For example, corn pancakes, the original American version, are turning up with venison chili at Beacon; chickpea pancakes are served with gravlax at Ouest; and blini come with smoked fish and caviar at Petrossian.
The much-loved snacks of Tamil cuisine take up the front of the menu: loose, white patties of steamed rice and lentils called idly ($5); vada, or small dal doughnuts, some dunked in yogurt- or dal-based sauce ($4 to $5.50); and soft, springy utthappam pancakes, including a gorgeous version shot through with red onion and cilantro ($5.50).
Another food robot showcased at the International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition in Tokyo is the Okonomiyaki Robot (Okonomiyaki are the Japanese version of pancakes).
Even Paula Deen, queen of all things butter and bacon, makes a version of pancakes made with carrots and zucchini.
Another version of the pancake was topped with seafood, but rubbery rings of squid detracted from that dish.
She's referring to the recipe in the print edition, the description of which is reused in the Kindle Store — there's no pancake picture in the Kindle version.
This version of the Pancake Bot will include Mac and Windows software that lets users load designs into the bot, via SD card, after retracing lines in the order they want them printed.
From a pancake pie to their American version of the food, there is no pancake left overlooked.
Regional dishes to look out for include barbajuan, a sort of ravioli; socca, chickpea pancakes; and pichade, a tomatoey version of the pissaladière onion pizza/tart speciality.
I've even included a few worldly versions of the pancake as well.
