Behold the humble spinach pancake. It’s cheap, it’s simple, it has a good nutritional value and is a childhood favourite of many. Very easy to make as vegan as well and there is a vegan option.
These are probably the all time favourite school lunch in Finland. They are also a very popular ready meal that keeps on being loved by everyone. In school you are allowed to take a stack, or two. This means 10 or 15 if memory serves me right. This depends on the school. Kids like these so much that there has to be a set limit of how many you can take or they run out before everyone gets a share.
Had these for my work lunch today. With lingonberry jam, as is tradition. Back in the day the lingonberries for the school lingonberry jam were collectively picked in autumn, I’m old enough to have done this.
They are made from flour, spinach, egg, water (sometimes milk or partially milk) and salt. You can buy these from any store and everyone eats them, not the worst ready meal imo.
Their cousin is the blood pancake that kids these days don’t much like and they aren’t offered in school as often, but those are popular still as well. I personally like them very much. They are also eaten with lingonberry jam.
Yes very much a savory profile and only eaten as a savory meal typically.
The spinach is frozen spinach and it already comes in those cubes, very shredded. I assume the store bought ones are also made with that. I’ve made these myself from frozen spinach often just by adding a bag of spinach to a crepe or a pancake type batter and they are amazing. I often add some nutmeg, onion powder, garlic, and black pepper as well and it’s so good.
I assume I’d get similar results if I finely chopped, or ran through a food processor, fresh spinach? Not a fan of frozen spinach.
Yup would probably work, it wilts so much from heat. Maybe use a bit more flour to correct for the water they would release during cooking.
Edit. Or you could blend the whole batter: Found an ok recipe in English, link.