Palatschinken
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The Central European pancake, called Pfannkuchen or Eierpfannkuchen in German, Palatschinke in Austrian, palacsinta in Hungarian, palacinka in Slovak, clătită in Romanian, palačinke in Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian, is thin and comparable to the French crêpe. Unlike thick American pancakes, it is filled with different types of food and can be eaten for lunch or dinner.
The name is derived from the Romanian word plăcintă, itself derived from Latin placenta (a cake). It is popular in Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. In most Slavic languages (Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian) it is called palačinka (Cyrillic: палачинка). In Polish, the equivalent is called a naleśnik.
Palatschinken are traditionally filled with apricot jam, rolled and sprinkled with some confectioner's sugar, but a variety of different fruit jams, chocolate sauce, nuts, dried or fresh fruit (banana slices etc), quark, poppy seed, or any combination thereof, are often used.
Palatschinken may also be eaten unsweetened, filled with cheeses, meats or vegetables, or cut in strips and boiled in broth as Frittaten soup.
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- Austrian pancakes Palatschinken recipe by Austrian chef Bernhard
- Gundel pancake (palacsinta) recipe from Hungary
