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Thursday was always Pea Soup and Pancake day in the canteen in Sweden.
Pancakes as dessert served with cream and jam.
Nowadays back in UK for me it's either the traditional lemon juice and sugar, or the childhood golden syrup. Though when we have Swedish Thursday once in a while it's as above Ärtsoppa och pannkakor med grädde och sylt.
Tried the savoury Breton Galette version other day, buckwheat thin pancake, with filling of ham, cheese and egg. Lovely but a bit of a faff.
Pancakes as dessert served with cream and jam.
Nowadays back in UK for me it's either the traditional lemon juice and sugar, or the childhood golden syrup. Though when we have Swedish Thursday once in a while it's as above Ärtsoppa och pannkakor med grädde och sylt.
Tried the savoury Breton Galette version other day, buckwheat thin pancake, with filling of ham, cheese and egg. Lovely but a bit of a faff.
I'll do lemon and sugar, but I might also do one with flambéed bananas, which are amazing. But I may not bother at all since I'm on my own this year. But all is not lost. My office is in Paris so I visit for a week several times a year. I was there at the start of February and one one of the days, hundreds of crêpes were brought in one afternoon. I wasn't able to figure out what was being celebrated at the time, but this thread has reminded me of it so I googled. Apparently the French have their pancake day (La Fête des Chandelles) on 2nd February. So double pancake day for me this year!
And when I say hundreds of pancakes, I'm not joking. Several boxes, each containing 100 folded crêpes for about 50 people in the office that day. But then they're generous like that. The kitchen area has fridges filled with wine, beer, soft drinks, cheese, snacks. All free to take.
And when I say hundreds of pancakes, I'm not joking. Several boxes, each containing 100 folded crêpes for about 50 people in the office that day. But then they're generous like that. The kitchen area has fridges filled with wine, beer, soft drinks, cheese, snacks. All free to take.
RizzoTheRat said:
From the menu of a pancake place near me: 
Christ where to begin... FEB on a pancake, why?! 'Spicy sausage' on a FEB, not sure that passes muster.. I feel this is a pointless exercise as it's neither a FEB or a decent way of serving a pancake, being robbed of 15 Euros for the pleasure would be salt in the wounds.Nachtegaal said:
Full English Breakfast Pancake - €14.95
An English breakfast as it should be: a pancake with a fried egg, bacon, baked beans, a spicy sausage from the free-range butcher, fried mushrooms and tomatoes. For the strong appetite
An English breakfast as it should be: a pancake with a fried egg, bacon, baked beans, a spicy sausage from the free-range butcher, fried mushrooms and tomatoes. For the strong appetite
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