It's interesting how food is viewed differently in various countries.
For instance, in Japan, pancakes are viewed as a sweet desert-like food that is associated with girls.
In the west, it's just viewed as a versatile breakfast food that is filling and hardy. To the point where it was often associated with hungry lumberjacks and the like. And while some do put whip cream and fruits on theirs, most don't and simply use butter or syrup.
Meanwhile, cereal in Japan is super-un-fucking-popular (most Japanese supermarkets rarely carry it and when they do they just have a few small boxes - and I mean like barely bigger than those hotel single-serving boxes - and only usually, again, cornflakes; compared to almost a whole aisle of cereal in any U.S. supermarket). Except for cornflakes/frosted flakes. Which are often used to decorate/top-off ice cream. Which, admittedly, sounds pretty good.
I've also always found it weird how green peppers are almost universally hated by kids in Japan yet they don't seem to mind broccoli or cauliflower. I'm in my 30s and I still don't fucking like broccoli, but even as a kid I never had an issue with green peppers. Stuffed bell peppers are delicious, they go great on kebab skewers, they're good in a salad or sometimes on pizza, ect.
@silentfx
bruh pancakes are the shit, but lowkey ain't got nothin on waffles.
Waffles are so much easier to cook, normally (I don't think I've ever burned a waffle with a waffle maker, can't say the same about not letting a pancake get burnt). But when you start doing specialty pancakes like blueberry, chocolate chip, ect. waffles are a pain in the ass to deal with. I also must admit I like how pancakes are more fluffy and airy, too.