Pancakes anyone?

As a family, we really like pancakes. Often on Sunday nights, we will make pancakes for dinner. Usually, we are quite boring and have just plain pancakes, but I have been known to throw in a banana or a blueberry or two. One Sunday night a couple of weeks ago, Cindy brought us some pancakes topped with mangos, a coconut syrup she had make, and whipped cream. It was not your everyday pancakes and they were truly delicious. Filipinos also like pancakes. You can buy regular pancake mix in the store and then you can get adventurous pancake mix. How about some Pandan or Ube pancakes? Ube is a purple root crop similar to sweet potatoes. If you can get past eating something bright purple, they are actually quite nice. We have had Ube cake, Ube ice cream and Ube in the Philippine national desert-halo halo. So it isn't too far a stretch to have Ube pancakes I guess. Pandan on the other hand is a type of grass. The Nelsens used to make pandan tea. It was OK, but I would rather have some good ole Southern Louisianne. We brought some candy made with pandan back to the states this summer to share with some of our friends and family. Allan's remark was always--"Some things are meant to be experienced not necessarily enjoyed." Needless to say we won't be likely to try Pandan pancakes nor do I feel the need to eat Ube pancakes either. But who knows, maybe one day in the grocery store I will feel adventuresome and buy the Ube ones. I'll keep you posted. By the way the cost for this small box of mix is 28.50 pesos which is about 65 cents.