Eating Apple Pancakes With A Teaspoon
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
Philippines
October 19, 2016 5:18am CST
Nobody was eating the small apple in the fridge, so I tried to make apple pancakes since we have a box of instant pancake mix.
The ingredients listed in the box were: egg, oil or butter, and water.
I used margarine because we didn't have butter, apple juice instead of water since the juice box in the fridge was almost empty, a quarter of the apple sliced thinly because of my mother's dentures, and some cinnamon powder.
I think the mixture stood in the bowl for 10 to 15 minutes before my mother was available to cook the apple pancakes. She's quick because she makes them 5 to 6 inches wide.
I got a saucer and teaspoon to scoop and spread the margarine, sat down, but realized I forgot the fork! But I was so eager to taste the apple pancake, so I just cut out bite-sized squares with the teaspoon and scooped them into my mouth.
Actually, I've also eaten pasta with a spoon before.
Note to self: Add more sliced apples next time.
D o you sometimes eat food with the "wrong" or "improper" utensils at home?
Do you, your family or friends add or substitute other ingredients to your pancakes?
(The picture is blurry and unappetizing because I used my old aging phone because the other one was being charged.)
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26 responses
@much2say (55601)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Oct 16
My kids would rather eat with their fingers than utensils 
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We make pancakes from scratch. I am mostly not creative with that, but Hubby will put "special ingredients" in his pancakes when he makes them with the kids . . . like chocolate or white chocolate chips. Lately I have been using coconut oil instead of butter.
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We make pancakes from scratch. I am mostly not creative with that, but Hubby will put "special ingredients" in his pancakes when he makes them with the kids . . . like chocolate or white chocolate chips. Lately I have been using coconut oil instead of butter.5 people like this
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
we always add raisins, but dried cranberry was the best.
i've also used flavored yogurt drinks before, and instant coffee and milo trying to make it mocha flavored.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
19 Oct 16
I would eat apple pancakes with whatever is handy - spoon, fork, even a knife if pushed!
I have eaten most things with my fingers before now (not usually, but on occasion) but I have never eaten spaghetti with fingers. I normally use a spoon and fork for that (the spoon helps in providing something to twirl the fork against and is also used at the end to finish up any sauce left over).
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
19 Oct 16
@hereandthere I forgot about rice. I have to eat that with a spoon and fork. I can use chopsticks but very awkwardly and never mastered eating rice with them!
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
@owlwings i was really surprised the first time i had to eat rice with fork and knife. it was so awkward. the majority of my family (siblings, nieces and nephews) can eat with chopsticks. that's my worry if i traveled to other asian countries, but i've seen them use chopsticks with one hand and a small ceramic soup spoon in another.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
i've never mastered eating a rice with fork and knife.
yes, i could cut and stab the pancake with a butter knife or small bread knife.
i cut out enough pasta to fill the spoon when i ate pasta with a spoon.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
Hum..haven't done that yet. I remember when we were in Hongkong, what they always gave were chopsticks. I do not know how to use chopsticks.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
just buy a small box of hotcake mix (as experiment) and follow the instructions in the box.
i don't know how to use chopsticks, either, so how did you eat while you were in hongkong?
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
@hereandthere My boyfriend looked for a food stall that has spoon and forks. I cannot really eat with chopsticks. Even in Hongkong airport, they gave me chopsticks. I was very jealous that time to other people around us who can eat with chopsticks.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
@annierose thumb's up to your boyfriend. 
maybe it's good to pack spoon and fork when travelling? hehe. when do you plan to travel again?
maybe it's good to pack spoon and fork when travelling? hehe. when do you plan to travel again?1 person likes this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Oct 16
@hereandthere Apple is nowadays common again because of the coming of the Christmas season . Apple is so versatile in lots of foods . It would always be in my salad when i make one .
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Oct 16
i was eating sliced mongo bread with a fork a while ago.
instead of water, i used apple juice, then added thinly sliced apple, but only 1/4 because i was just experimenting. so next time, i will use up the rest of the apple and experiment using dutchmill apple flavor.
instead of water, i used apple juice, then added thinly sliced apple, but only 1/4 because i was just experimenting. so next time, i will use up the rest of the apple and experiment using dutchmill apple flavor.1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Oct 16
@SIMPLYD apple in macaroni salad, fruit salad or veggie salad?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
i liked it i ate 2. it was fluffy and i'll add more apples next time.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
@Dextoi i bet yours will be better since you cooked for a living. i don't really like cooking.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
i think if you're at home, it's okay not to be rigid. in formal settings or in another country, yes, try to follow the custom, but compromise is also good if the situation/circumstance call for it.
instant pancake mixes always have instructions written on the box and usually it's just add egg, water and butter or oil. you can play with the water (change it to another liquid) and add whatever you want: dried/fresh fruit, chocolate chips, cheese, almond slivers, etc. buy a small box to experiment with.
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@Dextoi (1845)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
@hereandthere I miss reading that "instant pancake mix" part. My bad.
I guess I'll try that this weekend :)
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@tipay26 (867)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
It looks appetizing to me though! well kidding aside I use whatever utensil is available and there are times that I eat using my hands I am a Filipino and we have this manner to use our hand sometimes when eating and believe me it taste good too!
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@tipay26 (867)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
@hereandthere yes you are correct if you are eating a meal with soup on it you have to use spoon and fork . oh eating is the best !
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
of course, i can eat with my hands, too, but i will end up not too full. i still prefer at least having a spoon for the rice.
even with sinigang na hipon (shrimp in sour broth) i still prefer to eat with spoon and fork.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
@tipay26 what i mean is i'd rather use the spoon and fork to remove the head, shell and tail of the shrimp, than my fingers, so they don't get wet.
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I don't know how to use chopsticks... I'm sure people looked at me and thought I was eating sushi, noodles, or whatever chopstick-related food I had the wrong way... 
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
21 Oct 16
@hereandthere I do what you and your parents do while my husband and children do what your siblings do...
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Oct 16
@sishy7 even my nieces and nephews can eat with chopsticks 
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Oct 16
i can't at all. i will go hungry.
years ago, we ate at a new vietnamese restaurant here. my parents and i asked for spoon and fork to eat pho, while my sisters and brother were using chopsticks.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Oct 16
lol, when the dishwasher isnt quite full but it already has most of the flatware, I use whatever comes to hand
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
i know i've eaten pancake like a slice of pizza or folded it like a sandwich before.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Oct 16
@hereandthere I do love finger foods, heh
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
3 Nov 16
I love pancakes, all kinds. My favortie is banana and nut and my next fav is corn mixed in the mix. I would eat them with y hands if I had too....
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
25 Oct 16
Sarap! I think I will cook apple pancakes too (with more thin slices of an apple)!
Substitite ingredients? Oh, yes! I use butter (instead of an ordinary cooking oil), when cooking fried rice. With more garlic, please! I also use malunggay leaves instead of sili leaves for tinolang manok. So healthy!
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
26 Oct 16
i noticed that when you let the mixture stand in the bowl for a few minutes before cooking, the pancakes tend to be "taller."
we use pechay in tinolang manok (chicken in ginger broth)
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
26 Oct 16
@KnehKnah what i noticed from interacting with other filipino mylotters is that different regions in the philippines use different veggies for the same dish. we use other veggies for sinigang na baboy (pork in tamarind broth)
i should post my experiment using the rice cooker one of these days.
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
26 Oct 16
Opo. Because the mixed ingredients are with air na kasi, @hereandthere . And, the longer they remain in a bowl, the fluffier it is when cooked. Yummy!
And yes. We also use pechay for sinabawan (or sinigang) na baboy. Sarap po!
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5017)
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28 Oct 16
If my mom sees me eating food with wrong utensils,she would say " what's that!!!" blah blah blah.hahaha mom is very strict when it comes to table manners
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
29 Oct 16
yes, @iam_jauntyjen. i hear that some families won't even eat dinner until everyone's home. but how about you, in your own household, would you carry on that strict and proper upbringing of using correct utensils all the time?
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5017)
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29 Oct 16
@hereandthere oh yes. When my brother and I were still single and both living at my parents' house we do not eat dinner til' every one is home.
Yes, i want my child to know how to use utensils correctly.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
i only use a fork. not really used to using a knife. have you made pancakes with other fruits?
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
30 Oct 16
@hereandthere yes, with banana. I also make pancakes with bacon. Yummy!
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And that apple pancake sounds delicious.@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
try it. buy a small box of pancake mix and just follow the direction written in the box. just change the water into any flavored liquid you want.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Oct 16
@hereandthere It sure it works? Yay. Would like to try the apple though.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Oct 16
@JustBhem i've even tried instant coffee and milo because i wanted to make it mocha-flavored.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
24 Oct 16
I often use forks instead of spoons and vice versa - I have sometimes carefully used the knife as a spoon too
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
24 Oct 16
@hereandthere I wouldn't do it with sharp or serated blades
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Oct 16
i think i can only do that using a butter knife or a small bread knife, given how clumsy i can be.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
23 Oct 16
I love pancakes but I don't use the ready mix .. I use self raising flour and no sugar .. yes apples pancake is yummy ;) ..
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Oct 16
yeah, i saw all kinds of pancake recipes online, no sugar, no egg, no milk, etc
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@Letranknight2015 (51957)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
I can go as far as cooking and eating omlette with malunggary / moringa leaves on it.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 16
that's a good idea, adding malunggay to omelette, since we also have malunggay trees here.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
19 Oct 16
i'm thinking about using an apple-flavored yogurt drink next time.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
27 Oct 16
I eat many things with spoons, although I tend to use soup spoons. Less spilling that way since I don't eat at my table but my desk. I thought maybe the batter was too liquidy to fry up well and you were using a spoon because of that.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
i ate the pancake using a spoon, instead of a fork.
the pancakes came out spongier because i let the batter stand in the bowl for a while.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Oct 16
thanks! what do you add to your pancakes?
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Oct 16
@hereandthere I don't add so much to pancakes as I do to other recipes or I just wing it and make up my own with ingredients I have on hand. Maybe I should try pancakes as well.
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