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Post by ganews on Oct 10, 2015 21:32:36 GMT -5
Belgian waffles are a separate category to avoid confusion; obviously no one is going to vote for Belgian waffles.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2015 21:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by ganews on Oct 10, 2015 21:37:47 GMT -5
I had to stare a long time before I could answer my own poll, and I could change my answer at any moment.
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Post by Floyd D Barber on Oct 10, 2015 22:06:24 GMT -5
I believe that both pancakes and waffles, and French toast, for that matter, are all perfectly acceptable butter and maple syrup delivery mechanisms.
And if you haven't lately, splurge and get some real butter and maple syrup. It's one of those little extravagances that make life worth living.
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Post by Il sole sotto la terra on Oct 10, 2015 22:23:05 GMT -5
I don't have a really strong preference for either, but in addition to the requisite butter, each must have its own topping. Maple syrup is for pancakes and honey is for waffles.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Oct 10, 2015 23:23:39 GMT -5
Waffles are obviously superior. They're the name of one of our/TOC's best members AND Leslie Knope's favorite. So they win.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 0:06:18 GMT -5
French Toast.
And anyone who chooses Pancakes, we are no longer friends. I doubt we were even friends to begin with. Go dine in hell..... which is conveniently where the first IHOP was built.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 0:58:52 GMT -5
Pancakes. Specifically, the pancakes at The Park Pantry in Long Beach. (My nephew used to call it "the pancake store.")
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Post by Lt. Broccoli on Oct 11, 2015 5:47:47 GMT -5
I am a grown adult but nothing makes me giddier than chocolate chip pancakes.
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Post by ganews on Oct 11, 2015 8:09:40 GMT -5
But French toast isn't a choice! The point is that pancake and waffle batter is the same.
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Post by Jimmy James on Oct 11, 2015 8:53:31 GMT -5
But French toast isn't a choice! The point is that pancake and waffle batter is the same. What this comment supposes is... maybe they're not? I picked Belgian waffles, assuming you mean the thick but light kind, and not the dense Liège waffles from actual Belgium. The fact that waffles should be made with the same batter as pancakes is a lie, likely propagated by the pancake industry to ensure you only ever have inferior waffles. Whip up your egg whites separately, and add some extra butter to help them crisp, and you will hopefully have a superior waffle experience. |
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Post by idiotking on Oct 11, 2015 9:17:38 GMT -5
They're both fantastic! It's like asking a totally versatile gay boy whether he likes getting fucked or fucking more! They're both awesome ways to get your rocks off!
Also, I'll second Floyd on the value of REAL, SERIOUS, HIGH-QUALITY SYRUP.
I personally like what is, in NYS, labeled as either "Grade B For Cooking" (2014 and prior) or "Very Dark Color & Strong Taste" (new standards).
Did you know that there's actually an International Maple Syrup Institute (IMSI)? They actually came up with standards so that Canadian provinces, Vermont, and New York all get on the same "grading" system.
Though I'm kind of pissed, coz it'll probably make the very dark stuff more popular and expensive. I liked it when it was "Grade B for Cooking" because who the fuck's going to want that to put on their pancakes? THOSE OF US WHO WERE IN THE KNOW, that's who. My god, it's like freebasing a tree.
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Post by dＬᵒ on Oct 11, 2015 11:46:24 GMT -5
With pancakes I feel that I've been traumatized by some really crapy ones. If they're some special kind like pine nut and cornmeal (so so good) I'm willing to give them a shot, but otherwise it's like pancakes are more for quantity over quality - the glutton's feed stack if you will.
And on the other hand it highly helps my decision that waffles are (or should be) crispy, and crispness is bestess. Also there's some great waffle and frites places and food trucks around here.
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Post by jerkassimo on Oct 11, 2015 13:28:48 GMT -5
Whip up your egg whites separately, and add some extra butter to help them crisp, and you will hopefully have a superior waffle experience. This is the key! Bad waffles are worse than a regular pancake, like if they are rubbery or mushy. But a good waffle is way better than any pancake. Also - lately I've been digging the swedish-style pancake, or crepes. I feel less bloat when I eat them, American style pancakes can get really heavy. Also, I like both with berries and dark amber syrup. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 13:30:08 GMT -5
But French toast isn't a choice! The point is that pancake and waffle batter is the same. NOPE. |
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Post by ganews on Oct 11, 2015 14:09:37 GMT -5
But French toast isn't a choice! The point is that pancake and waffle batter is the same. What this comment supposes is... maybe they're not? I picked Belgian waffles, assuming you mean the thick but light kind, and not the dense Liège waffles from actual Belgium. The fact that waffles should be made with the same batter as pancakes is a lie, likely propagated by the pancake industry to ensure you only ever have inferior waffles. Whip up your egg whites separately, and add some extra butter to help them crisp, and you will hopefully have a superior waffle experience. Fair enough. Having picked waffles myself, I suspect the perpetuation of this lie may be influencing poll results. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 14:18:56 GMT -5
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Post by 🐍 huss 🐍 on Oct 11, 2015 15:12:59 GMT -5
Oh god @cub, not stroopwafels. Those things are super nope.
(I bought a pack for my brother's family as a souvenir from Amsterdam, but I forgot to check for possible peanut contamination, so the nephews can't eat them. The entire point was to get them bouncing off the walls—when I wasn't there.)
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Post by idiotking on Oct 11, 2015 16:34:02 GMT -5
I'm just very disappointed that @cub couldn't be arsed to grab a pic of Homer's special patented space waffles!
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Post by Jimmy James on Oct 11, 2015 18:25:52 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 19:34:01 GMT -5
Oh god @cub, not stroopwafels. Those things are super nope. (I bought a pack for my brother's family as a souvenir from Amsterdam, but I forgot to check for possible peanut contamination, so the nephews can't eat them. The entire point was to get them bouncing off the walls—when I wasn't there.) i think you mean super dope! i get mine from here: store.veganessentials.com/organic-maple-waffle-cookies-by-shady-maple-farms-p2155.aspx |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 19:54:40 GMT -5
I'm just very disappointed that @cub couldn't be arsed to grab a pic of Homer's special patented space waffles! lo siento-- clearly my mind was elsewhere--
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Post by idiotking on Oct 11, 2015 21:53:48 GMT -5
I'm just very disappointed that @cub couldn't be arsed to grab a pic of Homer's special patented space waffles! lo siento-- clearly my mind was elsewhere--
NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!!! |
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Post by idiotking on Oct 11, 2015 21:54:59 GMT -5
Also, a recommendation:
Try drizzling a generous amount of Sortilege on your pancakes (or waffles, I suppose, if you're a barbaric belgian bastard). It's whiskey, but it tastes like maple syrup.
YOU CAN GET DRUNK OFF YOUR PANCAKES NOW.
YOU'RE WELCOME, WORLD.
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Post by moimoi on Oct 11, 2015 22:02:45 GMT -5
Toffee waffles!!!  |
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Post by 🐍 huss 🐍 on Oct 11, 2015 23:21:36 GMT -5
STROOPWAFELS SHOULD NOT EVEN COUNT AS WAFFLES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLL.
(ALSO THEY ARE TERRIBLE TEETH-ROTTING PIECES OF CRAP BUT THAT IS JUST A PERSONAL OPINION.)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 23:43:15 GMT -5
STROOPWAFELS SHOULD NOT EVEN COUNT AS WAFFLES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLL. (ALSO THEY ARE TERRIBLE TEETH-ROTTING PIECES OF CRAP BUT THAT IS JUST A PERSONAL OPINION.) hodor?
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Post by wrath of kong on Oct 12, 2015 3:40:18 GMT -5
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Post by Gumbercules on Oct 12, 2015 6:29:44 GMT -5
Belgian waffles are a separate category to avoid confusion; obviously no one is going to vote for Belgian waffles. You shut the eff up! Wait, are we talking IHOP style Belgian waffles / glorified Eggo's? Or are we talking Liege waffles from Belgium, which melt in your mouth and I'LL KILL FOR ONE RIGHT NOW  EDIT: "But French toast isn't a choice! The point is that pancake and waffle batter is the same." I see now the style you're referencing. Waffles make a better vessel for butter and syrup. Pancakes are good for filling with stuff (bananas, chocolate, etc), plus different compotes work well on them. I did Bourbon Peach last weekend, and this week I did chocolate chip with cocoa (so, double chocolate), with apple cinnamon compote on top. |
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Jan 4, 2016 3:52:02 GMT -5
Waffles are harder to fuck up, but the pancakes at my local place are divine.
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