The pancakes arrived by courier, as precious and delicate as a flower being delivered to a dying princess.
Superquinn had sent me a truckload of their fresh pancakes for review. I think it may have been a full truckload. I couldn’t eat them all so I skived off work and shared them with my friend Phil and his baby Noah (aged almost one but with the brain of a wise old sage).
This was lunch for us, and we delightfully overindulged. Lil’ Noah loved the chocolate pancake: chocolate batter with chocolate chunks. Phil and I weren’t so wild: the choco-pancake didn’t seem to travel or heat up as well. A special treat for the kids, me thinks.
The regular, crepe style pancakes fared much better, and we had plenty of toppings to try out. These were really good: light, crispy-edged, and as fluffy as a fresh pancake should be. No trouble with heating them. We drowned them in fresh cream, honey, and raspberries. I’d never thought of those toppings before: I’m more of a traditional, sugar and lemon kinda guy, though I’m also partial to real maple syrup. This time, I ate so much that I nearly cried, and I was flat on my back for an hour after. Worth. Every. Bite.
Superquinn are selling the pancakes, freshly made, in packets of five for €2.99.
What’s your favourite pancake topping?
Tuesday 1 March, 2011 at 11:28 am
real thick maple syrup-lyles golden syrup do a good maple syrup version-there is nothing like it-just dust some icing sugar on top and pour over the syrup! yum
Tuesday 1 March, 2011 at 8:28 pm
i love them with butter,honey and a itsy sprinkle of cinnamon….my mammy is a champion pancake maker and she adds banana slices to the batter just before she pours them on the pan….lash a bit of peanut butter on top and just like the song….heaven im in heaven!!god dammit i want pancakes NOW!!
Tuesday 1 March, 2011 at 9:18 pm
maple syrup and crispy streaky bacon. the m&s maple syrup is fantastic, although at a student-unfriendly price
Thursday 3 March, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Lemon juice and sugar – as per childhood Pancake Tuesdays – or else a load of real maple syrup. Or Nutella…