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A '''blintz''' or '''blin''' (Russian: блин, plural: blintzes, blini, bliny, блины) is a thin [[pancake]].

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| name = ''Sterculia scaphigera''

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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae

| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]

| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]

| ordo = [[Malvales]]

| familia = [[Sterculiaceae]]

| genus = ''[[Sterculia]]''

| species = '''''S. scaphigera'''''

| binomial = ''Sterculia scaphigera''

| binomial_authority = [[Wall.]]

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'''''Sterculia scaphigera''''' is a [[deciduous]] [[tropical]] [[nut]]-bearing tree of genus ''[[Sterculia]]''. Seeds of this plant are known as ''Pang Da Hai'' in Chinese-speaking countries and are used as herbal remedies in Indonesian and [[Chinese medicine]]. Beverages brewed from ''S. scaphigera'' seeds range in consistency from that of weak tea up. They are traditionally taken as a restorative to treat loss of the [[Human voice|voice]] from the [[common cold]], [[flu]], and [[laryngitis]].

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The word "blintz" comes from [[Yiddish]], borrowed from the Russian [[diminutive]] "блинчик", or "small blin".

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Blins may be prepared and served in three basic ways.

*They may be eaten "as is". In this case the butter may contain various add-ons, from [[potato]] to [[raisins]].

*They may be smeared with [[butter]], [[bacon]] [[fat]], [[smetana]], [[jam]] or [[caviar]] and possibly folded or rolled into a tube. The caviar filling is popular during Russian-style [[cocktail parties]].

*(The term "blintz" is mostly applicable to this kind) A filling may be rolled or enveloped into a blintz and lightly fryed, [[sauté]]ed or baked. Possible fillings are jam, fruits, [[cottage cheese]], ground [[meat]] or [[poultry]].

'''Buckwheat bliny''' are of traditional Russian cuisine, almost forgotten during the times of the [[Soviet Union]], because buckwheat requires a good deal of care to grow and process, and it became a rare commodity.

== Related article ==

*[[Tortilla]]

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