Brit Food: Pancakes -- Pound Cakes or Griddle Cakes?? EMWTK

[Steve]

--- "or.phan_ann" <orphan_ann at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Steve" <bboyminn@> wrote:
> > Jay was in England having breakfast and he asked
> > the waiter for 'pancakes'....
> > 
> > Eventually the 'Pan Cakes' came out, but instead
> > of 6 flap-jacks, Jay got 6 Pound Cakes. Pound 
> > cake is a dense sweet cake similar to shortcake 
> > that is shaped like a small loaf of bread. 
> 
> Ann:
> Sounds like he got unlucky in the kitchen to me. 
> Pancakes for breakfast would be a little odd, but 
> not *that* strange. But now I've got to ask what a
> flapjack is in the USA. 
>
> Over here it's made from rolled oats, ... and it's
> solid compared to a pancake. This is the best
> picture I could find: 
>
> http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Britain/Food/Cooking/Flapjack.htm
> 

bboyminn:

Well, we learn something new everyday. According to
common speech in my area, and according to the American
Heritage Dictionary, 'Flapjack' is just another name for
Pancake, also called hotcakes and griddle cakes. 
 
What you call 'flapjack', we would probably call a
granola bar or possibly a trail bar. Trail bars are 
usually made with trail mix (nuts, grain, and rasins 
eaten by hikers) or granola which contains assorted nuts
as well as grain; the most common grain being rolled oats.
Or possible we would simply call it a oat bar. 

Well, I'll remember that if I'm ever in England, only
order a flapjack if I want an oat bar.

Steve/bboyminn