A pancake is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter, and then cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan. It is a type of batter bread. Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes were probably eaten in prehistoric societies.
A stack of American-style blueberry pancakes
This meal of injera and several kinds of wat or tsebhi (stew) is typical of Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
Lahoh is a staple in Somalia, Djibouti, and Yemen.
Japanese style souffle pancakes
Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human diets, and is contained in large amounts in staple foods such as wheat, potatoes, maize (corn), rice, and cassava (manioc).
Starch
Potato starch granules in cells of the potato
Starch in endosperm in embryonic phase of maize seed
Glucose syrup