I eat both, was always told the small ones where "scotch pancakes" thicker batter with raising agent in them. but Shrove Tuesday (as it was called in my house) was always crepes with sugar and lemon juice.Kendarik said:Yeah, fluffy crepes would be bad.Hoplon said:Crepes aren't good to have "fluffy" I think that would make me gag.Kendarik said:Real pancakes also have a leavening agent of some kind in them (like a pinch of baking soda) and a little bit of oil if you want to get them nice and fluffy as they should be.Hoplon said:What is all this talk of pancake mix?
IT'S FLOUR, EGGS AND MILK WITH A PINCH OF SALT /frothing at the mouth.
Seriously, it pretty elemental cooking, it's not like you are trying to make choux pastry or anything.
Pancakes on the other hand should definitely be fluffy. Or are you finally admitting you Brits really eat crepes and not pancakes?Daystar Clarion said:Yeah, 'pancakes' and 'fluffy' don't belong in the same sentence unless 'are not' is in the middle.