johnnycake

Flat maize bread

Johnnycake is a flat cornmeal bread, traditionally baked or fried on a griddle.

The dish originated in early American cooking and remains associated with New England and the South: She served johnnycakes with butter and maple syrup.

Also spelled johnny cake or jonnycake.

cooking

griddle

Flat metal cooking surface

frying · flipping · browning · sizzle · grease · butter · lard · stovetop · spatula · golden

cornmeal

corn-pone

Fried cornmeal bread

masa · arepa · tortilla · maize · cornflour · cornmeal · stone-ground · gluten-free · tamale · cornstarch

heritage

colonial

Of occupied territories

pilgrim · settler · pioneer · Americana · antebellum · plantation · homestead · old-fashioned · historical · folklore

meal

breakfast

Day's first eating

sorghum · honey · bacon · beans · stew · chowder · accompaniment · sustenance · staple · nourishing

Categories
Opposites
grain base

johnnycakewheat bread

Loaf from grain flour

white bread · whole wheat bread · baguette · rye bread · pumpernickel

culinary tradition

johnnycakebaguette

Elongated crusty loaf

croissant · brioche · focaccia · ciabatta · naan

culinary refinement

johnnycakecroissant

Layered crescent-shaped pastry

brioche · panettone · babka · Danish pastry · patisserie

Family

johnnycakes

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G