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Crêpe in Germany[edit]

Crêpe is called Crepe or Crepes (pronounced IPA /krep/, just like in French) in Germany. We don't have our own word for it.

Eierkuchen (lit. egg-cake) would be the most fitting term but usually Eierkuchen describes pancakes (much thicker dann Crêpe).

German Pfannkuchen (lit. pancake) are quite different from Crêpe (and Pancake) since they're made with potatoe.

Crêpe is rarely made at home but rather bought from booths at a fair (with filling of choice). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.138.222.167 (talk) 2 January 2007 (UTC)

The fundamental distinction between Pancakes and Crêpes in spite of the elaborate explanations can’t be found anywhere.

Pancakes are a lot heavier [on the stomach] than Crêpes for several reasons.

For Pancakes the egg white isn’t whipped to snow and spatulated into the batter, for instance, the main contributing factor to the airy texture of Crêpes.

In Pancakes milk is sometimes replaced by condensed milk to make them even richer, the water replaced by dark ale.

Crêpes use half [semi-skimmed] milk, half water.

Real Pancakes are served with brown sugar.

Dark ale and dark sugar, the whole dark secret .. .. and very heavy on the stomach.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.66.93.137 (talk) 00:00, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In German, the word 'Crepe' refers to the French way of making a pancake, namely very thinly. A German pancake is smaller and thicker, apart from that there is no difference between the two. The description of pancakes (Pfannkuchen) that was given earlier in this discussion, it is not true. Pfannkuchen are not made from potatoes. 'Pfannkuchen' ist just a synonym for a German crepe just as 'Eierkuchen', 'Plins' or 'Plinse'. There is, however, a pancake made from potatoes called 'Reibekuchen' in German(or 'Roesti' in Switzerland). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.130.213 (talk) 00:00, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

pfannkuchen/eierkuchen is like a crepe but thicker (basicly a thick crepe) - normal thin crepes are called crepe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.172.96.141 (talk) 00:00, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish Tortilla[edit]

The last sentence of the first paragraph under Description states "Crepes can be compared to the African injera and the Spanish tortilla." A Spanish tortilla is a kind of omelet; it bears no resemblance to a crepe. A Latin American tortilla is comparable to a crepe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.165.196.238 (talk) 00:00, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Japanese Crêpes[edit]

Crêpes are very popular in Japan. Some of these varieties have a uniquely Japanese style, such as teriyaki chicken and mayonnaise or egg, ham, and tuna. If anyone has a good source of information, perhaps this would be worth including. alhead — Preceding unsigned comment added by 43.244.194.88 (talk) 00:00, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]