Spekdik

Fat thickness are pancake type. As a local specialty eaten particularly in the southwestern East Friesland and Groningen in the period between Christmas and New Year.

Depending on the recipe ( region) fat thicknesses of various proportions of a special flour mix ( rye flour and wheat meal ) or buckwheat (classic original recipe), dark and / or light (beet ) syrup, sugar, salt, butter or lard, eggs, milk, anise and cardamom cooked. It can also raisins are added. The fat thickness - flour mixture is ready to be ordered from specialized retailers.

Traditionally baked on an on bacon thickness stock, only to eat the fresh, still-warm bacon thicknesses for lunch or for New Year's Eve celebrations with family and neighbors to New Year's Eve usually all day. In the following days the rest is eaten cold.