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Czechs have palačinky which is translated to "pancakes". Palačinky would be better translated to crêpes but Czechs will swear up and down that palačinky are pancakes.
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American pancake batter is thick and is made from flour, milk, eggs and baking powder. Sometimes milk is substituted with buttermilk. American pancakes are thick, usually ⅓ inch (1 cm) each and about 4 inches (10 cm) across and a serving consists of 3 or 4 pancakes.
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Silver Dollar pancakes |
Sometimes we call pancakes hotcakes or flapjacks. Silver Dollar pancakes are only 2 - 3 inches (5 - 7 cm) across.
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Palačinky batter is made from flour, milk, eggs, and salt, with no baking powder. They are very thin and look like crêpes. They are never served with butter or syrup.
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There are both sweet and savoury versions. The sweet versions are usually rolled up with plum, apricot, blueberry or plum jam.
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Many times you can get palačinky filled with fruit or Nutella with whipped cream and powdered sugar (confectionary or icing sugar).
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Savoury options include spinach and garlic or ham and cheese.
Now don' get me wrong. I like palačinky. After all, who doesn't like crêpes? But Czechs are passionate that palačinky are pancakes. Stubborn, but they are not alone. It's the same across Europe.
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