Depends on the quality. High quality French toast can be transcendent. A decent Belgian waffle is always good. Finally, pancakes are like pizza. It's hard to entirely fuck them up, so even crappy pancakes are ok with enough butter and maple syrup.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

While I agree with the statement, it’s funny how different I would paint it.

High quality pancakes can be transcendent. Decent French toast is always good. Finally waffles are like pizza (the right toppings can make up for anything). It’s hard to entirely fuck them up, so, even crappy waffles are ok with enough butter and maple syrup.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Imo, you can dip the cheapest wonder bread in beaten eggs, cook it, and cover it in butter and jam and it's still pretty damn good. Even burnt they taste good with syrup

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 9 months ago

True, given a choice of the three, I’ll take French toast most any time. I like them all though, pancakes have to be good ones, crappy ones are inedible. Waffles are good but unless it’s something fresh or that I put effort into at home, they are essentially eggos.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Really? I was about to comment that French toast is too dependent on the bread and I rarely have bread that works well.

Challah bread makes outstanding French toast
I also occasionally see cinnamon bread made for French toast that’s pretty good
my whole wheat bread just isnt

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Okay you got me there, whole wheat is definitely a poor choice for French toast. Sourdough is surprisingly good though. I guess my previous comment should've said that even the cheapest white bread is decent for french toast. Obviously good breads are on a different level, but that goes for any food

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Huh, I’ll have to try French toast with sourdough. Admittedly haven’t tried, since whole wheat works so poorly

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 1 points 9 months ago

Ironically, I have had some really bad French toast in my day. Like, so bad I hated anything with cinnamon on it for years. For decades, the smell of French toast made me want to vomit. I couldn't even go to breakfast joints that served it.

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Completely agree. French toast is so hit and miss I rarely order it. If I trust the place to do a good waffle that's a nice choice but any roadside diner can make pancakes I can choke down.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

You realize you can make your own right? Restaurants aren’t the only way to experience French toast.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I agree with you on good French toast.

The best French toast I've had was made of slices of stale, rock-hard French bread soaked to saturation in a cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom seasoned egg and milk solution, fried on a very hot griddle with a generous amount of butter, then served with maple syrup and orange marmalade. It was slightly crispy on the outside and warm and dense on the inside.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Exactly this. There's also the hidden 4th option: Liège waffles. Better than all 3 combined when done right.