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Pancakes, Crêpes, Frixuelos: is there any difference? By Eduardo García y Diego Sierra
1. The main difference between crêpes and frixuelos is the place where they are typical from, and the way to serve them: frixuelos are always sweet and you can eat them on their own or with cream, but crêpes can be flavoured and you can eat them with lots of meals. The way to cook them is very similar to standard pancakes. CRÊPES FRIXUELOS PANCAKES Crêpes and Frixuelos are some of the huge variety of original Pancake’s derivates. Some diferences between frixuelos and crêpes and pancakes are that the first ones are made with wheat flour instead of cornflour, and the standard pancakes are thicker than crêpes and frixuelos. Pancakes are a typical breakfast from many places such as USA, Britain or Ireland and their origin is dated in the Middle Ages They are made with cornflour, eggs, salt, milk and sugar. There are loads of types of pancakes, usually depending on the place they are made. Some kinds of pancakes are German, Slovak or Australian pancakes. PANCAKES, CRÊPES AND FRIXUELOS, IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE?? By: Diego Sierra Castro & Eduardo García Alfonso