over the Dominican Republic’s mangú, while Bolivia’s salteñas captured one million votes against the American pancakes, which drew only 135,000.

The Quarterfinal Lineup

With the early rounds decided, the competition has now entered the quarterfinals. The matchups are Peru versus Ecuador, Venezuela versus Colombia, Bolivia versus Argentina, and Spain versus Chile. Each of these battles carries cultural weight, as breakfast dishes can be seen as symbols of heritage and daily rituals passed across generations.

The Peru versus Ecuador clash already reflects that intensity. Tamal and pan con chicharrón face bolón mixto and encebollado, and both dishes have reached 2.9 million votes, a tie that shows how divided audiences are in their loyalties. Meanwhile, Colombia’s arepa goes head-to-head with Venezuela’s reina pepiada and empanada combination, a rivalry that mirrors an ongoing culinary debate across borders.

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COLOMBIA vs VENEZUELA | CUARTOS DE FINAL | MUNDIAL DE LOS DESAYUNOS

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How the Voting Works

The rules are simple but the results are anything but predictable. To cast a vote, fans go to Ibai Llanos’s TikTok account and like the comment featuring the name of their preferred country. The country with the most likes advances to the next round.

This system has created not only competition but also massive interaction, as each post becomes a digital battleground with communities across the world rushing to show support.

Breakfast Becomes Identity

For those following the contest, the rivalry extends past the dishes themselves. Breakfast carries memory and migration, and it shapes identity in ways that reach far outside the table. A dish of chilaquiles or an arepa is never simply about taste, it signals where people come from and what they carry with them.

Ibai Llanos framed the contest as a world cup of breakfasts, creating a stage where communities affirm their traditions before an international audience. The winner has not yet been decided, yet the millions of votes already cast reveal that food can travel outside the kitchen and into the realm of pride. For Peruvians, Colombians, Venezuelans, Argentines, and others, every vote is a way to assert that their breakfast speaks for who they are.

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