Mmmmm Pancakes!

A pancake is a thin, flat cake prepared from a batter and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan.  This is a very boring description compared to how some restaurants prepare pancakes.   IHOP has taken the pancake and added over a dozen different variations to their menu.  I prefer the traditional buttermilk pancake with butter and syrup.  Add some scrambled eggs and sausage and I have a great meal to begin the day with.  Breakfast for dinner?  Yes!! I can eat pancakes for any meal.  I’ll wake up in the middle of the night for some hot pancakes.

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I have visited several locations in North Carolina that provide extra large pancakes that hang off of the edge of the plate.

The Purple Onion Cafe – Brunswick
Smith Street Diner – Greensboro
Hamilton’s BBQ & Fried Chicken – Bisco

FYI – In Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday, which is also known as “Pancake Day” and, particularly in Ireland, as “Pancake Tuesday”. (Shrove Tuesday is better known in the United States, France and other countries as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday). Historically, pancakes were made on Shrove Tuesday so that the last of the fatty and rich foods could be used up before Lent. (source – Wikipedia)

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