What Are Some Interesting Facts About Pancakes?

Many of us know that pancakes are a delicious meal, whether for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even a snack.

• Pancakes are eaten all over the world.
• They come in many different shapes and sizes.
• Butter and syrup are two popular pancake toppings.
• You could even cook pancakes with peanut butter in the batter for a really delicious treat.
• Around 1000 years ago, pancakes were eaten on Shrove Tuesday. Some people still follow this tradition.
• Not all cultures use the exact same ingredients in pancakes; however, they are generally at least somewhat the same no matter where they are found.
• Maple syrup is actually tree sap from maple trees.
• A French tradition has them making a wish while turning the pancake and holding a coin in the other hand.
• The first recipe for pancakes was found in a 15th century English cookbook. Of course, people could have been making pancakes for years before that and just didn't know what they were creating.
• The world's largest pancake was created in 1994. It was three tons, 15 meters in diameter, and two million calories in it.
• Some people consider pancake tossing to be a sport. Of course, they know that it has at least some sense of jest to it.
• Pancake sandwiches are a new trend.
• When you think about it, you could really put anything that you want in a pancake sandwich. That doesn't mean it will taste good though!
• Cooks used to use freshly fallen snow to make pancakes light and fluffy. Of course, this occurred before baking soda was invented.
• Pancakes are often made on a griddle. Griddles were around before baking started.
• Pancakes are often eaten on Easter Day in Europe.
• Pancake day occurs in Newfoundland. This day is the day before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent.
• Aunt Jemima pancake flour was the first commercially sold one. It was invented in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it appeared on the market in 1889.
• Hardwood ashes were also used to make pancakes.
• If you are so inclined to use snow or ashes to make your pancakes, you might want to check up on some recipes to ensure that they are safe!
• William Shakespeare really enjoyed pancakes. In fact, he would write about them in some of his plays.
• Benjamin Franklin praised the pancakes that were made from American vegetable corn.
• Pancakes are fairly easy for inexperienced or new cooks to make.
• A bao bing is a thin Chinese pancake that is frequently served with Peking duck.
• Crepes are fairly popular in the United States; however, they are originally thin pancakes from France.
• Some people use the words pancakes and flapjacks interchangeably. However, flapjacks are actually pancakes fried in a pan over an open fire.
• The word hotcake, however, is able to be used interchangeably with the word pancake.
• A latke is a potato pancake. They are traditionally served at Hanukkah.
• A Swedish pancake is a thin pancake served in Sweden.

Are you hungry yet? After reading these interesting facts about pancakes, you may be. Maybe you want to read up on some recipes so that you can go and make your own.