cornflakes

Crunchy breakfast cereal

Cornflakes are a breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of corn, typically eaten with milk: a bowl of cornflakes.

The word often appears generically for any similar flaked cereal, regardless of brand.

Cornflakes have become emblematic of plain, wholesome breakfast fare—something reliable but unremarkable.

cereal

bowl

Concave food container

Kellogg's · crunch · sugar · banana · granola · oats · bran · fiber · fortified · vitamins

texture

crispy

Brittle and snapping

snap · crunch · crispness · brittle · soggy · stale · fresh · light · airy · golden

maize

kernel

Seed or essential core

grain · milled · processed · extruded · golden · yellow · harvest · crop · husk · field

breading

coating

Applied surface covering

schnitzel · baked · crushed · topping · casserole · binding · fish fingers

Categories
Opposites
cereal temperature/preparation

cornflakesoatmeal

Boiled grain breakfast

porridge · grits · congee · muesli

breakfast food type

cornflakesbacon and eggs

Classic American breakfast combo

full English breakfast · pancakes · scrambled eggs · French toast

food elaborateness

cornflakeseggs Benedict

Poached dish with hollandaise

full English breakfast · Belgian waffles · French toast · breakfast casserole · huevos rancheros

Family

cornflake

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G