Pancakes!

[Hal10k]

Another example of style over substance.

Yes, the waffle may be perfectly engineered, but it lacks the soul of the pancake.

Pancakes are the height of rustic perfection. The creation of waffles is an insult to everything the pancake stands for.

Simplicity and soul.

Simplicity and soul? Would you have us return to the trees then, my good man? Advances in technology bring us new and brighter avenues in civilization, and breakfast of all things is not exempt from this. To reject the waffle out of familiarity to the pancake is to reject brick and mortar out of familiarity to the mud hut. Progress, my dear boy, the waffle is progress, and your waffle is just another relic of a rightfully forgotten past.

 

[Jedamethis]

If I may throw my opinion at this waffles vs. pancakes kerfuffle:
I find that pancakes have a more familial feel, conjuring up memories of childhood pancake days and flipping catastrophes, while waffles simply taste rather nice.

The vast majority of pancakes I've ever had (of both styles mind you) have tasted more leathery and less rich than the majesty of the waffle. Plus the syrup just rolls off onto the plate as opposed to staying in the nice compartments of the waffle for your delight. But to each their own.

Leathery? Syrup rolls off?! Heavens! I suspect you were sorely neglected, and left untrained in the arts of making and eating pancakes. Although I admit I myself have trouble with syrup sometimes. Which is why I stick with sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice.

 

[Bvenged]

But Daystar, you haven't diverged in what is and what isn't supposed to be on pancakes! The last thing you'd want is some non-Brit trying to eat it oven-baked with gravy or turnips; like someone from Cornwall - those non-Brits... I had whipped cream a minute ago with some blueberries and banana, but an hour ago I was eating sugar and lemon juice and later I plan on eating EVEN MOAR with ice cream and chocolate sauce

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I see your assertion of dominance and would like to propose a counter.

Yes Colonial pancakes are easier to make, however that does not make them inferior. In fact that very ease makes the true art of making them that much harder to master. It is so easy to get complacent since no matter what the pancake is going to taste good. However there are a few out there, myself included, who strive to keep our skills sharp, who make batter from scratch, experimenting with different amounts of ingredients, making sure every single one is fluffy and golden brown.

In my grand library of american breakfast cuisine I have pancakes with sausage and maple baked right in, I have pancakes that are thin and crispy, I have pancakes that taste like soft fluffy biscuits! Every kind either passed down from my grandmother or of my own design. I resent your statement that my pancakes are inferior and will raise my spatula proudly in defense of the Colonial pancake!

It's about The Flip[sup]TM[/sup]. None of those things matter, if The Flip[sup]TM[/sup] isn't perfect. Colonial pancakes require no skill to flip, they're too rigid to be fully imbued with the power of The Flip[sup]TM[/sup].

THE FLIP[sup]TM[/sup]

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Another example of style over substance.

Yes, the waffle may be perfectly engineered, but it lacks the soul of the pancake.

Pancakes are the height of rustic perfection. The creation of waffles is an insult to everything the pancake stands for.

Simplicity and soul.

Simplicity and soul? Would you have us return to the trees then, my good man? Advances in technology bring us new and brighter avenues in civilization, and breakfast of all things is not exempt from this. To reject the waffle out of familiarity to the pancake is to reject brick and mortar out of familiarity to the mud hut. Progress, my dear boy, the waffle is progress, and your waffle is just another relic of a rightfully forgotten past.

Brick and mortar houses are better than mud huts.

Waffles just look nicer than pancakes, not taste better.

This is not opinion. This is fact, proven by scientific discoveries in science by scientifically trained scientists.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

If I may throw my opinion at this waffles vs. pancakes kerfuffle:
I find that pancakes have a more familial feel, conjuring up memories of childhood pancake days and flipping catastrophes, while waffles simply taste rather nice.

The vast majority of pancakes I've ever had (of both styles mind you) have tasted more leathery and less rich than the majesty of the waffle. Plus the syrup just rolls off onto the plate as opposed to staying in the nice compartments of the waffle for your delight. But to each their own.

Leathery? Syrup rolls off?! Heavens! I suspect you were sorely neglected, and left untrained in the arts of making and eating pancakes. Although I admit I myself have trouble with syrup sometimes. Which is why I stick with sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice.

These were restaurant quality pancakes. Nay my friend, whenever I compared even the best example of pancake to the average waffle I enjoy, the waffle wins. But do we need to battle over the different tastes of different regions? A childhood of Saskatchewan style Belgium Waffles covered with Saskatoon berries, strawberries, raspberries and black berries while covered in delicious maple syrup and whipped cream versus whatever your childhood breakfast culinary memories are? The world is wide and the menu of the morning is just as varied.

While I am all for trying new things, I know what I love and what I've tried before. That is why my stance on the morning waffle being the greatest meal one can enjoy is steadfast.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Waffles just look nicer than pancakes, not taste better.

Alright then, come here and prove it. Bring your best example of pancake to Saskatchewan and I will challenge your assertion that your pancakes are better in taste than that of the local variety of prairie waffle.

Spoiler

I will wait.

 

[Jedamethis]

If I may throw my opinion at this waffles vs. pancakes kerfuffle:
I find that pancakes have a more familial feel, conjuring up memories of childhood pancake days and flipping catastrophes, while waffles simply taste rather nice.

The vast majority of pancakes I've ever had (of both styles mind you) have tasted more leathery and less rich than the majesty of the waffle. Plus the syrup just rolls off onto the plate as opposed to staying in the nice compartments of the waffle for your delight. But to each their own.

Leathery? Syrup rolls off?! Heavens! I suspect you were sorely neglected, and left untrained in the arts of making and eating pancakes. Although I admit I myself have trouble with syrup sometimes. Which is why I stick with sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice.

These were restaurant quality pancakes. Nay my friend, whenever I compared even the best example of pancake to the average waffle I enjoy, the waffle wins. But do we need to battle over the different tastes of different regions? A childhood of Saskatchewan style Belgium Waffles covered with Saskatoon berries, strawberries, raspberries and black berries while covered in delicious maple syrup and whipped cream versus whatever your childhood breakfast culinary memories are? The world is wide and the menu of the morning is just as varied.

While I am all for trying new things, I know what I love and what I've tried before. That is why my stance on the morning waffle being the greatest meal one can enjoy is steadfast.

Sadly, I suspect restaurant quality is not quite good enough anymore. But lets not get into that.
Goodness gracious, that does sound rather lovely. Perhaps a compromise could be reached that I might be a slight pig and eat everything? Perhaps waffles for breakfast, pancakes after dinner... but what for lunch?

 

[Hal10k]

Brick and mortar houses are better than mud huts.

Waffles just look nicer than pancakes, not taste better.

This is not opinion. This is fact, proven by scientific discoveries in science by scientifically trained scientists.

I will not stand by and let let that sort of rhetoric pass. We are having an educated discussion here, and that mandates that sources be both cited and capable of standing up to academic peer review. Show me some of these studies of yours, and don't come back here with one of your "Free Breakfast" think tanks of yours.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Brick and mortar houses are better than mud huts.

Waffles just look nicer than pancakes, not taste better.

This is not opinion. This is fact, proven by scientific discoveries in science by scientifically trained scientists.

I will not stand by and let let that sort of rhetoric pass. We are having an educated discussion here, and that mandates that sources be both cited and capable of standing up to academic peer review. Show me some of these studies of yours, and don't come back here with one of your "Free Breakfast" think tanks of yours.

[HEADING=1]science![/HEADING]

I don't need proof, I have science!

Pancake science!

[sub]I actually like both, but for the sake of humour, I shall continue to be contrary.[/sub]

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Perhaps a compromise could be reached that I might be a slight pig and eat everything? Perhaps waffles for breakfast, pancakes after dinner... but what for lunch?

I will accept this. For lunch may I suggest a nice bowl of lobster bisque?

 

[Jedamethis]

Perhaps a compromise could be reached that I might be a slight pig and eat everything? Perhaps waffles for breakfast, pancakes after dinner... but what for lunch?

I will accept this. For lunch may I suggest a nice bowl of lobster bisque?

I must try lobster. But I haven't yet had the chance...

 

[Hal10k]

[HEADING=1]science![/HEADING]

I don't need proof, I have science!

Pancake science

[sub]I actually like both, but for the sake of humour, I shall continue to be contrary[/sub]

Science serves he who wields it best, Daystar, and in this case science is wielded by the mighty waffle. The waffle, as previously stated, is a pinnacle of structural engineering, and I refuse to accept the idea that anything so masterfully crafted could be deemed scientifically inferior. I will diagram for you the superiority of the waffle if need be. I will provide you witha schematic of precisely how my waffle is going to *****-slap your pancake.

 

[BrotherSurplice]

Pancake sized snip

There is so much win in this thread.

Now, *throws hat into ring* PANCAKES ARE THE GOD OF CAKES. No colonial tripe can measure up to their godliness.

I did so many Flip[sup]TM[/sup] today that I think I need to call in sick tomorrow.

[sub]Also, soccer is football, chips are crisps and fries are chips.[/sub]

 

[Crazy]

Rainbow pancakes are best pancakes, no matter what you say.

Pictured: Rainbow pancakes

You know that 'great evil' I was on about?

Yeah, that abomination pretty much sums up what it is.

You do not know good pancakes, then, if you have not eaten a rainbow pancake.

 

[5-0]

YES!!! ANOTHER DAYSTAR CLARION THREAD! And on the day of the food Gods, no less.

 

[The Night Angel]

Wow, you have once again made my day, I was hoping for another of your food topics
Just ate a bunch of them today, am absolutely full. And I ate the true pancakes too, not those 'things'(same tone one uses to discuss something that came out the wrong end of an animal)

 

[Staskala]

I'm no pancake expert, but what makes British pancakes special compared to other European variants?
In my book Czech palacinka are the absolute best, but then again, my pancake knowledge is restricted to 4 countries plus a few regional variants.
Oh yeah, since this thread is already about sweets, today is Faschingsdienstag, so it's time for

Spoiler: Fasnetsküchle!

And no, I can't possible by arsed to translate either of those words, so just look it up on wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian-Alemannic-Fastnacht].

 

[Quiet Stranger]

Unfortunately this thread put me in the mood for crumpets, not pancakes. I have no idea why. It sucks though, because you cant get crumpets anywhere in Germany.

If I could ship you crumpets, good sir, I would.


I can't wait for my mom to get home and make pancakes for pancake tuesday!

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I had them South African Style (Apple sauce and Cinnamon sugar), Canada style(Maple syrup) and Root style(Golden Syrup).

Pondering on whether you can make a pancake burrito?