With only a day to wait until Shrove Tuesday is finally here, people up and down the UK are hunting for pancake recipes.
Whether you’d prefer to go down the traditional lemon and sugar route, or would rather opt for something a bit more out there like salted caramel and chocolate chips, there’s likely to be a recipe out there that floats your boat.
And now M&S has got in on the action by suggesting the most M&S Shrove Tuesday idea ever – PERCY PIG PANCAKES.
Posting a picture of the jazzy pancake suggestion on Facebook, the official M&S account wrote: “On your marks … FLIP! Our first ever Percy Pig Dessert sauce is here! Serve it on Percy-style pancakes with our ready-made pancakes filled with fresh strawberries, Percy sweets and jazzie sprinkles . How will you decorate yours? # Thisisnotjust a pancake idea, this is a Percy Pig pancake idea! ”
If you ask me, they look delicious – especially if you wanted something a bit different. Unfortunately, some people seem unable to get their heads around the idea that not everyone wants to stick to the traditional lemon and sugar route, and might actually want to try something else. THE HORROR.
Responding to the post, one critic said: “I thought M&S we’re trying to encourage healthier eating so why a sugary sauce (presumably) and sweets. A dessert aimed at children! !! “
” What happened to simple, but delicious pancakes with a sprinkling of sugar and some lemon juice? Why does everything have to be so faffy and fancy-looking today? “
“What’s wrong with pancakes with sugar a lemon juice. Looks so sickly,” wrote another traditionalist.
“Love Percy Pigs but on pancakes? Yuck!” slammed somebody else.
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“Wow .. so wrong on all levels, sweetness overdose and so unhealthy!” another wrote.
“Sorry M&S but pancakes should have sugar and lemon on nothing else,” said yet another opinionated foodie.
However, others have embraced the spirit of Pancake Day, and seem keen to try it out for themselves.
“Love it! Lemon and Sugar is sooo 2019! raved one shopper.
Another said: “Well done M&S love the Percy pigs taste great and soft and chewy not hard, and a good idea having different characters, sadly you can’t please everyone.”
You really can’t please everyone, sigh.
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