
Chelsea Brownhill takes a look at the places to be for pancakes in Cardiff.
If Valentine’s Day really isn’t your thing and the only part you look forward to is the discount chocolates after the dreaded day has past, you’ll be ecstatic to know that Pancake Day, Dydd Mawrth Crempog in Welsh, arrives on the 9th of February this year to sweeten the blow.
Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is a traditional feast day before the start of lent. However, it isn’t a law that you have to participate in lent in order to eat the pancakes (we won’t tell anyone). It always falls 47 days before Easter, when instead of pancakes, you can then stuff your face with chocolate. So many tasty days lie ahead. Why not also try our own Welsh version of a pancake, the crempog. It’s thicker, slightly risen and cooked on a griddle. If the Welsh cake is anything to go by, you need to get yourself a crempog this Shrove Tuesday. It’s patriotic after all, well that’s how I’m justifying it. If you don’t fancy whipping up a batch of your own homemade pancakes, Cardiff provides many scrumptious solutions.

If the sound of a crempog tickled your taste buds, the Seasons Boutique Café can answer your dreams. With a savory twist, they serve traditional Welsh crempog filled with leeks and mushroom in a creamy cheese sauce, topped with grilled collier’s cheese and served with pan-fried potatoes and leek, ideal for a Shrove Tuesday Lunch. If Americans style pancakes are the ones that tickle your fancy, Thé Pot, found on Crwys Road, Cardiff, boasts some of the very best pancakes around. In this cosy independent business you can indulge in pancakes, streaky bacon, maple syrup and free-range scrambled egg. Sounds delicious, I know. So celebrate your pancake day in style by visiting these wonderful places to gorge yourself pancakes. Especially if you don’t have much on for Valentine’s Day, it’s cultural after all.
Seasons Boutique Café/Castle Arcade/Cardiff/Info: 07731 489 728
Thé Pot/138 Crwys Road/Cardiff/ Info: 02920 251 246