In Pancake, Ken Albala recounts the illustrious history of pancakes around the world, from Greek and Roman times, to the Middle Ages, to the present. Today, whether it be maple syrupladen flapjacks in North America, injera in Ethiopia, the infamous French crepe, Japanese okonomiyaki, or Russian blini, he shows how pancakes have been the food that has perennially sustained our species. The book shows why pancakes have such universal appeal, and how the pancake has become such a global food favourite.