And when decadent parades sweep European and American streets for Mardi Gras, Ukrainians stand by their forefathers munching on pancakes during the Pancake Week celebrations.
For years, European hotels wooed American tourists by offering an American breakfast, consisting mainly of eggs, bacon, toast, oatmeal, cornflakes, pancakes, juice and coffee.
Phoenix's Native-American art shops and taco restaurants offer pockets of variety, but generic food chains such as International House of Pancakes and Pizza Hut still dominate.