National Pancake Day 2023: Date, Background, Facts, Activities

National Pancake Day is celebrated on February 21. Pancakes are the essential component of the ideal breakfast, so indulge in a stack of these delectable treats on this day. Since its inception in 2006, IHOP restaurants have raised over $24 million for charitable causes in the communities in which they operate through their annual Spring celebration.

The background of National Pancake Day

This batter-based breakfast item, also known as Johnnycakes, griddle cakes, and hotcakes, dates back more than 30,000 years. It dates back to the Stone Age and was discovered in the stomach of Otzi the Iceman, whose human remains are estimated to be 5,300 years old.

Ancient Greeks and Romans made Alita Dolcia or “another sweet” with wheat flour, olive oil, honey, and curdled milk. Cratinus and Magnes, two Greek poets, wrote about them in their poetry, and Shakespeare mentions them in his renowned plays. During the English Renaissance, spices, rosewater, sherry, and apples were used to flavour pancakes. Pouring batter onto a pan and frying it is a common practise in nearly every culture in the world.

Since 1100 A.D., the British have celebrated Shrove Tuesday. The day before Ash Wednesday, also known as Fat Tuesday in other contexts. This extremely popular Feast Day is observed through confession, the completion of a Lenten sacrifice, and the consumption of pancakes and other sweets.

This year, IHOP will once again celebrate National Pancake Day by offering free short stacks of Buttermilk pancakes to guests from across the nation. Guests will be asked to consider making a donation to designated local charities in exchange for free pancakes. This is your chance to give back to your community while enjoying a delicious meal. Avoid missing out!

NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY ACTIVITIES

Build your own pancakes

Choose one of the numerous pancake recipes available online, go to the grocery store to purchase the necessary ingredients, and conduct business. Most importantly, prepare pancakes with affection!

Proceed to your neighbourhood IHOP.

You will be amazed by the variety of nearby locations. Go ahead and savour a beautifully crafted pancake at your leisure.

Donate a stack of pancakes

Yes, we said it. Feed your loved one or friend a delicious pancake meal. Together, we will improve the world one flapjack at a time.

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PANCAKE DAY STATISTICS

The diameter of the world’s biggest pancake measures 49 feet.

The weight of the world’s largest pancake is 6,614 pounds.

The percentage of pancakes consumed by Southerners in the United States.

The most expensive pancake in the world costs $200 at Opus in the Printworks in England.

520 calories are contained in two servings of pancakes with butter and syrup.

In 2014, 3.17 million gallons of maple syrup were produced in the United States.

Dominic Cuzzacrea threw the highest pancake in the world by 31 feet.

The increase in sales of the McDonald’s McGriddles sandwich due to the substitution of pancakes for a biscuit was 11%.

In 1445, the first annual pancake race was held in the English town of Olney.

The number of eggs used by the British on Pancake Day is 52 million.

National Pancake Day: 5 FACTS

• Southerners consume the most pancakes in the United States, accounting for 32.5% of the national total.
• The Algonquin Indians initially discovered maple syrup as a sweet beverage.
• In November 2010, Dominic Cuzzacrea threw a pancake 31 feet and one inch into the air to set the world record for the highest pancake throw.
• Mrs. Butterworth is the iconic godmother of American syrup since 1961.
• Aunt Jemima pancake flour, invented in 1889 in St. Joseph, Missouri, was the first commercially available ready-to-eat food.

NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY DATES

Year	Date	Day
2021	February 16	Tuesday
2022	March 1	Tuesday
2023	February 21	Tuesday
2024	February 13	Tuesday
2025	March 4	Tuesday