Pancake Tuesday 2026

[lasagne_of_death]

Almost forgot that it was Pancake Tuesday, so I was just wondering what everyone's pancake opinions are? Here's a few questions I guess. Also if there's any obvious options to add to the poll that I've forgotten about lmk!

Do you do pancake tuesday?
What's your favourite style of pancake (eg crepes etc)?
What's your go-to topping for pancakes (eg nutella, sugar, etc)?
How many pancakes did you have?

 

[-Blue-]

I didn't know that was a day! Time to go see if Ihop honors free pancakes like Dunkin' on donut day! I just like syrup on my pancakes. I haven't had them in a long time. When I was a kid my mom would make them with whole wheat and it was not good. It never tasted right and had an awful gritty mouthfeel texture.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Ah man I missed Pancake Tuesday?!

I like powdered sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla ice cream on my pancakes

 

[Aniko]

I don't really like pancakes, I still like crepes Bretonne with fruits, and dorayaki which looks a bit like a pancake but with red beans.
I'm curious about Japanese pancakes.

 

[toxapex]

you mean to tell me that not only does pancake tuesday exist, but also that I MISSED IT?!

Honestly I am currently in mourning over my favorite local diner closing down, possibly for good... They had REALLY good pancake batter, very eggy but like. in a good way. And they had a special chocolate syrup swirl pancake that I've been getting since I was a kid... Ugh I am gonna miss that place. Currently in the "bargaining" stage of grief, which in this case means I'm tracking down the cook to try and get the recipe off of him-

 

[lasagne_of_death]

I didn't know that was a day! Time to go see if Ihop honors free pancakes like Dunkin' on donut day! I just like syrup on my pancakes. I haven't had them in a long time. When I was a kid my mom would make them with whole wheat and it was not good. It never tasted right and had an awful gritty mouthfeel texture.

you mean to tell me that not only does pancake tuesday exist, but also that I MISSED IT?!

I didn't realise it wasn't a thing in other places! To me, it's like one of the notable days of the year basically everyone buys or makes pancakes (they stock so many of the pre-made powdered batter in the shops, so it's really easy to get), and that's kind of just it lol. In smaller school communities, they'd even make pancakes for the kids in school. I remember many times when I was in primary that our teachers would take us out to the staff room in groups of five/six and they'd cook up a pancake for each of us and gives us a choice between lemon and/or sugar, or nutella. Those were the days man my favourite has always been lemon and sugar (as in lemon juice. It's a really popular combination for pancake Tuesday here) on crepe style ones

Quick history lesson of how it came about: it started because people used to not eat meat/poultry/eggs during lent, so people would use up all their eggs by making pancakes the day before it began. The pancake part kind of just stuck because who doesn't want a day dedicated to eating them?

 

[azurill]

I love pancakes . I usually have butter and honey or some syrup. My mom and her friend went and got free pancakes for dinner last night. I stayed home since still
sick. I usually have two pancakes.

 

[Anine]

Ah pancake day! Growing up we called it either Feitetirsdag (Fat Tuesday) or Smørtirsdag (Butter Tuesday). My nan used to make porridge for it, the weird traditional one where you boil sour cream with wheat flour until the fat separates from the sour cream (minor side note, you can't make it "properly" in some places abroad cos the fat content of the sour cream isn't high enough.) Most people here now just do the semlor though (the buns with cream on). I'm half British though, so I do the cream buns on the sunday before lent and pancakes on tuesday before lent! This despite not doing lent, or ever having done lent, I just like good food LMAO.

This year we made American style pancakes with whipped cream and maple syrup for an evening snack, though, my preferred pancake is the Norwegian ones, which is a lot like a crepe in shape and texture, but more savoury. Usually had rolled up with bacon bits or blueberry jam. That is a regular dinner in my household though, so more fun to do something else for pancake day.

 

[Halloqueen]

I wasn't aware of yesterday being Pancake Tuesday until coming across this thread. I've been familiar with it being referred to, variously, as Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday and Mardi Gras, though I never really looked into Shrove Tuesday in particular and thus never happened across there being an association with pancakes. Neat to learn something new.

I don't eat pancakes, french toast (which I preferred) or waffles (which I've never been fond of) anymore since I decided to try to eat healthier, more nutritious foods over the past few years. They just seem like unnecessary carbohydrate bombs when carbs can be acquired from other, more natural and nutritious foods. I do like to indulge in unhealthy treats for special occasions like holidays, birthdays and such, but I prefer other options rather than any of these three, so they're just not something I encounter anymore.

All that out of the way, when I used to eat them, I always used to eat them with maple syrup. If I were hypothetically going to again in the future, I would probably avoid the syrup entirely and opt for some fruit instead.

 

[Beanz]

i’ve heard of fat tuesday before but i never knew there was such thing as pancake tuesday! unfortunately i missed it because i just saw this thread today but i usually use apple sauce as a topping.

 

[-Blue-]

I didn't realise it wasn't a thing in other places! To me, it's like one of the notable days of the year basically everyone buys or makes pancakes (they stock so many of the pre-made powdered batter in the shops, so it's really easy to get), and that's kind of just it lol. In smaller school communities, they'd even make pancakes for the kids in school. I remember many times when I was in primary that our teachers would take us out to the staff room in groups of five/six and they'd cook up a pancake for each of us and gives us a choice between lemon and/or sugar, or nutella. Those were the days man my favourite has always been lemon and sugar (as in lemon juice. It's a really popular combination for pancake Tuesday here) on crepe style ones

Quick history lesson of how it came about: it started because people used to not eat meat/poultry/eggs during lent, so people would use up all their eggs by making pancakes the day before it began. The pancake part kind of just stuck because who doesn't want a day dedicated to eating them?

Yea it's not a thing here. We never got to have a little break from school to eat pancakes. Come to think of it, our schools never did anything remotely fun like that. I don't think this is really a thing in the states. I would've loved looking forward to something like this.

They did do things like that with lent around where I'm from, but still nothing that schools or anywhere brought attention to. It's kind of lowkey and called faschnauts or fat Tuesday like Beanz mentioned. They still sell them in markets for those that want them. They pretty much look like powdered or plain donuts, but without the holes and squared or in balls.

Fasnacht (doughnut) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[lasagne_of_death]

Ah pancake day! Growing up we called it either Feitetirsdag (Fat Tuesday) or Smørtirsdag (Butter Tuesday). My nan used to make porridge for it, the weird traditional one where you boil sour cream with wheat flour until the fat separates from the sour cream (minor side note, you can't make it "properly" in some places abroad cos the fat content of the sour cream isn't high enough.) Most people here now just do the semlor though (the buns with cream on). I'm half British though, so I do the cream buns on the sunday before lent and pancakes on tuesday before lent! This despite not doing lent, or ever having done lent, I just like good food LMAO.

This year we made American style pancakes with whipped cream and maple syrup for an evening snack, though, my preferred pancake is the Norwegian ones, which is a lot like a crepe in shape and texture, but more savoury. Usually had rolled up with bacon bits or blueberry jam. That is a regular dinner in my household though, so more fun to do something else for pancake day.

That sounds so good oml I might actually try that next time, to change things up a bit

Yea it's not a thing here. We never got to have a little break from school to eat pancakes. Come to think of it, our schools never did anything remotely fun like that. I don't think this is really a thing in the states. I would've loved looking forward to something like this.

They did do things like that with lent around where I'm from, but still nothing that schools or anywhere brought attention to. It's kind of lowkey and called faschnauts or fat Tuesday like Beanz mentioned. They still sell them in markets for those that want them. They pretty much look like powdered or plain donuts, but without the holes and squared or in balls.

Fasnacht (doughnut) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Dang, that's kinda sad, but understandable from the school's perspective ig. In Ireland schools (moreso small/rural schools, which are mostly the places I've attended) take every opportunity to do something fun lol.

Those faschnachts look good though tbf, it's interesting to see the different foods people make depending on where you live

 

[BakaRina]

Maple syrup without a doubt. I always have it when I have pancakes.

 

[Anine]

That sounds so good oml I might actually try that next time, to change things up a bit

You should do what my partner does and do butter, bacon and sugar on the same one. It sounds excessive (and I guess it is), but it really is quite good!

Lemon is the "wild" topping to me, it's good, but, I remember when I first moved to UK 10 years ago and my flat mate was all "and then we have to get lemon juice for the pancakes" and I thought she had gone insane.

 

[lasagne_of_death]

You should do what my partner does and do butter, bacon and sugar on the same one. It sounds excessive (and I guess it is), but it really is quite good!

Lemon is the "wild" topping to me, it's good, but, I remember when I first moved to UK 10 years ago and my flat mate was all "and then we have to get lemon juice for the pancakes" and I thought she had gone insane.

Nah, I actually get them though; I've had bacon and maple syrup before in a restaurant, and while I'm not a huge fan of bacon, it did taste pretty good :^P

Insanity sometimes bears the most delicious foods fr