01/03/2022
๐๐ฅ It's Pancake Day ๐๐ฅ
Today is Shrove Tuesday โ AKA Pancake Day. As households across the UK gear up to create their favourite masterpiece with toppings galore let's take a look at variations from around the world. Wherever you go, youโre likely to find some version of the humble pancake, just with a specific cultural twistโฆ here's four of our faves below.
๐ซ๐ท ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ โ ๐๐ฟรช๐ฝ๐ฒ๐
Thin and delicate crรชpes are unavoidable throughout Franceโฆ which is a good thing, believe us! Savoury or sweet, they can be topped with just about anything, but popular choices include ham and cheese (obviously โ this is France after all!)
๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ โ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐
Light, fluffy and smaller in diameter than weโd make back home, pancakes in America are often served as a stack. Sometimes called hotcakes, griddlecakes or flapjacks, theyโre a very popular brunch food. Try with fruit fillings and sweet toppings for dessert, or with crispy bacon and maple syrup for breakfast.
๐น๐ญ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ โ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ถ
Everywhere you turn in Thailand, youโll find countless street-food vendors selling all manner of delicious dishes, with roti being the most popular sweet treat. A kind of crispy pancake, itโs cut into small squares, drizzled with condensed milk and sprinkled with sugar. So be prepared for a sugar rush!
๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป โ ๐ข๐ธ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ
Okonomiyaki loosely translates to โwhat you like, grilledโ and is a Japanese savoury pancake, typically made from a flour base combined with a mixture of shredded potato, cabbage, seafood or pork belly, ginger and soy. The dish originated in Osaka and Hiroshima and you can garnish with toppings of your choice and drizzle over a sweet mirin and honey sauce, or just mayonnaise.
What's your favourite pancake?