Randomisity Redux

[Wally]

Savoury pancakes are alright, but generally I have them done with spinach/feta-type filling, tomato sauce and cheese on top, and then put in the oven.

I was just about to ask for some good suggestions for savoury pancakes! So, thank you for reading my mind. I have in general preferred my pancakes sweet, but I suspect the one I had this weekend is the pinnacle of sweet pancakes and I would not want to sully it with attempts at imitation.

[edison]

The ones I had correspond to alex's description. Thanks for the clarifications!

Okay, so now I am craving beer, lentils, flapjacks, pancakes.. what else? Damn you, LPTJ.

[jebreject]

i want some rootbeer

i'ma get on that

[alex]

That is one thing that you will never ever find me craving.

[diesel_powered]

Not to reopen old wounds, but what exactly is this supposed distinction between the "pancake" and the "flapjack"?

Wikipedia says the major difference is American pancakes usually contain some manner of raising agent whereas European ones tend to be composed of just flour, milk, and eggs.

[alex]

Yeah, if I hear about American pancakes, I think about a stack of small but thick round thingies, with syrup poured all over it. European pancakes can be quite varied, but in any case are served one at a time rather than in stacks, are bigger in diameter but thinner, and will either be rolled up, folded together, or just served flat, thus covering an entire plate (the ones I had with Dom were in the latter category). While syrup can be used as a topping, it is not essential for most pancakes - more often, they will either be topped with fruits or filled with jam or a nut filling, among other things.

As for flapjacks:

I deny any kind of relation between flapjacks and pancakes, other than the fact that they both taste great. If anything, I would describe them as a softer and better version of a cereal bar.

edit: To be sure, the thinner type of pancakes (common in Central Europe) will usually be served in pairs, either rolled or folded together. Never in stacks, though.

[Wally]

Flapjacks have oats and syrup or treacle. Pancakes do not.

x-post with alex.

[diesel_powered]

See, this is interesting as in the U.S, there is no distinction between the "pancake" and the "flapjack" (as I'm sure we all know) and while oats are a perfectly acceptable addition to one's pancake batter, most pancakes here are comprised of essentially flour, water, eggs, and some sort of raising agent. So while the "flapjack" is closest to the American definition of "pancake", it's still a little different.

[jess]

European pancakes are crepes in the US (at least around here). I don't think there is an exact parallel for European flapjacks, or for American pancakes over there.

[diesel_powered]

Perhaps there should be an intercontinental quick bread exchange? For the sake of starchy pluralism?

[difficult]

God, you people! Here I was trying to talk about Alex's gestures... and my beautiful vision that I wanted to share with you.
Obviously it was wasted.

For the record, I was quite happy with Alex eating flapjacks with her fingers... or just lowering her head to the table and sucking them into her mouth. I just had a happy image, and I didn't think it needed to be accurate to be meaningful and emotionally engaging.

[alex]

Crêpes, at least in their original version, are not the same thing as European pancakes. The dough has more eggs, is thinner than even the thinnest of pancakes, and not fried in oil.

The stuff you call a pancake is roughly what I would refer to as an Omelette, but that is very much a regional thing, and you need not point out that an omelette is something altogether different for the rest of the world.

[YojimboMonkey]

Alex eating flapjacks with her fingers... or just lowering her head to the table and sucking them into her mouth.

Campbell is right!  Everybody just shut up and concentrate on this image.



This.... means something.  I know it.

[difficult]

Alex eating flapjacks with her fingers... or just lowering her head to the table and sucking them into her mouth.

Campbell is right!  Everybody just shut up and concentrate on this image.



This.... means something.  I know it.

Finally !
Vindication !
Now I can go to sleep.
Goodnight, sweet last plane.







There are definite pros and cons to getting used to sleeping on your own

[Wally]

European pancakes are crepes in the US (at least around here). I don't think there is an exact parallel for European flapjacks, or for American pancakes over there.

I think your pancakes are close enough to what I'd call scotch pancakes. But maybe not.

[Wally]

I'll will admit here and now that over under alex's guidance I learnt that what I have been calling waffles should be refered to as potato waffles as the rest of you have something quite different (I preveiously thought it was just the American's and Beligan's who were confused, but as is often the case it was me.) I also realised that perhaps I need not roll my pancakes up.

[alex]

On a related note, Dom, I had a brief phone conversation with my mother last night. She said something about sending you a thank-you card for the beans/lentils thing. Pretty sure you are one of her favourite people right about now.

[jess]

Potato waffles? I'm intrigued. Is that anything like a latke/potato pancake?

[Wally]

Potato waffles? I'm intrigued. Is that anything like a latke/potato pancake?

Not a million miles off, but according to wikipedia your latke's are grated potato, whilst my potato waffles are reconstituted potato in fact that's all they are, bar some oil, (they're only claim to wafflehood is that they're similar shape) and rather then having toppings they usually go alongside eggs, beans, sausages or whatever other fried lovliness you'd have in a british breakfast. I like mine with chilli.

[Wally]

On a related note, Dom, I had a brief phone conversation with my mother last night. She said something about sending you a thank-you card for the beans/lentils thing. Pretty sure you are one of her favourite people right about now.

 

[C of heartbreak]

You are all making me hunnnnnnnnngryyyy.

[C of heartbreak]

Shit, it just started storming like fuck. It's like god is so pissed about the elections he decided to wipe the DC metro area off the earth. There are raindrops the size of cicadas. I just heard the tornado siren.

[RoyBiggins]

Very well then.  Lobster stuffed with tacos.

[jebreject]

Update: I got a root beer. It was this one:



It was fantastic.

[Greg Nog]

That looks great!  Just recently, I was at a New Hampshire craftsmen's expo, and there was a family there selling a whole bunch of their maple-based products.  I had a maple-sugar cream soda for the first time, and it was delicious!