Pancakes

Pancakes or pancakes are a well-known national dish of Russian, as well as French, English, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian, Ethiopian cuisine, as well as a number of other states. It is noteworthy that the types of pancakes depend not only on the composition and method of preparation of the product, as well as on the national characteristics and taste preferences of the inhabitants of a particular country. On the territory of Russia at all times pancakes were considered not a simple food. Pancakes were considered an indispensable attribute of the festive feast. For example, pancakes have been baked on Shrovetide (spring festival) since ancient times, since the dish is considered a symbol of the sun and warm season.

The following most famous and popular types of pancakes can be distinguished:



Russian pancakes;

French pancakes or crêpes;

Chinese executioners;

english pancakes pancakes;

Indian dosa pancakes;

Mongolian pancakes or gambir;

Ethiopian ynjera pancakes;



Pancake composition

You can really continue for hours to list the types of culinary product that will differ between themselves in composition, as well as in the method of manufacture. However, there are also invariable compound ingredients that will definitely be part of pancakes of any kind. For example, flour, eggs or milk. Usually, wheat flour is used to make pancakes. However, the type of flour, as well as the original composition of the pancake ingredients, can be changed depending on their culinary preferences or preferences.

The calorie content of pancakes directly depends on the composition of the initial ingredients. In addition, the calorie content of filled pancakes will be significantly higher, especially if the product is stuffed with minced meat or sweet contents. Usually, fruits or berries are used for pancake filling, as well as vegetables, mushrooms, meat or fish, meat offal, caviar, cottage cheese, eggs, honey, chocolate, cheese, etc. The average calorie content of ordinary pancakes is 189 Kcal per 100 grams of culinary product.

The benefits of pancakes

This is a fairly low indicator, especially if you compare pancakes with similar types of food. True, this does not mean at all that pancakes can be consumed in unlimited quantities, since there is both obvious benefit and harm to pancakes for the human body. The benefits of pancakes lie primarily in the vitamin-mineral composition of the final product. We can say that the benefits of pancakes become obvious if we study in more detail the chemical composition of the dish, where you can find vitamins of group B, E, PP, as well as potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron and phosphorus.

Harms pancakes

It is worth noting that it is possible to talk about the benefits of pancakes only if the dish is made at home. Unfortunately, in our time even such a "harmless" dish as pancakes can cause significant damage to human health. The main harm of pancakes, which are massively produced and sold in their ready form, lies in the chemical composition of the product, which is replete with food additives, which are often capable of causing irreparable harm to human health. Therefore, if you want to please your family and friends with a tasty and healthy dish, bake pancakes at home, especially since this will not require you to spend a lot of time or money.