Meaning of pannenkoek | Babel Free

Examples

“I realized that, for my husband, going out for Chinese food was similar to the Dutch going to eat pannenkoeken when they needed a place to gather their thoughts.”

“Serve a couple of spoonfuls of sautéed mushrooms on a weeknight pannenkoek with sliced or grated Gouda and mustard.”

“Fluffy flapjacks are strictly verboten at the Pfanntastic Pannenkoek Haus, home to the giant crêpes the Dutch have been eating for centuries. In the Netherlands, a pannenkoek is eaten for lunch or dinner. Owner Denice Greenwald and pannenkoek handyman Joe Payne serve them all day, adding flair to the traditional undertaking and offering eighty kinds, including the Kaneel Rol (cinnamon roll) and Steak Met Smeerkaas (Philly cheesesteak).”

“She was smiling and laughing through her mouthful of pannenkoeken.”

“The land was flat as a Hudson River pannenkoek, with this sole peak jabbing skyward.”

“Have you ever tried that new Dutch place that just opened? They have this amazing pannenkoek that I can’t get enough of.”

“Buckwheat flour, made from the seeds of the plant, is a central ingredient in popular Dutch foods such as pannenkoeken (flat pancakes) and poffertjes (fluffy mini-pancakes), but almost all of the flour is currently imported.”

“More uneven was the duck and pannenkoeken ($29). I liked the idea of this riff on Peking duck, replete with mini-pancakes, apple and fennel slaw, cherry sauce and scallions. But in the bowl of duck-confit morsels, some pieces were toothsome and others were flabbier.”

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