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pancake

Traditional dish from United States of America

Street Food

About pancake

a brown thin, round cake made of eggs, milk and flour

A pancake, also known as a hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack, is a flat type of batter bread like cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk, and butter, and then cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan. Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes were probably eaten in prehistoric societies.

Key Ingredients

  • egg as food
  • flour
  • milk
  • oil

Cuisine Type

  • French cuisine
  • Austrian cuisine
  • Polish cuisine
  • Russian cuisine

Dietary Information

✓ Popular street food
Traditional United States of America cuisine

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