Pancakes or waffles?

[Reisheiruhime]

Mmm.... I have had pancakes two days in a row. It's like some weird case of the munchies.

So... Eh?

[High Lord Tolkien]

Waffles are a meal unto themselves.
Pancakes need additional help like a sausage or something.
(Which is funny because it's the same thing really!)

Also you can take a waffle with you "on the go".
I've driven many a time munching on a waffle.
I would imagine eating a pancake while driving would just be too floppy and might require some head tipping which isn't very safe...usually.

[ChoChiyo]

Perkins Strawberry Waffles.....*drool*

[wayfriend]

Hmmm... lead man-hole covers ... or light, crispy breakfast treats ... how to decide ...

[duchess of malfi]

waffles, hot off the waffle iron, piled with fresh berries and whipped cream

[Nathan]

I'm sure we've had this thread before... I think last time I made some joke about how neither pancakes or waffles are the same thing over here as they are in America. In keeping with the spirit of having the same thread twice I'll do the same thing again:

I prefer pancakes, with lemon and sugar. But only because I don't like potatos.

[High Lord Tolkien]

huh? what's the difference?

Are waffles round and pancakes square in the UK?
I must know.

[I'm Murrin]

Pancake.

British pancakes have three key ingredients: plain flour, eggs and milk. The batter is quite runny and forms a thin layer on the bottom of the frying pan when the pan is tilted. It may form some bubbles during cooking, which result in a pale pancake with dark spots where the bubbles were, but the pancake does not rise. These pancakes may be eaten sweet with the traditional topping of lemon juice and sugar, or wrapped around savoury stuffings and eaten as a main course. When baked instead of fried, this batter rises (depite having no raising agents – it rises because the air beaten into the batter expands) and is known as Yorkshire pudding. British pancakes are similar to the French crepes, and Italian crespelle, but are not "lacy" in appearance. Pancakes in Scotland, however, are more like the American variation and served appropriately (see below). They are often shallow fried when served as a breakfast item.

American pancakes contain a raising agent, usually baking soda, and different proportions of eggs, flour and milk which create a thick batter. This batter is either spooned or poured onto a hot surface, and spreads to form a cake about 1/4 or 1/3 inch (1 cm) thick. The raising agent causes bubbles to rise to the uncooked side of the pancake, at which point they are ready to be flipped. The resulting pancakes are very light in texture and are often served at breakfast topped with maple syrup and butter. In the US, pancakes can also be referred to as hotcakes, griddlecakes, and flapjacks. A typical portion served in restaurants is 3 to 4 pancakes. A smaller number may be ordered by requesting a "short stack".

Pancakes similar to the American pancake but smaller (usually circa 3in / 8cm across) are known in Britain as Scotch pancakes or (after the traditional method of dropping batter onto a griddle) drop-scones, and in Australia and New Zealand as pikelets. They can be served with jam and cream or just with butter. In the US these are known as "silver dollar pancakes" since the individual pancakes are each about the size of a US silver dollar.

[Nathan]

And waffles are made of potato. They're not a breakfast food, they're part of a main meal.

[I'm Murrin]

Actually, the potato waffle is just a type of waffle. The americans actually have it right this time (he reluctantly concedes).

[Nathan]

according to wikipedia

In the U.K., a popular frozen food is the potato waffle, a savoury form made of reconstituted potatoes, oil and seasonings. The waffles may be baked, grilled or fried, and are used as a side dish.

The waffle apparently originated in Belgium, is now most common in the USA, in the UK if someone says waffle, you assume they mean the potato variety. Probably just because the other kind aren't particularly popular.

[wayfriend]

according to wikipedia

In the U.K., a popular frozen food is the potato waffle, a savoury form made of reconstituted potatoes, oil and seasonings. The waffles may be baked, grilled or fried, and are used as a side dish.

But that's hash browns!

[Edge]

You guys call waffles 'hash browns'?

Weird...

[High Lord Tolkien]

according to wikipedia

In the U.K., a popular frozen food is the potato waffle, a savoury form made of reconstituted potatoes, oil and seasonings. The waffles may be baked, grilled or fried, and are used as a side dish.

But that's hash browns!

Exactly!

[High Lord Tolkien]

Snipped answer

Wow, talk about getting a good answer!
Thanks.

[I'm Murrin]

Actually, Hash Browns (in my experience) are lumpy. Potato Waffles are very similar to most other potato-based frozen foods (like fritters, for example).

[High Lord Tolkien]

Hash browns are seasoned small potato pieces that should be cooked (BY LAW!) on a greasy grill in a small diner.
Once poked with a fork several hashbrown pieces should be pushed through the yoke spilled out from a 2 fried (over easy) eggs and then consumed.
They are complimented on the plate by a few slices of bacon and perhaps a sausage or 2.
On a nearby plate there should be a **grilled** bagel (the same grill used to cook the bacon,hashbrowns, sausage and eggs!) smothered in cream cheese.
3 glasses should also be in positions around the plate each on containing OJ, Diet Coke(I don't do coffee) and ice water.
The above is called "The All American #2 (or pick a number from 1 -9)

It might kill you slowly but some things are worth it.

[Nathan]

Hash browns are different from waffles in 2 ways:

Waffles are shaped the same as American breakfast waffles, but they have holes in where the thin bits are. Hash browns are shaped like rounded right angled triangles.

Hash browns are made from shredded/diced potatos that have been put back together again. Hash browns are always fried.

[ChoChiyo]

I had a waffle and sausages for lunch.

It was delicious!

[ChoChiyo]

This is a waffle:




This is a hashbrown. I like them very thin and crisp




BTE--an English friend turned me on to honey and lemon juice on pancakes, and I find it FAR superior to maple syrup.

Yummy