The Origin of Pancakes

By Ben Panny


There are various versions and cultural diversities when talking about pancakes and it is definitely hard to say where did pancakes originate from. Pancakes could be wrappers, breakfast or dinner, street food or a luxury dessert. Pancakes are generally made from a batter of flour, eggs and milk and fried in a shallow pan or cooked on a greased griddle. But what we truly call 'pancake' is dependent upon our culture usually.

Quite a few of us might wonder exactly where did pancakes originate from while eating these delicious food. Pancakes have long history. They're direct descendants of the early Neolithic flatbreads which were baked on the stones. It remains a mystery when pancake split from early flatbreads but it is identified that the break was made by the time Romans swaggered across the Europe. It was found that Roman cookbook included a recipe for pancakes served with pepper and honey. Pancakes survived the Roman empire and were common in English culinary. A 1430 English culinary manuscript mentions pancakes. Dutch cookbook from 1514 contains few recipes for pancakes. Later in 1710 in London "Household Companion" was printed which included instructions of how to make pancakes in a frying pan which will appear yellow as Gold.

The Dutch and English settlers brought their pancakes variations to America. Later in 1889 the first prepared pancake mix was introduced. It is actually called Aunt Jemima pancake flour. It became well known only following few years after introducing. Afterwards the fist pancake homes had been opened.

Pancakes are eaten all around the world and have long history. In Russia as an example folks used to consume a meal of pancakes just after praying for the dead. In France, it was believed that dropping pancake can bring bad luck. Even Napoleon mentioned that he lost the war with Russia since he dropped a pancake. In numerous European nations Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday was previously known as a Pancake Day. It was a tradition of consuming a great deal of pancakes to use up the eggs and butter which had been forbidden throughout the Lent.

In several nations tradition is nonetheless alive. As an example in England exactly where celebrations for example Great Pancake Grease are nevertheless well known. Throughout this celebration, school cook tosses an enormous pancake to a pack of schoolboys while boy who emerges from the melee with the biggest piece gets a prize at the end. Also Pancake Races are incredibly well known. They take place also in America. Pancake Days are extremely thrilling and delicious events. In America, this day is not laden so much with religious meaning. Each and every year in Springfield, Massachusetts the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast is being held. In 2002 more than 76, 000 stacks had been served.




About the Author: