# Pancakes & toast vs. French toast & scrambled eggs...which is crazier? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 28, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711 "2003-04-28T16:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711/21 "2003-04-29T04:05:32Z")
I think pancakes and toast is weirder, mainly because French toast, though eggy, is a sweet item, and scrambled eggs is a savory item, so they tend to complement each other more. But I’ve never had either in combination. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711/22 "2003-04-29T06:32:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by friedo \* > FWIW, in my common trips to the excellent breakfast cafe near my apartment on the weekends for brunch, I will have both eggs and toast with both pancakes and French toast. > > (Don’t forget that there’s eggs in pancake batter too, ya know.) [Damsel in distress] MY HERO! [/Damsel in distress] > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RD \* > I’m with you that there is no harm in having two “related” items. > Two breads, or two types of sausage. > I like hashbrown[s] _and_ fries with my meatloaf lunch, yet some servers try to argue me out of it! HASHBROWNS _AND_ FRIES? Whadda STUD! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711/23 "2003-04-29T06:57:54Z")
The most important criterion in this debate is who did the cooking. If someone else cooked then any combination of foods is OK. If you are cooking the toast is not needed, all the goodies can be served atop pancakes (which are better). Similarly scrambled eggs on toast is adequate why waste effort on french toast? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711/24 "2003-04-29T10:22:19Z")
I think you have to look at it from the functional perspective. Pancakes are light and fluffy, and spongey and a great syrup delivery system. Toast is crisp and a pallet cleaning texural device. They are also functional for sopping up the extra egg yolk, or corraling the last bits of hash brown. Toast and with pancakes is not only acceptable, it is prefferable, ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711/25 "2003-04-29T23:07:22Z")
A friend of mine would argue that French Toast and Eggs are a natural together, as he puts Heinz Ketchup on both. I personally think French toast should have granulated sugar, not syrup or (GF) Ketchup. I agree with the Mrs. Pancakes and Toast don’t go together…sound like a double whammy of non-nutritious empty caolries. Would you have a bagel or English Muffin w/your flapjacks? ---
**Author:** ![guava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71e660/32.png) [@guava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guava)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711/26 "2003-04-30T20:06:24Z")
My daughter once asked for ketchup on her toast. I said to her " You can’t have ketchup on your toast!" Fine. She decided she’d like some scrambled eggs. When I handed them to her, she asked for the ketchup. She has historically always eaten her eggs with ketchup, so I got it for her. :rolleyes: She ate the toast, with the ketchup. Didn’t touch the eggs. :smack: Don’t tell me three year olds aren’t smart. ---
**Author:** ![panache](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@panache](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711/27 "2003-04-30T20:54:24Z")
Originally posted by **SpoilerVirgin** > [@](#): > > I frequently have it for lunch. I eat a lot of pancakes, but not usually with toast (IHOP does not offer toast with any of its pancake/french toast/waffle menu items). Then again, I’ve been known to pick up a banana on the side when I’m ordering a peanut butter and banana sandwich, so what do I know? Actually, an interesting IHOP fact is that only **1** of the combos is offered with toast- that would, in most locations be “The Quick 2-Egg Breakfast.” Contrary to popular belief, this is done not to dictate proper carbohydrate intake practices, instead, this is because as the featured starchy item, toast can be prepared far more quickly than pancakes. Allowing the “2 minute” claim to somewhat approximate actual prep time…many IHOP chains would actually prefer to see you order sides of hash browns, toast AND biscuits to accompany your pancakes, again not out of concern for your arteries but because the margin is higher on a la carte sales items…er, did I just reveal too much on the inner workings of the IHOP hive mind? Crap. Anyhoo, for what it is worth I think you’re both wack-o why would only have pancakes and toast or fr. toast and eggs when the possibility for all 4 exists?!?!? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes-toast-vs-french-toast-scrambled-eggs-which-is-crazier/171711.md?page=1)