Why is the February post about pancakes? Excellent question!
In the UK, there is a February holiday called Shrove Tuesday. On Shrove Tuesday, people are trying to use up all of their eggs and milk before the start of Lent, so they make pancakes! The day has become a popular festival, with traditions such as Pancake Races across the UK.
A similar religious tradition of cooking pancakes and rich foods before Lent is known in France as La Chandeleur and in the southeastern USA as Mardi Gras.
Pancakes around the world come in many shapes and sizes!
American Pancakes: “Flapjacks”
British Pancakes: Traditionally, Add Sugar & Lemon
Czechoslovakian pancakes: Lívance and Palačinky
French pancakes: Crepes
Germanic Oven Pancakes: Dutch Babies
Indian pancakes: Appam, Dosa, Kallappam, Malpua, Neer Dosa, Uttapam
Japanese pancakes!
Jewish Stuffed Pancakes: Blintzes
Russian/Eastern European pancakes: Blini
Which pancakes would you like to try?
Gallery of Pancakes:
