National Pancake Day in USA

The second side of a pancake takes half the amount of time to cook as the first – a good tip to remember.

In Canada and the United States, pancakes are often eaten for breakfast with butter and syrup. In the United States, southerners eat the most pancakes, accounting for 32.5% of the pancake consumption.

In total, Brits use an unbelievable 52 million eggs on Pancake Day. That's 22 million more than any other day. The largest pancake ever made measured 15 metres and weighed in at three tonnes – you'll need a lot of sugar and lemon for that one.

600 BC - The first recorded mention of pancakes dates back to ancient Greece and comes from a poet who described warm pancakes in one of his writings.

Marianne Ways and Collen AF Venable sought an excuse to eat pancakes and waffles with friends. Since it was one week after “Talk Like a Pirate Day” and that theme had been worn out, eating lots of pancakes like a lumberjack seemed a better holiday than ever.