Palatschinken

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Palatschinken filled with jam or nuts, chocolate and whipped cream

The Central European pancake, called Palatschinken in German, is thin and comparable to the French crêpe. Unlike thick American pancakes, it is filled with different types of food and can be eaten for lunch or dinner.

The name is derived from Romanian plăcintă (Latin "placenta", a cake), borrowed to Austrian via Hungarian. In Hungarian it is known as palacsinta. It is popular throughout the former Austria-Hungary, which is today Austria, Bosnia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. In Slavic languages (Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) it is called palačinka.

Palatschinken are traditionally filled with apricot jam, rolled and sprinkled with some confectioner's sugar, but a variety of different fruit jams, chocolate sauce, nuts, dried or fresh fruit (banana slices etc), or any combination thereof, are often used.

Palatschinken may also be eaten unsweetened, filled with cheeses, meats or vegetables, or cut in strips and boiled in broth as Frittaten soup.