Opinion of Pancakes?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

All forms of pancake are good, obviously.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Not used to the US-style ones. Our pancakes are either made in the frying pan (usually on Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day) and have quite a different taste and texture

Yes, technically an English pancake is a subspecies of crêpe. Welsh pancakes are heavier though.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Because here it's not something you buy, it's something you do.

That's the case in most places, mind. Certainly is here.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Though reading this thread maybe it kinda have the same place that crêpes would have in France,

Well, yeah. In English 'pancake' just means a cake cooked in a pan, and so can refer to thin crack-like creations like crêpes or English pancakes, the big stodgy things that North Americans like for breakfast (you can get these in cafes here now: generally sold as 'American Pancakes' or the like), and also to other forms of pan cooked battery delight.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

What's the difference between a crepe and an "English pancake"? They look the same to me.

There are some very minor differences in the way that they're cooked, but the only meaningful difference is that crêpe is a French word and pancake is an English one.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Another form of pancake eaten here is the Staffordshire Oatcake.