Fluffy, flat cakes made from batter cooked on a griddle or frying pan, usually served with syrup and butter for breakfast.
Pancake combines 'pan' (from Old English 'panne') and 'cake' (from Old Norse 'kaka'). The dish itself dates back centuries, with similar recipes found in ancient Rome, but the word 'pancake' emerged in Middle English around the 15th century.
Pancakes are one of humanity's oldest breakfast foods—ancient Romans ate something almost identical, and every culture that discovered griddles basically invented their own version, from French crêpes to Russian blini, proving that some ideas are just universally genius!
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