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Every country has a pancake: The flattened sweet or savory cake of various thickness, fillings, and toppings, bound in union with a batter (some sort of ground grain, egg, and milk/water). After being cooked in a pan they arrive on your plate to fulfill their glorious life purpose as the worldwide ultimate comfort food.
US & Canada: Buttermilk Pancakes
These classic pancakes are often eaten for breakfast with butter and syrup (pure maple if Canadian, of course). The secret weapon to its signature thick and fluffy texture: baking powder. Mixed into the batter with eggs, buttermilk, sugar, and flour, baking powder allows the pancakes to rise into circular beds of heaven. Get the recipe.
Austria: Kaiserschmarrn
It's fluffy pieces of caramelized pancake named after the Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) who REALLY loved it. You can eat it with nuts, raisins, apples and other sweet ingredients. Get the recipe.
Culinista Annouchka / Via food52.com
