Southern Living. Oct 2022.

It was a crisp fall morning. I woke up on the couch of my host, a charming older couple, as I had recently arrived from India. The aroma of Folgers coffee, homemade blueberry pancakes, fried bacon, and eggs filled the air in the small townhouse.

I instantly gravitated to the pancakes. Never before had I seen such soft delicate cakes with dollops of whipped butter and sweet maple syrup. Dessert for breakfast? Where had I been all these years?

Later, I assimilated in my new Southern lifestyle and started trying different versions of pancakes at themed restaurants, late-night diners serving “early breakfast,” as well as the pre-made mixes and microwavable frozen kinds. As I began to immerse myself in the culinary history of the South and travel across the world, I discovered there was more to the pan-baked round treat that is a quintessential part of an American breakfast.

~ Continue reading on Southern Living‘s website.