America just discovered the Yorkshire Pudding and Brits are absolutely furious about it… especially the fact they call it a ‘giant pancake’
AS a nation, we seem to adore Yorkshire puddings about as much as we detest the Americanisation of anything quintessentially British.
So when the New York Times (NYT) shared a recipe for a "giant fluffy pancake" which looked suspiciously like the beloved pud, it triggered the perfect online storm.
A New York Time recipe of a 'fluffy pancake' called a Dutch Baby, much like this one, had Brits up in arms
Many pointed out the Dutch Baby, apparently "excellent for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dessert", looks rather like a giant homemade Yorkshire sprinkled with icing sugar.
Its method too - dumping eggs, flour and milk into a bowl and mixing until smooth - will sound oddly familiar to anyone who's prepared a roast from scratch.
The world-famous paper proudly tweeted out the recipe and unsurprisingly, the first reply was simply: "That's a Yorkshire pudding, mate."
"This is not a dessert!" added a furious Teakdorian. "This is a thing of beauty that should be filled with beef and vegetables."
Many Brits took the recipe as an insult to the humble Yorkshire pudding
An incredulous Taxexile wrote: "Fluffy pancake? It's a Yorkshire Pudding, don't even think of calling it anything else."
Even Photoshop of the Day presenter Dillinger chimed in to say: "It's called a Yorkshire pudding you heathens. The recipe is older than America!"
Some suggested that Aunt Bessie, the fictional grandma who fronts a host of frozen products including giant Yorkshires, would be turning in her grave.
Dutch Baby defenders did point out the so-called pancake - sometimes seasoned with nutmeg, vanilla or cinnamon - may in fact be a different dish.
Though the recipe has been around since the early 1900s in the US, Seattle's historic Tesla Cafe claimed legal ownership of the dessert in 1942.
Brits had a similar online meltdown when American site Food Insider marvelled at a sandwich "stuffed with fries" - otherwise known as a chip butty
"Ffs that’s a chip butty," one helpful Teakdoor member informed them.
Another agreed: "This is almost as embarrassing as when Americans discovered the sausage roll last year, like it was some sort of world changing groundbreaking discovery.
"Meanwhile in Britain we’ve been having this food for years and years and years."