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Wife and I are arguing about English pancakes again (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Of course she says they are the same as French crepes, but I tell her she only thinks that because she went to finishing school. She's in for a surprise tomorrow when I make shitty flat two-ingredient pancakes for her without bubbles, served with her choice of either lemon and sugar or golden syrup on its own.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Make some thick-ass flapjacks and annihilate her with bulky flavour.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

you are never gonna guess what a flapjack is in the UK

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Probably something fucking stupid as usual.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Fuck off.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

God please sink this island into the sea.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Jesus what the fuck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lived in the UK my whole life and only ever had oat sugar and butter flapjacks, not that garbage

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That picture is literally just what you described with added pumpkin seeds or something. Flapjacks are just oats and sugar and whatever else you want to add I think.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

You're not capturing the soft and gooey texture of a flapjack. Typically you make with just rolled oats and honey or golden syrup, and maybe chuck in some raisins. Granola bars are hard and crunchy.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

TIL: in UK english 'flapjack' means

granola bar

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What flaps or jacks about a granola bar? What the fuck is going on on that island jesse-wtf

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The names Granula and Granola were registered trademarks in the late 19th century United States for foods consisting of sweetened whole grain products crumbled and then baked until crisp.

Classic American brain unable to distinguish between brand names and normal item names

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

walter-breakdown

Guilty as charged isaac-cry

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What the fuck. I thought they called it a crunchy-crunchy toodle-oo stick which is a - cough - mouthful so a "crunchy" for short.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We've already got something by that name though, Crunchies are chocolate covered honeycomb bars.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I stand corrected. Terribly sorry. I apologize unreservedly.