{"id":2671,"date":"2014-03-04T12:18:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T12:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2014-03-04T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T12:18:47","slug":"cardiff-braces-for-pancake-day-bonanza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/03\/04\/cardiff-braces-for-pancake-day-bonanza\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff braces for Pancake Day bonanza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2675\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Pancake-11.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2675\" alt=\"Assistant manager Faye Docherty expects a busy but profitable day\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Pancake-11-1024x768.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2675\" alt=\"Assistant manager Faye Docherty expects a busy but profitable day\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Pancake-11-1024x768.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Assistant manager Faye Docherty expects a busy but profitable day<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe number of pancakes consumed on the other 364 days combined probably comes nowhere near the amount that will be devoured in the UK tomorrow, excuse the unofficial statistic.<br \/>\nMany of us will be making a trip to the shops to stock up on pancake supplies as well as different toppings but spare a thought for the pancake houses of Cardiff in the run up to their busiest day of the year.<br \/>\nStaff at \u2018Crepe Affaire\u2019 on Hill Street next to St David\u2019s Centre are expecting a busy but profitable day.<br \/>\nAssistant manager\u00a0Faye Docherty\u00a0said: \u201cWe expect to take around \u00a32000 which is similar to a rugby day.\u201d<br \/>\nEating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday dates back over 1,000 years, making pancakes was a way of using up rich foods such as eggs, milk and sugar before fasting at Lent.<br \/>\nNowadays Pancake Day has survived by appealing to people\u2019s sweet tooths and has become commercial rather than religious.<br \/>\nCrepe Affaire\u2019s favourite pancake is the I\u2019ll Have What She\u2019s Having, which consists of strawberries and Nutella and the creperie have ordered in extra supplies of both to contend with expected demand.<br \/>\nCrepe Affaire will also be holding several pancake day events, including a flipping competition.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will be flipping pancakes outside the shop all day and the public are welcome to join,\u201d Ms Docherty said.<br \/>\n\u2018The Pancake House\u2019 in Cardiff\u2019s Old Brewery Quarter has also stocked up to deal with the rise in custom.<br \/>\nTheir variety and selection is nothing short of extraordinary but their Nutella and banana pancake is by far their biggest seller.<br \/>\nPancake House employee Sophie Howells said: \u201cWe have 40-50 extra tubs of Nutella, I don\u2019t know how many eggs and our basket of bananas has never been so big.\u201d<br \/>\nToday should stretch the Cardiff Pancake House to its limit.<br \/>\n\u201cNormally we have one person working, [on Pancake Day] we will have four. I\u2019m dreading it, I don\u2019t want to work [on Pancake Day],\u201d said Ms Howells.<br \/>\nThe small cafe will be borrowing tables and chairs from neighbouring restaurant \u2018La Tasca\u2019 as well as turning on the dormant second pan to create a separate takeaway section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of pancakes consumed on the other 364 days combined probably comes nowhere near the amount that will be devoured in the UK tomorrow, excuse the unofficial statistic. Many of us will be making a trip to the shops to stock up on pancake supplies as well as different toppings but spare a thought for the pancake houses of Cardiff in the run up to their busiest day of the year. 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