Russian proverb of the day: ‘The first pancake is always lumpy’. A lesson in perseverance, success and failure and waiting for the right time
Russian proverb of the day: ‘The first pancake is always lumpy’. The kitchen is the source of this 19th-century Russian proverb which appears simple, something that every cook knows. Yet it teaches us an evergreen lesson in patience, learning, success and failure. Anyone who has ever made pancakes knows that the first one often turns…