This Is What Pancakes Look Like In 10 Different Countries

This is as classic and easy as it gets: The traditional recipe is a mixture of all-purpose flour, sugar and buttermilk with preferred choice of toppings — including whipped cream and berries.

Brits prefer their delicately rolled pancakes with a dash of lemon squeeze and golden syrup.

The French may have called dibs on this delectable version but the world isn’t far behind. Crêpes are large, thin pancakes made of swirling batter. The flatbread is then wrapped around savoury cheese, melted chocolate or sautéed vegetables.

Apam Balik in Malaysian means folded pancakes. The dish is a mixture of rice flour blended with a sweet peanut butter filling.

Pancakes and potatoes — a winning combo! Swedish make these crispy potato fritters that are a cross between hash browns and pancakes called raggmunk — a popular side dish to go with meat and fish dishes.

A widely popular dish in India = these thin rotis are made from fermented rice and lentil batter and are usually served with spicy potato stuffing and curry.

The Fins love the custardy version of pancakes. The vanilla infused batter is topped with berries, cream, jam, and/or powdered sugar.

The Japanese version is called Okonomiyaki, that translates to ’how you like’ or ‘what you like’. This savoury pancake has a shredded or chopped cabbage in the base but beyond that, you can add whatever you'd like to the batter.

Made with yeast and buckwheat flour, blinis are small and thick pancakes often topped with sour cream and fish. They are often served as appetiser at ceremonial gatherings.

Pancakes in Uganda are all about bananas. Relatively smaller and thicker in size, these sweet patties are made of mashed ripe bananas and flour then deep fried till golden brown.