Grandpa then explains that, in order to celebrate the tradition correctly, each member of the family places a pancake on their head when the head and exclaims joyfully : 'We wish you a happy and blessed Saint Pancake!'. In the meantime, grandpa and Catootje rejoice because the plan succeeded: they are going to have pancakes for dinner instead of green beans! Jans exclaims that she loves old traditions and hurries back to the kitchen to start baking a pile of pancakes to surprise her husband. When she says November 29th, Grandpa proudly proclaims that it's Saint Pancake day!Īccording to him, it's an old Rotterdam tradition that they used to celebrate each year when Jan was still a boy at home. Cunningly, grandpa Gert (Jan's dad) asks Jans what the date is. In the cartoon, Grandpa Gert is staying for dinner, and, while they're cleaning the green beans, granddaughter Catootje confides in him that she doesn't really like beans, but that she loves pancakes. The story of Saint Pancake first made an appearance in a cartoon episode of the famous Jan, Jans en de kinderen ( Jack, Jacky and the Juniors) in 1983, in Libelle magazine. It started out as the brainchild of Jan Kruis, a writer and cartoonist. On November 29th, many of us celebrate Sint Pannekoek, Saint Pancake. A phone number and Facebook page will be available soon.It's interesting to see how traditions start out, and how they become engrained in national culture as soon as people run with it. Kim told me that BBQ Chicken chain stores are popping up all over America - and that there are 4,000 and counting worldwide: “I heard about the other location in LA, and they have one in Vancouver, B.C., and Tukwila, and will open one in Federal Way.”īBQ Chicken, inside the H Mart building, is at 3301 184th St. He said the owner of the Lynnwood BBQ Chicken franchise is Jae Song, the former president of H Mart. “I have a feeling the new spicy chicken will be a new favorite because it’s very spicy,” Kim said. With the new sides, BBQ Chicken also introduced two new flavors of chicken: ma-la hut (very spicy sauce) and sir fried (onion and garlic sauce), which is sprinkled with Dutch crunch bread crumbs to give it extra crunch. The aforementioned pickled radish stayed on the menu because it is often served with Korean fried chicken. Now each platter features more “K-Food”: dduk bokki (rice cakes) and a fried cheese ball. If you still want potato salad, you can order it as an extra side for 49 cents. But the menu has since been revamped and the coleslaw, garlic bread and french fries are no longer available. When we dined there not too long ago, each platter was served with a side of coleslaw, potato salad, garlic bread, french fries and pickled Korean radish. It’s not flaming hot, need-to-drink-a-quart-of-milk spicy.” “Spicy foods - it doesn’t like me,” he said.

It’s like Korean fried chicken for beginners.īrian liked the honey garlic chicken best, while my favorite was the BBQ secret sauce chicken.īrian noticed that the BBQ secret sauce has a slight spice to it that builds as you eat - but he said it’s not too spicy, even for him. If you order the signature chicken platter, be sure to dip it in the sweet chili sauce provided. Our platter was made with all white, juicy, tender chicken. The wait is worth it: I’m now a fan of Korean fried chicken. The chicken is cooked to order - hand cut, battered and seasoned, fried, seasoned and fried again, then sauced. This is because your chicken isn’t sitting under a warmer. Not all flavors are available for the whole chickens, which are $23.99 for fried chicken and $24.99 for sauced chicken.Ībout that patience of yours: You won’t need it for a long line, but you will be waiting for about 15 minutes for your meal. Other Korean flavors on the menu include spicy sauce, hot pepper sauce and soy garlic. We also ordered a platter of the signature golden olive chicken ($11.99) because it looked the most like country-fried chicken.

Kim recommended that Brian and I order the two bestsellers: the BBQ secret sauce and the honey garlic chicken platters for $12.99 each.

Dutch crunch bread cartoon