To think that pancakes can be for dinner?

[Nibledbyducks]

As in just pancakes for the whole meal, not just for pudding? Several of my friends think that they are for pudding, but others think they are a whole meal, especially on pancake day. My Gran bought me up that it was a religious thing to clear out the cupboards for lent and that they were a whole meal.
PS my first AIBU :)

Yes they can be a whole meal - they are very filling I think.

my personal opinion is to say no they are not a meal
but everyone is different and if you want to have pancakes for tea then on you go and enjoy :)

Yes we almost lived off them for a while when I was younger as my mum got free milk tokens so they were very cheap to make.

The French eat savoury pancakes loads - so yes, definitely.

Creperies in France seem to be quite clear that pancakes or crepes can be a whole meal. Savoury pancakes made with buckwheat flour and topped with savoury things, followed by a sweet crepe made with white flour and sweet toppings.

YANBU at all

Of course they are a meal.

Isn't that the whole point of pancake day?

Yes, they can. If we have a big Sunday lunch at lunchtime, I'll often just make the DDs pancakes for their tea, and they love it! DH not so much, as he doesn't have a sweet tooth - I think I need to look at how to make galettes for him!

of course they can, pancaked with spinach and ricotta filling is nice

also south indians have a pancake filled with potatoes as a meal, masala dosa anyone?

Not if they are just lemon and sugar pancakes, no.

I like my meals to have protein and vegetables or salad in them.

I absolutely love French buckwheat crepes though - with ham, cheese and tomato - yummmm.

we have pancakes (stuffed ones) for meals, and not just on pancake day - it makes a nice change from pasta (stuffed pancakes - canneloni - same thing, really - same fillings, anyway). As far as my DC are concerned, pancake day is about eating pancakes as many times as you can in a day - scotch pancakes for breakfast, pancakes at school, stuffed pancakes followed by sweet ones for supper

Yanbu we have them for tea at least once a month usually a mix of savoury with cheese or ham then some for pudding with a mix of cinnamon and sugar on.

I love love love pancakes (just with lemon for me) and would probably eat them for every meal. They are great for small children as well when you haven't got time can't be arsed making something more substantial.

Nailak - I will often make mine with cheese and spinach (well, for the kids) although I use grated cheddar not ricotta. They love 'em!

My lovely French neighbour does a massive batch of pancakes and invites us in for a load off savoury ones - ham, cheese etc, and then a big pile of sweet ones - jam, nutella etc. The kids have been known to eat 10 each, and we have to come home on our hands and knees we are so stuffed! She, being French, eats the same and is about 8 stone!

yes a whole meal. you just top them with whatever topping you want.

Pancakes contain protein. And most sweet fillings contain some kind of fruit.

It's not necessary to have savoury pancakes to make them a meal, and we are only talking aout one meal a year.

Try My Old Dutch in London - their pancakes are massive and come with lots of yummy savoury toppings. It's just a shame that they only seem to offer pancakes for dessert too. Now that would be too much.

I used to skip the savoury part of the meal so I had more room for sweet pancakes! A chum of mine though has pancakes with a savoury filling, followed by sweet ones on pancake day. So yes, you can have pancakes as a whole meal.

There used to be a Dutch pancake house called "Go Dutch" in Oxford many years decades ago - lovely lovely meals. Making those sort of pancakes does require a "proper" (huge, flat) pan, though, IME.

We have them with lemon, sugar, ice cream, chocolate sauce, bananas and syrup. Not all on the same pancake though. So they are definatly desert in our house, or they are a special breakfast treat.

Yes they can - I make a soup (bouillon type of thing) and slice pancakes very finely and put them in the soup, garnish with fresh parsley.

You can have them with whatever you want for whatever meal you want. Don't be bound by convention but by the desires of your tastebuds.

They are a whole meal obviously. And we don't need any of this 'savoury filling' nonsense, just eight a couple of lemon and sugar whoppers makes a delicious dinner!!

eggs, flour and milk, how does this differ from egg and soldiers with a glass of milk?

Better for breakfast perhaps, lovely in fact. Or for a light meal, or supper, with savoury accompaniments.

Depends on what you serve with them but they can be. My mum used to serve pancakes with chicken and ham in a creamy sauce.

i agree that they are full of eggs and milk.

my dd loves them and we have them about once a week, usually for tea or breakfast.
i dont worry about the lack of veg because that day ALL her snacks will be fruit or veg (chopped carrot)

Its a trade off