Pancakes

Even though it is served as an appetizer, it usually stays on the table during the whole meal, accompanying classics such as bulgogi, kalbi, and mandu guk (dumpling soup), while cabbage kimchi is often fried into kimchijeon pancakes and incorporated into numerous soups and stews.

Pancakes are flat cakes, often thin and round, prepared from a starch based batter that can also have eggs, milk, and butter.

The Ancient Greeks made pancakes called Tagenias, which translate to “frying pan”.

The earliest references to pancakes are in the poems of the 5th century BC poets Cratinus and Magnes.

Romans ate sweet and savoury dishes called Alita dolcia that were made from milk, flour, eggs and spices and were very similar to pancakes.

William shakespeare liked pancakes, often mentioning them in his plays.

A Crêpe or crepe is thin, large pancakes that are flipped and cooked on both sides.

The idea of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday is more than 1,000 years old.

In Canada and the United States, pancakes are often eaten for breakfast with butter and syrup.

Blinis are yeasted pancakes that are made from buckwheat flour and served with sour cream, jam, honey or caviar.

The world's most expensive pancakes are made by the Radisson blu edwardian Hotel's five star Opus restaurant.

Their pancakes have pink champagne, lobster, truffles and caviar.

The Guinness World Record for the most pancakes served in 8 hours by a team is 34,818.

The most pancakes made in 1 hour by an individual is 1,092.

In France, people like to make a wish before flipping their pancakes.

Pancakes outnumber the waffle five to one.

In the United States, southerners eat the most pancakes, accounting for 32.5% of the pancake consumption.

In Sweden, you can order Blodplattar, which are pancakes made out of pork blood.

Some common food dishes in Hoi an include Cao lau (braised spiced pork noodle), Vietnamese Banh mi, Vietnamese fried pancakes stuffed with meat and vegetables, wonton soup, Quang noodles, and many more.

Some common food dishes in Hoi an include Cao lau (braised spiced pork noodle), Vietnamese Banh mi, Vietnamese fried pancakes stuffed with meat and vegetables, wonton soup, Quang noodles, and many more.

Even though it is served as an appetizer, it usually stays on the table during the whole meal, accompanying classics such as bulgogi, kalbi, and mandu guk (dumpling soup), while cabbage kimchi is often fried into kimchijeon pancakes and incorporated into numerous soups and stews.