Pancakes are made of batter made from staple foods such as eggs, flour, and milk. In different cultures, pancakes take many forms: they can be thin and crisp, round and soft, stuffed with salty meat or eaten with a lot of chocolate sauce. Let's take a look at five special pancakes.
1. Crempog, Wales
Crempog (plural crempogau) is a Welsh pancake, which is more similar to American pancakes than traditional pancakes and Coriolis, which are widely used throughout Europe. Crempog gets its unique flavor from warm buttermilk and a small amount of vinegar, and adds baking soda as a leavening agent to help expand the bubbles in the pancake and give it a fluffy texture.
2. Kaiserschmarrn, Austria
Kaiserschmarrn is a kind of chopped pancake with a long history, which literally means the mess of the emperor, because rumor says that the original kaiserschmarrn was the result of a failed attempt to make fried eggs. Facts have proved that this egg-based mistake was the favorite of Franz Joseph I, the Austrian Emperor, and the emperor of Austria Hungary from 1848 to 1916, and his success story continues to this day.
3. Dulce de Leche Coriolis, Argentina
Dulce de Leche is a kind of sugar food from Latin America. It is a rich and delicious syrup made of Caramel Milk and sugar. It is packed in cans or bottles and can be widely used in many desserts, including Coriolis. In Argentina, Coriolis dipped in dulce de Leche are very popular and can be found in almost every traditional Argentine restaurant.
4. Cachapa, Venezuela
Cachapa is made of corn kernels, corn flour, eggs, milk and sugar to form a thick batter. After frying, it becomes brittle on the outside and soft on the inside, and the corn kernels also make it brittle. Cachapa is often paired with queso de mano, a soft white cheese similar to mozzarella. However, you can also use it with sour cream or salsa sauce.
5. Injera, Ethiopia
Soft and spongy, like all good pancakes, this crisp sour dough pancake is so popular in Ethiopia that injera is almost always found in Ethiopian kitchens. Injera is made of teff flour, which is an ancient grain rich in calcium and protein without gluten. It is known as a super food in Europe and North America.
