The Wonderful History of Pancakes
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Күн бұрынThese pancakes from 1658 England are the perfect midpoint in the evolution of my favorite breakfast foods. From their ancient past to their place on modern breakfast tables the world over, pancakes have always been beloved.
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DISH NAME
ORIGINAL 1658 RECIPE (From The Compleat Cook)
To make fine Pan-cakes fried without Butter or Lard
Take a pint of Cream, and six new laid Egs, beat them very well together, put in a quarter of a pound of Sugar, and one nutmeg or a little beaten Mace (which you please) and so much flower as will thicken almost as much as ordinarily Pan-cake batter; your Pan must be heated reasonably hot & wiped with a clean Cloth, this done put in your Batter as thick or thin as you please.
MODERN RECIPE (Makes 12 medium pancakes)
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Pint (475ml) Cream
- 6 Eggs
- 1/2 Cup (113g) Brown Sugar (white sugar can be substituted)
- 1 Whole Nutmeg OR 2 tsp ground nutmeg OR 1 tsp ground mace
- 2 Cups (240g) Flour
METHOD
1. Mix the cream and eggs in a large bowl and whisk together until smooth and frothy.
2. Add the sugar and spice (nutmeg or mace) and whisk in.
3. Add the flour and gently mix in until there are no clumps remaining. Be careful not to over mix the flour into the batter.
4. Cover the batter and allow batter to rest for 30 minutes.
5. Heat a griddle or pan over medium high heat until very hot. Then lightly grease with butter.
6. Ladle batter onto the griddle and allow to cook undisturbed until the top loses its shine and any bubbles have popped. Then flip the pancake over and cook for another 1-2 minutes before removing from the heat. Repeat until the batter has all been used.
PHOTO CREDITS
Otzi the Iceman: Thilo Parg / CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Otzi Frozen: Thilo Parg / CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Injera: Shiefrallo / CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Injera Rolled: Lelaw Wondimu / CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Okonomiyaki: ZhengZhou / CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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Blitnz: Susánica Tam from Los Angeles, CA, United States / CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Gundel Palacsinta: dpotera / CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Pancake Stack Birthday Cake: Eldriva via Flickr! (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Courante 1st Cello Suite
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#tastinghistory #pancakes
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
With so many types of pancakes in the world, what's everyone favorite kind?
@jamesr5574 4 жыл бұрын
Personally, I've been really loving crepes.
@nathanaelraynard2641 4 жыл бұрын
One with a whole lot of whipped cream and maple syrup
@cheddar4408 4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesr5574 me too!!
@fergalicious214 4 жыл бұрын
Just plain buttermilk with syrup and whip cream. 🥞
@dmckim3174 4 жыл бұрын
I love sourdough pancakes, with honey butter. I make them with cardamom and a little cinnamon.
@00muinamir 4 жыл бұрын
Every time you put a whole nutmeg in a recipe, Jon Townsend grows stronger...
@emma7933 4 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this reference!
@ellicooper2323 4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@c0mpu73rguy 4 жыл бұрын
Christina T. I knew someone would post somthing about Jon in there!
@KiaGreenEyes 4 жыл бұрын
LOL! Accurate statement.
@lisatheboywonder6744 4 жыл бұрын
YES!!!!
@exquisitemeat5845 4 жыл бұрын
Me, externally: *nods head sagely* ah yes I see the historical context for this Me, internally: nice man eat food make brain happy
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
Both reactions are appropriate
@grandcarriage1 4 жыл бұрын
Nice man good hair speak good.
@272arshan 4 жыл бұрын
@Batman The Dark Knight don't be inappropriate, you wouldn't say that to someone on the street under normal circumstances.
@TheRealFlenuan 4 жыл бұрын
I mean, that's basically this channel for everyone in a nutshell
@caro1ns 4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@jenniferingle888 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else binge-watching all of Max's videos just because? I love this channel! Can't get enough, so I watch them over and over!
@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын
Huzzah, thank you!
@slwrabbits 2 жыл бұрын
Been over a year, still doing it :)
@beeta137 Жыл бұрын
I have the Binge Every Episode playlist on as I work!
@ammiller3911 Жыл бұрын
I'm watching a marathon on Thanksgiving while I'm cooking myself lol. I love this channel too! There's a reddit page dedicated to this channel as well.
@applebrush7600 Жыл бұрын
Me. Again. Today. Because I'm a history nut with no life. Channels like this is my idea of fun.
@lilykatmoon4508 Жыл бұрын
Decades ago when I was a teacher, I had an Ethiopian student whose mom made the most delicious injera. He’d bring me some that she cooked for me after she found out I liked it. And growing up in Ohio, our elementary school had a pancake breakfast to go with the maple syrup we made ourselves from tapping the maple trees on the school grounds. Many good pancake memories ❤
@surprisedchar2458 4 жыл бұрын
Today on “Handsome man cooks old food”: a trap is laid for Townsends by using an entire nutmeg.
@EricLeafericson 3 жыл бұрын
Townsend's is Elmer Fudd, and Max is Bugs Bunny in Viking drag.
@ericthompson3982 3 жыл бұрын
Literally all of us were thinking this.
@nannetteralphs9042 3 жыл бұрын
I would nerd out of they collaborated though...
@hawkticus_history_corner 3 жыл бұрын
@@nannetteralphs9042 They did a livestream together
@katherinetutschek4757 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@DarcyMH 4 жыл бұрын
"No butter, no lard" "Well it does have 6 eggs and quite a bit of sugar" Recipe: 𝟭 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺
@LadySilverSerenity 4 жыл бұрын
🤣 glad I'm not the only one to notice this! Max should have thought about how butter is made
@chris999999999999 4 жыл бұрын
Was thinking that too. A pint of heavy cream is about one stick of butter's worth of fat.
@PolySammo 4 жыл бұрын
I wondered about that
@user-or4ut2qi3q 4 жыл бұрын
No butter, no lard? Is that how Bob Marley makes his pancakes?
@carolinewong6558 4 жыл бұрын
and then he butters his pan before frying. As Julia Child said, "You can never have too much butter."
@Franky_Sthein 3 жыл бұрын
Every other cooking channel on youtube: ''We only talk about the food not about its history'' This channel: ''Ötzi ate pancake before he was murderd!'' This channel is awesome hope there is still more to come :D
@phi_deltaeffect 3 жыл бұрын
Me reading your comment before reaching that part of the vid: ah this guy is joking me after: wait... what
@schwachmatjauch3282 2 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is that historians seem to disagree whether it was a pancake or a primitive pizza which was the information I got every time when learning about ötzi. I guess there there wasnt that much of a difference back then
@Franky_Sthein 2 жыл бұрын
@@schwachmatjauch3282 Makes sense, a pizza is basically a savory cake baked in a pan. And pancakes don't have to be sweet either, my father often makes some that get cut into strings and put into soup.
@wolfgangkranek376 2 жыл бұрын
@@Franky_Sthein Frittatensuppe. The name refers to the Italian Frittata, while it's actually a non-sweet Palatschinke (Austrian German) similar to the Hungarian Palacsinta. Whose ancient origin was the Placenta (Greek and Latin for cake - pan cake).
@user-lv7ph7hs7l Жыл бұрын
@@Franky_Sthein Crepes are often eaten salty too, say cheese and ham wrapped inside maybe some herbs or chicken too, or tomato, cheese, ham, kinda pizza like.
@tramseyer 2 жыл бұрын
My Dad was a pancake master. For years he'd make pancakes for all of us every Saturday morning, and sometimes other times in the week. He loved to experiment with food and drinks anyway, you never quite knew what you were going to get when he was in that mood. I can remember only twice in all those years that things didn't work out. I'm craving some of his banana pancakes now. Miss you and love you, Dad. ❤️❤️
@oooh19 3 ай бұрын
Banana 🍌 pancakes 🥞 sound delicious 😋
@vickrykayser3129 11 күн бұрын
My dad was that kind of cook, too!
@satan4734 4 жыл бұрын
I like how when he says someone's name, he actually puts in the effort to learn how to pronounce it, and the same goes with titles of foods, ancient places, countries, etc. I know it's small, but I appreciate it.
@wander.1ost 3 жыл бұрын
and yet, that's definitely not how to pronounce okonomiyaki.
@Amcsae 3 жыл бұрын
@@wander.1ost Yeah, but they did say "effort". You don't have to always get it right, as long as you try. 🙂
@satan4734 3 жыл бұрын
@@wander.1ost I didn't mean that he pronounces everything perfectly, I just appreciate that he puts in the effort to try to learn to pronounce certain words, even if his pronunciation isn't amazing.
@smellysugar8825 3 жыл бұрын
Most youtubers dont even try with names they just decide "i csnt say this" instead of even giving it a go
@satan4734 3 жыл бұрын
@GREATGODSOM I realize that, I'm just saying that I appreciate that he TRIES to pronounce things, even if his pronunciation isn't always correct.
@mjollnirtsubo 4 жыл бұрын
"fairly thicc pancake" is my street name
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@Whiskey_Assassin 4 жыл бұрын
Great comment. I loved you in Guardians of the Galaxy ;)
@MaryamaFarah 4 жыл бұрын
Very perfect heard it as I read this... Just the best
@custos3249 4 жыл бұрын
And "pancake butt" in prison
@Sammie1053 4 жыл бұрын
It's just hitting me that that's an oxymoron
@dominic.h.3363 3 жыл бұрын
It's absolutely amazing how much effort you put into pronouncing foreign words correctly. I'm a native Hungarian (and a bit of a polyglot) and literally never heard a native English speaker pronounce such a clean Ö, or say any Hungarian word with A well enough that I could recognize the word just by listening without watching the accompanying video.
@TastingHistory 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you : )
@stephaniewilbur9748 Жыл бұрын
I noticed that also. I appreciate you going above and beyond!
@ellepalmer 11 ай бұрын
i noticed this too and im american and only speak english. i was impressed because i could tell he was actually putting that effort in.
@nicky1985824 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your pronounciation. As a Hungarian, who has seen quite a few foreigners attempting and failing to pronounce Hungarian words, I tip my hat to you as yours was almost perfect.
@embrenn365 4 жыл бұрын
Vogue: "Pancakes are frankly difficult and not worth eating at all--" Me: "SACRILEGE, BURN THE WITCH."
@fyeelessarndra3392 4 жыл бұрын
1939 Vogue: witch editor that disses pancakes... modern day Vogue: Anna Wintour where is the Spanish Inquisition when you need them?
@Nimesay1 3 жыл бұрын
#VOGUEISCANCELLED
@Archgeek0 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a Heresy to me. I made pancakes with great frequency back in grade school. Sure it was from a mix, but using a mix honestly isn't too dissimilar from pre-making a bunch of dry mix yourself and mixing in the wet stuff later when you actually want to cook some pancakes.
@rickpgriffin 3 жыл бұрын
Double-acting baking powder was invented 70 years before that was written so I have no idea what they could be complaining about
@DraculaCronqvist 3 жыл бұрын
If they think making a pancake is difficult, they can't be trusted to even butter a damn piece of bread. Seriously, nothing that actually requires the application of heat in the kitchen could be more easier than a pancake.
@malidixon7679 4 жыл бұрын
My great grandmother used to sing the pancake song as follows: Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, poor Jack went to plough, His mother made pancakes, she didn't know how, She tossed them, she turned them, she made them so black She put in so much peppercorn, she poisoned poor Jack.
@bigtoefungusvs.friedpochun7612 3 жыл бұрын
woah
@notreallyagameranymore 3 жыл бұрын
😳
@persephonepomegranate9652 3 жыл бұрын
Σ（ﾟдﾟlll）
@slwrabbits 2 жыл бұрын
Okay, I think you have finally topped my father's pancakes for "worst pancake." (For context: they are yeast-based but have no rise to them and are somehow burnt on the outside yet liquidy in the centers.)
@romanpaladino 2 жыл бұрын
😄 😁
@cosmicslushie5863 3 жыл бұрын
My severe pancake addiction started (funnily enough) with a cool piece of Swedish history. As a child I lived near a local history park/museum called Jamtli - where you could learn all about the history of the county and live it as you strolled around in the massive park area - where they had built up all manner of historical structures, time typical farms with animals, AND an old logger cottage. Now if you were brave enough to venture into the logger cottage - you'd meet two old loggers from the 18'th century in there (hired actors) seated around a small cooking fire. And using a cast iron skillet, they would fry up a typical loggers meal, namely bacon pancakes. And then you got to eat some of the pancake. And it was heavenly. First they'd fry up the diced bacon pieces in lard and let them cook, and then add the pancake batter. Flour, eggs, and some old fashioned farmers milk. The pancake came out fluffy, and slightly salty, and crispy around the edges. And you also got that smoky flavor from it being cooked over a real fire. Delicious!
@inorrbotten1 2 жыл бұрын
My parents used to serve me this as a meal on winter outings. 😊
@snorpenbass4196 Жыл бұрын
Swedish pork pancake (it's usually done with salted, smoked pork, not specifically bacon) is indeed heavenly - it's often served with lingonberries - the tart sweetness completes the smoky saltiness of the pancake. A lot of those recipes are done in an oven, in fact, not a frying pan. For general pancake goodness, we do consider crepes the only true pancakes.
@vickrykayser3129 11 күн бұрын
It sounds wonderful /
@KSUTAU 2 жыл бұрын
The best advice I have ever gotten on when to flip a pancake came from Swedish chef and author Johanna Westman's children's cook books: "The top of the pancake should look sort of like and old, sweaty slice of cheese." Never flipped one too early again after that
@slwrabbits 2 жыл бұрын
Very descriptive. Not sure I want to eat the resulting pancake after hearing it, though.
@turbidPumpkin 4 жыл бұрын
Best part about recipes of the past must be the fact you don't have to read some bloggers whole life story before the recipe. This recipe made today would be like "Once, on my to way to my daughters soccer practice, we were talking casually about how butter made pancakes too dense. This made me think of my grandmothers garden, when I was little she would put butter-less pancakes to mulch her tomato plants ......*9 pages later*.....So the recipe is..."
@cinnamontea7671 4 жыл бұрын
This went straight to my soul.
@nelldrik 4 жыл бұрын
If you buy a cookbook it will work the same way as cookbooks of the past.
@jefferyrowley8873 4 жыл бұрын
Amen to that!
@xyzzy75 4 жыл бұрын
This is because you can't copyright recipes, so cookbook writers and food bloggers include these texts to try to protect their "brand."
@XamiNaxamis 4 жыл бұрын
Also theres more room to stick ads in there
@Bigotedechivo 4 жыл бұрын
fun fact: Otzi's body is the oldest known human to have tattoos on his body. The designs vary from abstract forms to deers. His corpse was in such a great condition due to the climate it was preserved in, that tattoo historians were able to reproduce the designs and I've known people who got them.
@BenKLode 4 жыл бұрын
Now that sounds like a fun tattoo idea
@snerdie1997 4 жыл бұрын
I have two deer tattoos copied from those found on two mummified bodies from the Pazyryk culture of Siberia. There's a great article about them here: www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/stunning-ancient-tattoos-pazyryk-nomads-002267
@KateGladstone 4 жыл бұрын
When did the plural become “deers”?
@KiaGreenEyes 4 жыл бұрын
It's believed that Otzi's tattoos were actually a form of medicine/treatment for pain - possibly arthritis.
@tissuepaper9962 4 жыл бұрын
@@KateGladstone probably around when it started making more sense to say deers than deer, oh wait, it's always been that way
@vanguardiris3232 Жыл бұрын
I'm from the North of England, and my hometown still does Shrove Football. It's always a muddy free-for-all and there are prizes afterwards for good play (diligence, worrying the ball, pulling little kids away from the freezing river, etc). This year it didn't even rain!
@melissalambert7615 8 ай бұрын
Watching Max's take on pancakes. Love the prize for pulling children away from the freezing river. Me as a child....
@SM-br7br 3 жыл бұрын
Delicious! I watched this in the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep, and then made them for myself and my 2 small kids for breakfast. We loved them! Topped them with a TINY drizzle of honey “for that golden flavor” and a nice glob of applesauce. I love this channel. It makes my heart happy 😊
@flickaJay Жыл бұрын
Same here, watching in the middle of the night.
@odolowa1 4 жыл бұрын
Our eternal quest to find out just how many Pokemon plushes one adult man can own.
@ValexTheGobbo 3 жыл бұрын
How many Pokemon have been made into plushes?
@BrunoCodeman 3 жыл бұрын
893
@teaartist6455 2 жыл бұрын
Far more than a child I'd say.
@krisinsaigon 3 жыл бұрын
I’m English, and Shrove Tuesday is still very much a thing in England. We call it pancake day and it’s still a very normal thing most people do. In fact when I was growing up it was the only day of the year we would ever eat pancakes and I think for many families it was the only day they would ever make pancakes My mum would give us something light for dinner that day like cheese on toast, and then she would start to cook a long run of pancakes for us all. In England our pancakes are the same as French crepes, very thin unlike American ones, and we would have lemon juice and sugar on them and maybe homemade strawberry jam. I used to manage maybe 4 before becoming too full, we would stuff ourselves with them Odd to think it’s a medieval tradition that still lingers. But I think now twenty years later it’s probably still like when I was a child and most families do it
@Ishea83 3 жыл бұрын
@bribripot atherston do, and still on Shrove Tuesday
@sujones3731 3 жыл бұрын
Same for our family only ate pancakes on shrove Tuesday just as you described. ❣️
@mollytrudeau4189 3 жыл бұрын
You should go back to the tradition of also being Shriven.Henry messed up a lot of what was England.
@ladykayla7417 3 жыл бұрын
When I was a child (soooo many years ago) we sprinkled sugar over a pancake and then squeezed orange juice on top (a quarter of an orange was enough for one pancake). It wasn’t until we spent a couple of years in Canada that we “discovered” maple syrup and “American style” pancakes. Now I love those thicker pancakes, served with butter & maple syrup :) This recipe reminds me more of the dropped scone (or pikelet, in Australia) recipe I used to have. Much richer than a traditional pancake, so usually done as two or three in circles. Lovely cold, just with some butter.
@amygodward4472 3 жыл бұрын
Yes exactly how you described, thin line a french crepe and rolled up like a sausage. Although the Irish in us would come out and we would cook our pancakes in salted butter so you would have the light sweet lemonade taste with a hint of saltiness and the richness of the butter... Oh my goodness it's delicious!
@izziexxx 3 жыл бұрын
Am currently curled up on my sofa after consuming too many pancakes. This feels like a good viewing choice.
@julieneff9408 3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I just found this channel a few days ago. It's great! Having said that, I want to mention boxty/bacstai, the Irish potato pancake. They're savory and when they're thin they can be filled with one or more of meat, vegetables, cheese and herbs. They're good on their own too.
@darrenskjoelsvold 4 жыл бұрын
"Necromatic cooks" is possibly the most terrifying thing I have heard today.
@mikkellopez8429 3 жыл бұрын
Idk man Im kinda just imagining a baker waving their hands over some dough while commanding it to rise and laughing maniacally.
@darrenskjoelsvold 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikkellopez8429 😂🤣🤣
@cimmerianj8997 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikkellopez8429 Underrated comment!!!
@Mindlabytinth 3 жыл бұрын
"man, these pancakes are so good they could raise the dead"
@dorp0083 3 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that the plot for that one quest in OSRS
@beanacomputer 3 жыл бұрын
"Who would want less pancakes? I... does not compute." Truly you are a champion of us all.
@jonijoni1145 2 жыл бұрын
pssst...it's "fewer"
@lizardbreathh 2 жыл бұрын
@@jonijoni1145 thanks Ser Davos
@kkerr1953 2 жыл бұрын
Max….you’re so cute! 😂❤️
@stephaniewilbur9748 Жыл бұрын
I’ve just discovered your channel a few days ago and must have watched two dozen of your videos! Enjoy the history and entertainment. I like your delightful erudite nerdiness. I grew up eating pancakes - or rather, crepes - for weekend brunch, rolled up and slathered in sirop d’érable… sometimes filled with applesauce and cheddar or ham slices and cheddar. Now I make my crepes with fizzy water kefir, which makes them light and tender, egg, and a mix of wheat and fine buckwheat flour. My favourite toppings before I roll them up are maple sirup, apricot or cherry jam, melted bittersweet chocolate chips and raspberries, or apples sautéed In butter and maple syrup, with lightly toasted walnuts and cardamom. Crepes are still a frequent favourite!
@RobinBloodPK Жыл бұрын
Englishman here. We still makes pancakes similar to that on shrove Tuesday (pancake day) we normally have them with just lemon juice and sugar. Delicious.
@adamolupin 4 жыл бұрын
That Jack Taylor description is so metal. Necromatic Cooks is now the name of my death metal cooking show.
@CindyduPlessis 4 жыл бұрын
In South Africa, we eat pancakes when it is a rainy day. We eat them covered with cinnamon sugar. That makes me feel nostalgic. We have savoury ones too, but those are fancy, for a starter. I've had a starter pancake filled with a mixture of chopped bacon/ pork and cherries. So goooood.
@creativedesignation7880 3 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a nice custom, brightening a rainy day with delicious pancakes. Or maybe just a good excuse to eat a lot of pancakes :)
@GOFFBITZH666 3 жыл бұрын
Oh damn! That sounds good, might try that out myself!
@Nimesay1 3 жыл бұрын
The cinnamon one sounds yummmy
@saintejeannedarc9460 3 жыл бұрын
I've had some stuffed dinner crepes that were to die for in Canada too. At home I make regular white pancake mix w/ a dollop of yogurt and vanilla to the wet ingredients. Or for a stick to your ribs alternative, I'll make buckwheat pancake mix w/ a dash of cinnamon (half buckwheat flour/half wholewheat, barley/white flour, so they are still fluffy).
@lily5952 3 жыл бұрын
Milk tart pancakes are delicious too (and I usually am a bit ambivalent about milk tart!). Nice to see a fellow South African :)
@Piemasta9000 Жыл бұрын
I live near Bobs Red Mill in Milwaukie OR, they always smell amazing
@marton_dobo 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Hungary! You really nailed the pronounciation of palacsinta, it's advanced level!
@Serai3 4 жыл бұрын
"To make fine pan-cakes fried without butter or lard" Me: Oh, so we're going to be healthy here. "Take a pint of cream..." Me: Wait, WHAT???
@christophhofland8890 4 жыл бұрын
well come on, whats a pint of cream between friends it hardly has any calories at all! :P
@Serai3 4 жыл бұрын
@@christophhofland8890 LOL
@PapaBushka 3 жыл бұрын
It's Vogue. They're obsessed with carbs and staying skeletal thin.
@Serai3 3 жыл бұрын
@@PapaBushka What does Vogue have to do with anything??
@GOFFBITZH666 3 жыл бұрын
Serai3 Ah yes, the Vogue fashion magazine of the early 1600’s, don’t ya know? :P
@LordWarious 4 жыл бұрын
Part of me wants to say, this would have been a perfect show for the history channel, But the other part, says that the history channel isn't good enough anymore.
@Lisasimpsonfan 4 жыл бұрын
On the History Channel it would have featured Hitler's favorite pancake made by Aliens. So I agree Max's version is better.
@asamvav 4 жыл бұрын
Please God not history channel. Netflix may be.
@corvus1374 4 жыл бұрын
They would have to talk about how the ancient aliens made pancakes while they were building the pyramids. And then transition to Nazi leaders' favorite recipes.
@WhiteRaven___ 4 жыл бұрын
@@Lisasimpsonfan lmao, honestly that sounds amusing
@jayhom5385 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Outside of the war documentaries they probably should be called the Consipiracy Channel.
@Alpha1200 3 жыл бұрын
Anybody else notice how there's a different Pokémon in the corner every time? I'm impressed by how many of them he has.
@emesecseresznyes3629 3 жыл бұрын
In Hungary we have a lot of different kinds of pancakes, which we call palacsinta. They are actually closer to what you would call crepes. We have Gundel palacsinta, as you mentioned, stuffed with nuts and topped with chocolate syrup. Another really famous one is the Hortobágyi húsos palacsinta, which translates to meaty pancakes from Hortobágy. It's a savory version stuffed with minced meat and topped with sour cream, and it's folded just as the Gundel ones, that you showed on the picture, two times, making a triangular shape. However, the most traditional kinds that you would find almost everywhere are just basically crepes that we spread different toppings on and roll them up. The most common toppings are cocoa-powder, nutella, jam and túró (which is like curd) mixed with sugar and lemon or orange peels. However, my favourite topping is cinnamon mixed with sugar.
@whynotdean8966 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely feel you on pancakes. The first 2-3 are bliss. But you can't stop yourself so you end up a ruined mess, stuffed to bursting.
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
Many a Sunday has been made useless through a pancake breakfast.
@zsoltsandor3814 4 жыл бұрын
As I grew older, my capacity decreased, but I can still stuff myself with a horrendously satisfying amount of palacsinta. With cinnamon sugar (honestly, the best seasoning, also cinnamon regulates blood sugar, so it decreases the consequences of stuffing yourself with pancakes), or with battered curd/cottage cheese (called túró in Hungarian).
@AAX11111 4 жыл бұрын
Eh pancakes go right through me. Ill eat like 10/till im stuffed and an hour later ill be hungry again.
@superherowithnopower 4 жыл бұрын
My solution is have family. By the time I'm done cooking the pancakes, there are usually only a few left! 😭
@MissCaraMint 4 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory Try with something more savory. Like I had creamcheese and smoked salmon on mine this weekend. It's still delicious but you don't ruin the rest of the day completely. Still save a couple for syrup though. Edit. Had to add that in Norway we tend to but bacon bits or Flesk in pancakes. You should try that too. This is more dinner oriented though.
@megkendev 4 жыл бұрын
oh munchlax in the back for pancakes is a BIG mood
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
I am munchlax when it comes to pancakes.
@derrickallen8138 4 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory do u evolve to snorlax when finished?
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
@@derrickallen8138 Basically : )
@pirateyarn6331 4 жыл бұрын
@@derrickallen8138 I really need a giggle emoji for this
@derrickallen8138 4 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory How many would it take to Gigantimax into Gmax Snorlax?
@VeysPlace 3 жыл бұрын
I personally love crepes. But when making the fluffy pancakes, it brings me back to my childhood. Left over pancakes were used like bread. Spread a little peanut butter on it, and that was lunch. Or a little ham salad, tuna salad, or roll it up with bologna.
@arifshahabuddin8888 3 жыл бұрын
Ötzi: This looks like good place to eat lunch. I think I'll have me some Einkorn pancakes and smoked ibex that I stole from the guy down in the valley. What could go wrong?!
@captainharlock9158 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man, I see a tasting history video and I click
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
It’s a good rule of thumb.
@ariadneschulz8822 4 жыл бұрын
"They were probably good when Ötzi was eating them ... before he got murdered." J'adore.
@Mr.56Goldtop 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe his assailants wanted his recipe??
@anelbegic2780 3 жыл бұрын
What a uncivilized time he lived in when he couldn't even finish his food before he was murdered. His assailants had no manners i swear.
@capuchinosofia4771 3 жыл бұрын
@@anelbegic2780 if his assailants had eaten some of that pancake, they would have stopped being barbarians and become civilized people xD
@festyguy7405 2 жыл бұрын
Gang hit.
@vivekapte2835 3 жыл бұрын
Max, nice episode. One of my favorite sayings comes from Poland, where i understand they eat pancakes early, often, and in many variations. The saying is "He (or she) is serving first pancakes" - meaning whatever it is they're doing is not quite ready for prime-time, referring of course to the fact that the first one or two pancakes before the pan is properly seasoned tend to break or not brown properly... enjoy!
@chickenlegg Жыл бұрын
As a life long pancake lover, and somewhat of an enthusiast of pancake varietals, I had to try this recipe. Absolutely going in my rotation of breakfast recipes! The texture was dense but not heavy, the nutmeg (couldn't find mace) was pleasant and appreciated, especially with the drier bites. Tried one cake with honey and crushed walnuts and it was good. Then two more cakes with maple syrup, nuts, a few blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. Delicious. I love history and pancakes, thank you Max!
@jeandelaloza4317 4 жыл бұрын
TASTING HISTORY: We'd be here all day... ME: I'd be alright with that.
@capuchinosofia4771 3 жыл бұрын
Same xD Max, could you please publish your pancake research? I'd love to read it!
@carlosbyrd4519 3 жыл бұрын
I cannot possibly overstate how utterly enjoyable, entertaining, and satisfying this show is. I fucking love the video structure, everything is so well-paced, and I feel like I could genuinely cook and enjoy these historical foods at home and appreciate the story behind them. I honestly don't know how one would improve on this. Keep it up and thank you for the phenomenal content.
@carlosbyrd4519 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly. From the old music to the foods to the original sources to the personality, I love it all. Especially recently, I have been getting the most visceral pleasure, and yet also a degree of legitimate knowledge from your videos. It's kinda the best.
@zelkadevlin288 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t ever change the way that you run this channel. You have kept me sane during this pandemic My chef’s hat off to you Sir!!!
@phineasleon 4 жыл бұрын
"Shiny to Matte" I have watched so many pancake videos and never heard this. I can't wait to try it because that is life changing advice.
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
It works 😁
@horacegentleman3296 4 жыл бұрын
Dude
@BellePullman 4 жыл бұрын
That's the secret - it's shiny while it's liquid, matte means its turned solid - ready to flip.
@johnransom1146 4 жыл бұрын
Shiney not shiny
@shayneyoung9866 4 жыл бұрын
Can't be happier than when I see Max uploaded
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
☺️
@fedra76it 4 жыл бұрын
Tuesday has become my favourite day!
@theempress1104 2 жыл бұрын
"And if you want less... Who would want less?" I totally laughed out loud. 🤣
@stanbrown32 3 жыл бұрын
Your delivery of the Vogue quote, and then your rejoinder, were perfect.
@theferalmaker 4 жыл бұрын
When he was dissing the Vogue Magazine - I felt that! :D
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@theferalmaker 4 жыл бұрын
@@TastingHistory you are awesome man, please keep up the good work - I love every single one of your videos :) uh and by the way, the devil wears prada is one of my alltime favorites ;)
@Cyssane 4 жыл бұрын
@@theferalmaker Glad I wasn't the only one who caught that reference! :)
@theferalmaker 4 жыл бұрын
@@Cyssane Hahaha :D
@3lapsed 4 жыл бұрын
Between this and Binging With Babish doing The Four Horsemeals of the Eggporkalypse I'm just basically going to have to make a proper breakfast tomorrow
@robertdaley671 Ай бұрын
Max Miller is a delight. I love this channel of oral delights. So verbose in flavour, texture and knowledge.
@user-wq2fw8py8v 10 ай бұрын
Love this video. My parents (who were Church of Scotland) told us that the point of shrove Tuesday was to use up the things in your kitchen that you would be giving up for lent, hence the tendency to top pancakes with sugar or other sweet things.
@zachdaniels8049 4 жыл бұрын
I went to an Ethiopian restaurant with some friends a couple years ago and it was such a good experience. Highly recommend..
@kramermariav 3 жыл бұрын
Same. Ethiopian food is the bomb
@InnocuousRemark 4 жыл бұрын
The intro makes me suspect I'm about to learn how to use pancakes to punish myself for my sins
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@stamasd8500 4 жыл бұрын
Oh what a punishment your sins will take.
@cecilyerker 4 жыл бұрын
I suppose the way to do that is eating yourself silly and getting a stomach ache
@peppermint7152 2 жыл бұрын
I tried this recipe. I wasn't expecting much, but it was actually so good! Wow. Since I didn't know what it was going to taste like, I had mine topped with strawberries, but I feel bananas would make the perfect complement here. Absolutely am going to try this again.
@northcoaster 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your combining recipes with the history of the dish.
@rutreyeslopez2094 4 жыл бұрын
If you turned these videos into a cookbook (with a medieval looking binding), I would definitely buy it. Keep the good work!
@alexorally9053 2 жыл бұрын
Pls LLP
@bellalands6508 2 жыл бұрын
Yes would be awesome
@cathryngoll7451 2 жыл бұрын
I take it you are very happy right now since he just announced an upcoming cookbook.
@C.L.Hinton Жыл бұрын
His cookbook is available to order now! 😊
@lemeos6551 4 жыл бұрын
"For this recipe, you will need..." Omg the chills just received.
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@retiredarchitect3462 3 жыл бұрын
You do a terrific job with this channel. Everything from the concept, pacing of each episode, to your presentation style and pronunciations are wonderful!
@wrongspotted 3 жыл бұрын
Love the recitation! Love the recipes! Adding things to my ‘to do list’ like mad!
@ericsummers4166 4 жыл бұрын
"But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue, it's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean."
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
😁
@EH23831 3 жыл бұрын
Who loves Devil Wears Prada? 🙋🏻♀️
@misspomerol 4 жыл бұрын
The “Collapse of Civilizations” podcast was my initial crack during coronavirus but this became my second crack so now I have two cracks . I’m am an historical crack addict.
@Atom_Alchemist 3 жыл бұрын
" and one nutmeg" Townsends approves of this recipe.
@MeganHughes-ds3tn Жыл бұрын
I enjoy this channel SO MUCH! Thanks, Max, for bringing a lovely mixture of history, food, and your great personality to the show! Super interesting & (mostly) crave-inducing recipes. Thanks for sharing this with the class, Max! 🥞
@wlk68 4 жыл бұрын
I don't always eat pancakes but when I do, I wear a cerulean military jacket.
@RusTsea196T 4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't tie in the "fat" of Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras as the using up of all the butter/fat before Lent by frying pancakes. Also, congrats on consistently producing a high-quality, very entertaining show each week just sitting in a chair in front of your kitchen sink with a stuffed toy in the background. That takes skills. (Maybe the charming smile and dazzling blue eyes have a little to do with it. Jose, what do you think?)
@volcanocollins9845 4 жыл бұрын
Like a young George Michael
@BacchaeOphanim 4 жыл бұрын
Is that why it's called Fat Tuesday? Lived in Mobile with its Mardi Gras my entire life and nobody ever told me. Didn't even know pancakes were involved.
@jillp1840 4 жыл бұрын
@@BacchaeOphanim Before lent, you were supposed to use up all that 'naughty' stuff like sugar and fats then you fast for 40 days in remembrance of Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness. And then you stuff yourself full of chocolate on Easter Sunday :-) So pancakes was a good way to use up , well in this case, eggs and a barrel-full of cream, it would seem!
@WhiteRaven___ 4 жыл бұрын
@@jillp1840 the amount of inaccuracies in your statement is baffling lol
@jillp1840 4 жыл бұрын
@@WhiteRaven___ Whatever. www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Pancake-Day/
@gilahmoses9550 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely adore these videos, thank you Max!!
@Mrityormokshiya 3 жыл бұрын
I'm discovering these gems of videos. Absolutely amazing. I love love love how you mentioned different kinds of crêpes around the world. Southern parts of Bengal puts coconut filling in patishapta pithe/pitha, rest of Bengal puts kheersha which is milk that's been reduced so much that it becomes a sweet paste. We usually make with nolen gur (new jaggery) which is absolutely divine. Bengalis make it on Poila Boishakh, Basanti Puja or Poush Sankranti when we worship Goddess Lakshmi. Sun God, the Goddess of Ganga and Shiva are also worshipped. Wish you could could taste patishapta pitha with nolen gur from Bengal once, I think you will love it!
@robertstuckey6407 4 жыл бұрын
Dude so much for IHOP being the "international" house of pancakes
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
Right?!
@eoincampbell1584 4 жыл бұрын
they only serve American pancakes and they can only be found in America, the lies keep coming
@philotgamesworth 4 жыл бұрын
"To make pancakes without butter or lard" ...starts with a pint of cream... ;D I love this channel. ;D
@helenanilsson5666 3 жыл бұрын
I'm by no means an expert, but I suspect that the reasoning when the recipe was written wasn't "fat bad, get rid of lard" but rather "cream is an earlier stage of dairy than butter = more easily obtained fat". Until industrial food production and global distribution became abundant, fat was thought of as a good thing, even a luxury. A solid fat reserve was what you survived on during lean years, and food production can be very unpredictable when you only have local, mostly small scale production to rely on.
@chefykitty 3 жыл бұрын
And then uses butter on the pan! Hah
@alexandramiles-lasseter8263 3 жыл бұрын
@@helenanilsson5666, he said that the cookbook was from Cromwellian England. Cooking with butter and lard was seen as indulgent and therefore related to papists or royalists. Milk and cream were not quite as bad.
@hayesydays6333 2 жыл бұрын
@@alexandramiles-lasseter8263 Cream isn’t indulgent? You haven’t seen me load up my scones. 😆
@tobypossum7386 2 жыл бұрын
I love hearing about Ötzi, he carried two mushrooms along with him and I love him for that. Carried birch polypore and tinder conk, one for medicine and one for firestarter
@6065vsf 2 жыл бұрын
I love all of your videos, thank you!
@LaneVermilion 4 жыл бұрын
To quote Mitch Hedberg, "You can't be like pancakes... All exciting at first, but by the end, you're sick of 'em." Glad to say this channel is not like pancakes. It's more like fine wine. The longer it's here, the better it gets. (and I often enjoy too much of it and neglect my responsibilities!)
@TastingHistory 4 жыл бұрын
I love that quote!
@WillfulGirl07 4 жыл бұрын
They tried to put me on the cover of Vogue, but my cakes were toooo thiccc
@Outcast331 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video, thank you. I share a life with someone who loves pancakes - he eats them morning, noon and night - he prepares them himself using all sorts of wonderful ingredients for the batter and also for the fillings - savoury and sweet. Your presentation is outstanding - thank you.
@matthewj3822 3 жыл бұрын
Girl, you referenced "The Devil Wears Prada". Amazing.
@oliviagunn3790 4 жыл бұрын
It brings me an inordinate amount of quiet satisfaction to know pancakes are a universal food
@firmanimad 4 жыл бұрын
Cooking round-shaped starch-based batter is the first step to civilization.
@Zillah82 4 жыл бұрын
"When it comes to the cerulean blue military jackets by Yves Saint Laurent you may know what you're talking about but when it comes to breakfast foods you're out of your league." I almost spit my tea.
@stevenramsey7505 3 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel today...have loved every minute of it
@PurpleWarlockDragon 2 жыл бұрын
"Who wouldn't want more pancakes? Does not compute..." I love you Max.
@Canuckbelgo 4 жыл бұрын
This young fella is an absolute hilarious delight to listen to! Much love from Belgium.
@BJReolon 4 жыл бұрын
PAN CAKE IS A CAKE MADE ON A PAN sounds obvious but i'm not a native english speaker so my mind is blowing right now
@BJReolon 4 жыл бұрын
we call pancakes 'panquecas' and i think its beautiful
@zsoltsandor3814 4 жыл бұрын
But it's not even a cake.
@BJReolon 4 жыл бұрын
@@zsoltsandor3814 if it has flower and egss its 80% a cake already lol
@e.urbach7780 4 жыл бұрын
@@zsoltsandor3814 That depends how you define "cake". In the English language, soap is said to be sold in "cakes", which refers to the shape of the pieces. A pancake is a cake (thin and round) that is cooked in a pan. In the United States there are also things called hoecakes, shovelcakes, ashcakes, and hearthcakes: all are basically the same ingredients, but cooked on the flat blade of a clean hoe or shovel held over the fire (I've cooked them like this before), wrapped in a clean leaf and buried in hot ashes, or cooked on a heated flat stone on the fireplace hearth.
@BJReolon 4 жыл бұрын
@@e.urbach7780 yes thats exactly what i meant
@trevorstockwell8290 2 жыл бұрын
I'm honestly I came across ur channel, it's very entertaining and I love ur dad like humor
@TreeDragon 3 жыл бұрын
Injera is delicious! The texture is wonderful and the taste is like, pleasantly vinegar-y which goes really well with the food you find on top of it :) It's not often I run into someone acknowledging its existence, I would love to know how to make it!
@alphermail 4 жыл бұрын
The common secular name for Shrove Tuesday in England is "Pancake Day". Lemon juice and sugar is a popular traditional topping where I'm from :)
@angolin9352 3 жыл бұрын
You guys put lemonade on your pancakes? Is it a tart lemonade or a sweet one? Also, why?
@alphermail 3 жыл бұрын
@@angolin9352 not lemonade, the lemon juice and sugar are separate
@angolin9352 3 жыл бұрын
@@alphermail Yeah, that means you top your pancakes with crunchy lemonade.
@markeddy9169 3 жыл бұрын
@@angolin9352 My Yorkshire gran swore by powdered sugar dissolved with lemon juice as a pancake topper -- so more like a lemon syrup than a lemonade.
@maryjaneme2675 2 жыл бұрын
@@markeddy9169 that sounds like a lovely glaze to put on them!!
@communismwithgiggles2515 4 жыл бұрын
8:20 Max saying "We'd be here all day if I didn't shorten the list." as if that's not what we wanted all along
@Blueravenclaw13 2 жыл бұрын
I love history and food. I'm so glad I found this channel
@melonie_peppers 3 жыл бұрын
I cracked up like a child when at the part about sitting you on the couch and making sure youre still breathing after a few hours🤣. Man I love your channel. It's so organized and just 💫
@DavidFlowers777 4 жыл бұрын
Can't say it enough: I'm really happy I found this channel. I remember when you only had a couple thousand subscribers and your growth is so justified! Didn't really expect to find a channel that combines both my interest in history and my passion for cooking, but I guess this channel is proof that a lot of people love both as much as me!
@toneddef 4 жыл бұрын
The Townsends have a really good channel that combine cooking and history as well.
@Draugo 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: In Finland Pancake is something pretty different and our "pancake" is pretty much a crepe called "Lätty" or "Räiskäle"
@aimeeneely4971 Жыл бұрын
My fav cooking channel. Food and history my 2 fav things! Thanks max
@bijpls4059 Жыл бұрын
Idk hw many times I've commented this bt srsly, ure videos help me sooo much w my depression. I actually feel excitement when i watch your videos :). Thank you, max ❤
@Miss_Zoey00 4 жыл бұрын
As someone with an interest in cooking, history, and linguistics, this channel is absolutely perfect for me, seeing all the old recipes is fascinating. Love the channel, keep up the good work!
@grandcarriage1 4 жыл бұрын
I love you for The Devil Wears Prada reference. As far as favorite pancake: I have celiac, so half Bob’s Red Mill GF Pancake mix/half Buckwheat, with extra egg yokes for fluffiness. TOPPED WITH a vinegar based syrup: equal parts balsamic vinegar, fruit preserves, and maple syrup. The vinegar makes the sweetness bright and not heavy or cloying. To this I top with a dollop goats milk yoghurt (Celiacs often can’t process moo anymore,). Also lovely with it is some Gjetost cheese and good strong coffee. HEAVEN.
@platedlizard 4 жыл бұрын
goats milk is so good, but it has an odd taste if you're not used to it. If you have tried it and don't like it after a week or two it may be useful to seek out sheep milk. Sheep's milk has a flavor similar to cow's but has the advantages of goat's milk. It's harder to find however. At least in the US. In the middle east i'm told camel's milk is more common so that's another thing to try.
@saintejeannedarc9460 3 жыл бұрын
@@platedlizard Once you get used to goat milk, it's hard to go back to cow milk. Cow milk is definitely sweeter (from the pesky lactose), which leaps out when I have to sub, and it's also less rich. One thing I never could get used to is goat yogurt though. Nasty, dank tasting stuff. Good thing I did eventually get past my once extreme dairy allergy. I just have to be careful I don't go overboard on it and I'm good. I stick to goat milk, but often cook w/ regular cow dairy.
@jonijoni1145 2 жыл бұрын
"Fat Tuesday" or "Mardi Gras" was so called because it was a way to use up the things not allowed during Lenten days of old - butter, eggs, milk. The larder had to be cleared of animal products, and so it became a way to mark the last day before Lent - a day of "feasting on the fat" so to speak. My favourite type of "pancakes" are from a Polish cookbook. Nalisniki, a crepe like pancake is filled with a mushroom/breadcrumb/onion mixture, then folded into quarters, like an envelope. It's then dipped in beaten eggs and finally breadcrumbs and fried in hot oil. They are exquisite - crunchy and golden on the outside, while inside are layers of crepe and savoury mushroom filling.
@ronaldgraxx3161 3 жыл бұрын
Great job showing off different kinds of varieties of pancakes from wherever. You should totally go more in depth. No one else does videos like these and it’s great to see you do
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