It's Pancake Day

[CatInASuit]

Yes, it's Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day.

The simple recipes are the best.

And what are your favourite toppings?

I mean Lemon Juice and Sugar are great, but Southern Comfort adds a great kick to the batter if you cook it straight away.

[The Original An Gadaí]

I love the basic sugar and lemon but today for the laugh I'm gonna go all out and get some ice cream and chocolate sauce or maybe chocolate ice cream for them. Nutella is another popular one.

[Inner Stickler]

[What Exit?]

Could you explain why it is Pancake day and even the Shrove Tuesday tie-in?

[Exy]

Yeah, around here the Fat Tuesday delicacy is the pączki (normally pronounced "paunch-key" or "poonch-key", which I assume are probably not correct), which are deep-fried Polish doughnuts that are then glazed or covered with sugar. I don't know if they're eaten in the rest of the country but grocery stores and bakeries in Michigan sell them on Fat Tuesday and for a couple weeks leading up to it. My impression is they were popularized here because of Michigan's fairly large population of people of Polish descent.

[What Exit?]

Yeah, around here the Fat Tuesday delicacy is the pączki (around here, typically pronounced "paunch-key" or "poonch-key"), which are deep-fried Polish doughnuts that are then glazed or covered with sugar. I don't know if they're eaten in the rest of the country but grocery stores and bakeries in Michigan sell them on Fat Tuesday and for a couple weeks leading up to it. My impression is they were popularized here because of Michigan's fairly large population of people of Polish descent.

Sounds similar to the Beignets of New Orleans. In fact New Orleans and Mardi Gras are my associations with Fat Tuesday. I don't know of any major NYC or NJ traditions for Fat Tuesday.

[The Original An Gadaí]

My French friend made some doughnuts for today. Sounds similar to the Polish yokey.

[Sarahfeena]

Yeah, around here the Fat Tuesday delicacy is the pączki (normally pronounced "paunch-key" or "poonch-key", which I assume are probably not correct), which are deep-fried Polish doughnuts that are then glazed or covered with sugar. I don't know if they're eaten in the rest of the country but grocery stores and bakeries in Michigan sell them on Fat Tuesday and for a couple weeks leading up to it. My impression is they were popularized here because of Michigan's fairly large population of people of Polish descent.

Yeah, here in Chicago, paczki are the delicacy of the day, as well. Lots and lots of Polish here, although I have to say I don't remember paczkis being a well-known thing when I was a kid; the tradition seems to have gained in popularity over the last 10-15 years. They are super yummy.

[Orual]

Yeah, around here the Fat Tuesday delicacy is the pączki (normally pronounced "paunch-key" or "poonch-key", which I assume are probably not correct), which are deep-fried Polish doughnuts that are then glazed or covered with sugar. I don't know if they're eaten in the rest of the country but grocery stores and bakeries in Michigan sell them on Fat Tuesday and for a couple weeks leading up to it. My impression is they were popularized here because of Michigan's fairly large population of people of Polish descent.

Oh, I miss pączki ...

[Spock's Sock]

Pancake Day is illogical.

[Inner Stickler]

So's your face.

[Capybara]

This morning I tried making Dutch-style pancakes (not the "dutch baby" puffy kind but the flat thin ones) with ham and cheese and they were brilliant. Mmm.