Here Are 18 Pancake Recipes From All Over The World (2024)

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How many types of pancakes are there? ›

Now, thousands of years after it first made its way into our diets, you can find multiple types of pancakes around the world. From the well-known French crêpes and Scotch pancakes, to the Dutch poffertje and Korean jeon, which will you be dining on this Pancake Day?

History. The Ancient Greeks made pancakes called τηγανίτης (tēganitēs), ταγηνίτης (tagēnitēs) or ταγηνίας (tagēnias), all words deriving from τάγηνον (tagēnon), "frying pan". The earliest attested references to tagenias are in the works of the 5th-century BC poets Cratinus and Magnes.

Crêpes are an ultra-thin pancake common in France that can be made sweet or savory, typically rolled or folded with a variety of fillings from jam or Nutella to ham and cheese to seafood.

The small pancakes in Mexico are called "hotcakes" or "panqueques" in Spanish. They are similar to the American pancakes, but they are smaller and thinner, and sometimes they are filled with sweet or savory ingredients such as fruits, chocolate, cheese, or meat.

• 2mo ago. It's regional. In England, 1 are pancakes, and 2 are 'American pancakes' or 'Scotch pancakes'* or perhaps 'drop scones' (and probably other local terms). We sometimes use the word crêpes too when talking about a French dish like crêpes Suzette, or trying to sound fancy.

Pancake Day or 'Martedì Grasso' in Italy, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday and the last day of Italian Carnevale. Eating pancakes isn't customary in Italy the same way as in Britain, instead they traditionally enjoy 'Chiacchiere', a sweet fried dough.

The earliest form of Japanese Pancake dates back to the 16th century. A pancake called "Funo-yaki" was created by Sennorikyuu, the founder of the Japanese tea ceremony. He mixed flour with water and sake and char-grilled the flattened dough.

To say the least, Chinese pancakes have become the quintessential snack food in China. Every afternoon, they satisfy hungry workers and students across China.

frittella, crêpe, crespella. (Translation of pancake from the Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

What are European pancakes? ›

Who invented pancakes? European 'pancakes' originated from Brittany, in the north of France. They are thin and flat cakes with a reference to “frying pan cakes” found in the work of 5th century BC Greek poets. When made with wheat flour they are called crȇpes, and galettes when made with buckwheat flour.

In the South, pancakes are interchangeably called hotcakes, griddlecakes, and flapjacks, though British flapjacks are made with rolled oats cooked in the oven. In the U.S., pancakes are made with flour, eggs, butter, and milk, and cooked on a griddle or frying pan to form leavened flat cakes.

In a typical US diner, a stack has three pancakes, and a short stack has two.

At IHOP, the popular pancake chain that offers away a free short stack of pancakes on their National Pancake Day every year, a short stack is always a serving of three fluffy pancakes, while a full stack is five.

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