Crêpe
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A crêpe is a dish made from unleavened batter or dough that is cooked on a frying pan or a griddle. Crêpes are usually one of two varieties: sweet crêpes or savoury crêpes. They are often served with
A stack of crêpes
A sweet crêpe opened up, with whipped cream and strawberry sauce on it
Slices of "mille-crêpe" cakes from Taiwan
A small crêperie in Basel, Switzerland
Blini
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Blini are Russian pancakes, often made with a yeast-raised batter of buckwheat and/or wheat flour and milk. They may be served with smetana, cottage cheese, caviar and other garnishes, or simply smear
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…Latin placenta ("small flat cake"), even though the Romanian plăcintă is more similar to a pie, and the crêpes are called clătite. In Russian culture, blini are eaten during Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week), which has a history dating to the early Middle Ages. Since they are made from butter, eggs, and milk…
Blini
The preparation of bliny
An old woman prepares blini in a Russian oven for Maslenitsa
Blini served with red caviar