This classic riddle asks:
“What can you never eat for breakfast?”
At first, you might start thinking about foods that are unusual in the morning. But the trick is not about food at all. It is about the names of the meals.
The answer is:
Lunch and dinner.
You can eat pancakes, eggs, fruit, pizza, or almost anything else in the morning if you want. But once you are eating lunch, it is no longer breakfast. The same is true for dinner.
That is what makes this riddle clever. It sounds like it is asking you to name a specific food, but the answer depends on the meaning of the word “breakfast.”
Answer: Lunch and dinner.
Simple once you know it, but easy to overthink. Did you guess the answer before checking?
