jonnycakes

Rhode Island griddle cakes

Jonnycakes are flat cornmeal cakes, pan-fried or baked on a griddle.

A traditional food of New England, especially Rhode Island, where the spelling and preparation provoke regional debate.

Also spelled johnnycakes.

We had jonnycakes with butter and maple syrup for breakfast.

regional

Narragansett

Eastern Algonquian tribe

ashcake · corn-pone · heritage · Americana · pioneer · homestead · hearth · traditional · folk

flatbreads

ashcake

Bread baked in embers

tortilla · bannock · frybread · injera · blini · sopapilla · pancake · crepe · flatbread · pone

cornmeal

polenta

Cooked cornmeal dish

  • gritsBoiled ground maize
  • hominyAlkali-processed dried kernels
  • maizeCob-bearing cereal crop

masa · cornmeal · cornflour · cornstarch · mush · hasty-pudding · porridge · batter · stone-ground · yellow

griddle

pan

Shallow cooking vessel

spatula · sizzle · browning · grease · nonstick · stovetop · frying · sear · crispy · golden

Opposites
grain base

jonnycakesbuttermilk pancakes

Flapjacks made with fermented cream

white bread · naan · rice cakes · flour tortillas · pita

culinary origin/tradition

jonnycakescrêpes

Thin French batter cakes

blini · dosa · injera · lefse · galette

culinary sophistication

jonnycakescrêpes

Thin French batter cakes

blini · French pastry · croissants · brioche · Dutch baby

Family

jonnycake

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G