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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Okonomiyaki, Pancake, Dosa, Jonnycake, Aunt Jemima, Crepe, Bannock, Potato pancake, Oatcake, Injera, Appam, AEbleskiver, Memiljeon, Blintz, Farinata, Murtabak, Palatschinke, Eggette, Pathiri, Boxty, David Eyre's pancake, Galette, Banh xeo, Banh cuốn, Dutch baby pancake, Roti prata, Tlacoyo, Spring pancake, Poffertjes, Chataamari, Pannekoek, Crempog, Uttapam, Memela, Pesarattu, Mofletta, Suncake, Cachapa, Rava dosa, Chalboribbang, Boukete, Ploye, Thalipeeth, Chinese pancake, Sel roti, Khanom bueang, Hortobagyi palacsinta, Fladle, Quarkkaulchen, Red bean pancake, Scovardă, Hirayachi, Flaskpannkaka, Funkaso, Touton. Excerpt: A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter, and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan. Most pancakes are quick breads; some use a yeast-raised or fermented batter. Most pancakes are cooked one side on a griddle and flipped partway through to cook the other side. Depending on the region, pancakes may be served at any time, with a variety of toppings or fillings including jam, chocolate chips, fruit, syrup or meat. Archaeological evidence suggests that varieties of pancakes are probably the earliest and most widespread types of cereal food eaten in prehistoric societies whereby dry carbohydrate-rich seed flours mixed with the available protein-rich liquids, usually milk and eggs, were baked on hot stones or in shallow earthenware pots over an open fire to form a nutritious and highly palatable foodstuff. In the medieval and modern Christian period, especially in Britain, pancakes were made to use up store items prior to the period of Lent fasting beginning on Shrovetide. The pancake's shape and structure varies worldwide. There are numerous variations of them throughout Europe. In Germany, pancakes can be made from potatoes. A crepe is a Breton variety of thin pancake...
