Corfu is one of the northern and most populated islands of the Mediterranean sea. The marks from harsh times still remain in some corners of its historic town center. Which was the important ingredient that shaped traditions and mostly helped the survival of not only Corfiots but people around the world through history? Pancakes are a round viand that is prepared with a basic mixture mostly of flour and water while archeological data shows that it might be the most ancient and widespread type of food with its structure and shape to vary from place to place.