# Waffles vs. Pancakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859 "2010-10-12T04:01:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/101 "2010-10-13T17:46:21Z")
Where’s the BOTH option? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/102 "2010-10-13T17:58:41Z")
There is none. We don’t negotiate with terrorists. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/103 "2010-10-13T19:36:55Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Where’s the BOTH option? > [@Sigmagirl](#): > > There is none. We don’t negotiate with terrorists. Some people actually like panffles … wafcakes … both! ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/104 "2010-10-13T20:10:31Z")
I went with waffles, but. An improperly made waffle (such as you’d find at The Waffle House, ironically) is just as soggy and floppy as a pancake, it just has tread. My mother always opened a can of Jolly Green Giant corn niblets and dumped it into the pancake batter. Turns out, my family is the only family on the planet who makes pancakes this way. I would take one of Mom’s corn pancakes over a Waffle House shitty waffle any day of the week, no question. However. A good, crispy, perfectly made waffle? Mom’s corn pancakes can go suck it. Especially if sausage or bacon is involved somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/105 "2010-10-13T20:48:15Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > > [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > > > Wrong. > > > > Apparently I am in the minority. Fortunately, that in no way diminishes the fact that I am correct. > > You are correct. Flapjacks ftw. We called them “hotcakes” when I was a child. Of course, we also referred to horseless carriages and Victrolas. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/106 "2010-10-13T21:42:26Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoKZhaigLQA) Flapjacks. Link contains no nudity or bad language but maybe not safe for work. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/107 "2010-10-14T12:37:38Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > We called them “hotcakes” when I was a child. Of course, we also referred to horseless carriages and Victrolas. You have to say “hotscakes,” with an elaborate Hungarian accent. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/108 "2010-10-17T00:38:54Z")
Yet another reason pancakes are better than waffles! [http://www.jimspancakes.com/](http://www.jimspancakes.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/109 "2010-10-17T01:07:24Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Where’s the BOTH option? Seriously! I have a slightly higher preference for pancakes, but that’s probably just because we weren’t really big waffle people growing up. Other than that, I like waffles just fine, too. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/110 "2010-10-17T19:13:30Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > Crêpes, crespella, blintzes, blinis, Swedish pancakes, and the traditional American flapjack are all superior dishes. Waffles have their place, but to claim superiority over pancakes is just silly. Speaking as someone that lives in Sweden, what the hell is a Swedish pancake? The ones here all seem to be the same as what we have in the UK, kind of crêpes-ish. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/111 "2010-10-17T19:16:32Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Plus, _potato_ pancakes! Maybe we need a potato pancakes vs potato waffle thread? > **[10 Original Potato Waffles 567g](https://www.birdseye.co.uk/range/potato-waffles/potato-waffles/10-the-original-potato-waffles-567g)** > > Birds Eye Potato Waffles. Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They're delicious for breakfast, lunch or dinner and sourced from within 40 miles of our waffle factory. As a student I ate them all the time. Big plate of the things covered in ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/112 "2010-10-17T19:28:18Z")
Ketchup? What is wrong with you? ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/113 "2010-10-17T19:30:04Z")
> [@Hades](#): > > Ketchup? What is wrong with you? It goes perfectly with potato waffles. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/114 "2010-10-18T01:25:10Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Speaking as someone that lives in Sweden, what the hell is a Swedish pancake? The ones here all seem to be the same as what we have in the UK, kind of crêpes-ish. Based on some dishes I have had in the States, I was under the impression that Swedes made at least a half-dozen different kinds of pancakes plus endless variations on these basic recipes. I was served pancakes with potatoes in the batter, pancakes with pork, and pancakes seasoned with saffron - and these were just the more exotic ones. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/115 "2010-10-18T01:50:02Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Speaking as someone that lives in Sweden, what the hell is a Swedish pancake? The ones here all seem to be the same as what we have in the UK, kind of crêpes-ish. The standard American pancake is thicker, not so easy to roll up and isn’t quite so sweet. It’s very filling. Swedish pancakes are yummy but they have become harder to find in restaurants hereabouts as I’ve gotten older. Our once ethnically Swedish neighborhoods have become more mixed and other dishes have superseded the lovely Swedish pancake. But Ikea carries a mix for them. And lingonberry syrup. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/116 "2010-10-18T13:54:53Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > Based on some dishes I have had in the States, I was under the impression that Swedes made at least a half-dozen different kinds of pancakes plus endless variations on these basic recipes. > > I was served pancakes with potatoes in the batter, pancakes with pork, and pancakes seasoned with saffron - and these were just the more exotic ones. I have honestly never seen them here. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/117 "2010-10-18T13:56:08Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > The standard American pancake is thicker, not so easy to roll up and isn’t quite so sweet. It’s very filling. > > Swedish pancakes are yummy but they have become harder to find in restaurants hereabouts as I’ve gotten older. Our once ethnically Swedish neighborhoods have become more mixed and other dishes have superseded the lovely Swedish pancake. But Ikea carries a mix for them. And lingonberry syrup. I know what an Americsn pancake is. I am more interested in how a ‘swedish pancake’ differs from crepes, which are the basic form of pancake in half of Europe. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859/118 "2010-10-20T01:31:35Z")
Personal experience only but I think swedish pancakes are thicker than crepes and a bit chewier. I prefer them. I like the Irish version of a potato pancake for the same reason. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffles-vs-pancakes/556859.md?page=5)