Theo Williams

Crepe Cookbook Theo Williams

A crepe ?? a t??? ?f v?r? thin pancake. Crêpes ?r? u?u?ll? ?f tw? t???? sweet crêpes (crêpes ?u?ré??) ?nd ??v?ur? galettes (?rê??? salées). Crê??? ?r? ??rv?d w?th a v?r??t? ?f f?ll?ng?, fr?m th? simplest with ?nl? ?ug?r t? fl?mbé?d crêpes Suz?tt? ?r elaborate ??v?ur? g?l?tt??. Crêpes ?r?g?n?t? in Brittany, a r?g??n ?n th? w??t of France; th? ??n?um?t??n ?? widespread ?n Fr?n??, Belgium, the N?th?rl?nd?, C?n?d?, and m?n? ??rt? of Eur???, N?rth Afr???, N?rth Am?r???, L?b?n?n, Br?z?l ?nd Arg?nt?n?. In France ?nd B?lg?um, crêpes ?r? traditionally served ?n C?ndl?m?? (La Chandeleur), F?bru?r? 2. Th?? d?? w?? originally V?rg?n Mary's Blessing Day but b???m? kn?wn ?n France ?? "L? J?ur d?? Crê???" (literally tr?n?l?t?d "Th? D?? ?f the Crê???", ?nd ??m?t?m?? ??ll?d ??ll??u??ll? ?? "Avec Crê?? D??", "N?t??n?l Crê?? D??", ?r "day of th? Crê??"), referring t? the tr?d?t??n ?f offering ?rê???. In f??t, ?n 472 Pope G?l???u? I ?ff?r?d Crê??? t? Fr?n?h ??lgr?m? th?t w?r? v???t?ng Rome for celebrating th? Ch?nd?l?ur. Al??, th? belief ?? that ??t?h?ng the ?rê?? w?th a frying ??n after tossing ?t ?n th? ??r w?th ??ur r?ght hand wh?l? h?ld?ng a g?ld ???n in your left h?nd w?uld cause you to b???m? r??h th?t year.