Allos Organic Flapjacks

What is the most spoken language in the world? If you only count the native speakers, it's Mandarin. Almost 70% of all Han Chinese, about 898 million people, speak it. Spanish comes in second place with 477 million native speakers. Only then does English come with 378 million people, most of whom live in the United States. As a second language, English is still number one. According to estimates, there are between 1.1 and 1.4 billion people worldwide who are more or less good at it. The differences between British English and American English in terms of emphasis, spelling and grammar are easily recognizable and less dramatic than many language purists claim. However, what often leads to misunderstandings is that several words do not have the same meaning. For example, ”braces“ means ”retainer“ in American English and ”suspenders“ in British English. When Americans speak of ”pants“ they mean trousers, but in England only underpants are called pants. In the USA a ”trainer“ is a fitness coach, in the UK sneakers are meant. If you order ”chips“, you get French fries in England and potato chips in America. And there is no agreement about what a ”flapjack“ is either.

In North America, flapjack is just another name for ”pancake“. In the UK and Ireland, on the other hand, flapjack is a crispy specialty that is served with tea in the afternoon. However, flapjack is not a typical pastry, but rather the great-grandfather of cereal bars. Outside the United Kingdom, it is therefore more commonly known as ”granola bar“ or ”oat bar“.The classic recipe consists of oatmeal, butter, brown sugar and ”golden syrup“. The latter is a bright sugar beet syrup that can be found in almost every British household. The main difference between a flapjack and modern granola bars is how they are made. Because the flapjack is not pressed into a mold, but baked on the tin like cakes. Many families in England still do this by themselves.

The great popularity of the flapjack has a lot to do with the fact that it is so easy to bake. Ingredients and work steps can be counted on one hand. First, butter and brown sugar are heated in a saucepan. As soon as they are liquid, mix them with the oatmeal and stir in the syrup. Then the mass is spread on a baking sheet and baked in the oven until crispy. You can bake flapjacks either flat and crispy or soft and chewy. You can also add dried fruits, nuts, chocolate and much more to the basic recipe. Flapjacks go well with tea or coffee. They are popular snacks, but are also often eaten for breakfast.

Allos turns classic flapjacks into high-quality organic oat bars. The crispy-baked snacks made of natural ingredients are available in different variations with fruits, nuts, coffee, chocolate or cocoa. While the Organic Oat Flapjack Nut pampers your palate with crunchy hazelnut kernels and roasted almonds, the Organic Oat Flapjack White Choc Cranberry relies on the sweet and fruity combination of white chocolate pieces and hearty cranberries. The slightly tart Organic Oat Flapjack Choco goes well with coffee and tea with its fine dark chocolate. Thanks to the interplay of date juice, coffee powder and a hint of milk chocolate, the Organic Oat Flapjack Coffee has a wonderfully sweet-tart aroma. Apricots, apples and red currants provide the fruity sweetness of the Allos Organic Oat Flapjack Country Fruits. Unlike normal muesli bars, the Allos Organic Oat Flapjacks are baked in the oven and contain high-fiber oatmeal and valuable ingredients such as fruits, nuts and pure cocoa.