<p>Close your eyes and think of what you're going to make this <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/listing/New_IM_ListingPage_Top_promo_1/New_IM_ListingPage_Middle_promo_1/New_IM_ListingPage_Bottom_promo_1/1215671073087/New_IM_ListingPage_ProductModule_promo_1" target="_blank">Pancake Day</a>. Perhaps you are envisaging stacks of thick, American-style pancakes dripping with maple syrup… or maybe you're leaning towards big, thin crêpes sweetened with lemon and sugar.</p><p>Every nationality has a different pancake recipe and they all vary tremendously. Sweet, savoury, thin or fat, there don't seem to be any hard rules. </p><p>Let's look at China, for example, where flaky pan-fried pancakes called <em>cong you bing</em> are made from dough rather than batter. Finland prefers its <em>pannukakku</em> to be sweet, puffy and oven-baked in a round or rectangular pan. As for the good people of Holland, they're all about <em>poffertjes</em> &ndash; miniature, puffed-up pancakes which are served piled up high and smothered in butter and icing sugar. These are not to be mistaken with Eastern European-style <em>blinis</em>, which (also made with buckwheat flour) are enjoyed savoury, topped with caviar or smoked salmon.</p><p>To celebrate the breadth and variety that comes under the pancake umbrella, we've put together some of our favourites so this Shrove Tuesday you can do something <em>bigger and batter</em> than you did last year...</p><h2>BRITISH PANCAKES </h2><p><span style="font-family: 'Gotham Narrow SSm A', 'Gotham Narrow SSm B';">Brits are known for their funny old traditions, and Pancake Day is certainly no exception. Are there any other nations that consider it perfectly normal to race each other whilst tossing pancakes? These </span><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/classic-pancakes" target="_blank">British pancakes</a><span style="font-family: 'Gotham Narrow SSm A', 'Gotham Narrow SSm B';"><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/classic-pancakes" target="_blank"> </a>are simple but lovely, served with lemon wedges and a sprinkling of sugar.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><img alt="british-pancakes__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/british-pancakes__square_GL?scl=1"></h2><h2>DUTCH BABY PANCAKES</h2><p>Fooled you &ndash; despite the name, these <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/dutch-baby-pancake" target="_blank">Dutch baby pancakes</a> are actually American. With a Yorkshire pudding-style batter, these tasty popovers are always baked in the oven and often dusted with icing sugar. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="96_dutch_baby_pancakes__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/96_dutch_baby_pancakes_GL?scl=1"></p><h2><br>AMERICAN PANCAKE STACK</h2><p>Holy moly, no wonder <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/american-pancake-stack" target="_blank">these beauties</a> are the US of A&rsquo;s favourite breakfast. Gorgeously fluffy and golden pancakes, served with maple syrup and grilled crispy bacon. Totally awesome. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="peanut-butter-pancakes__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/peanut-butter-pancakes__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>GERMAN APPLE PANCAKES</h2><p>Known as <em>apfelpfannkuchen</em> in Germany, these fruity baked <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/german-apple-pancake" target="_blank">German apple pancakes</a> are filled with apples and cinnamon. <em>Wunderbar</em> with a dollop of ice cream.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="german-apple-pancake__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/german-apple-pancake__square_GL?scl=1"></p><h2>CREPES SUZÊTTE</h2><p>The French always have to make everything more flamboyant - including their pancakes. These classic <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/crepes-suzette" target="_blank">crêpes suzette</a> are served in an orange sauce and flambéed &ndash; set alight &ndash; before serving. Ooh la la.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="crepes-suzette__square" class="ci-image ci-square" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/crepes-suzette__square_GL?scl=1"></p><p><em>Stock up on all the ingredients you need for the perfect pancakes <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/listing/New_IM_ListingPage_Top_promo_1/New_IM_ListingPage_Middle_promo_1/New_IM_ListingPage_Bottom_promo_1/1215671073087/New_IM_ListingPage_ProductModule_promo_1" target="_blank">online</a>, or head to your <a href="http://storelocator.asda.com/#!/" target="_blank">local store</a></em></p>

Pancakes from around the world

By Asda Good Living,20th February 2020

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