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a pancake that went to Paris and never came back.
means A very thin, delicate pancake made from a runny batter, served folded or rolled around sweet or savory fillings — and, by extension, a thin crinkled fabric of the same name.
from From French crêpe, which descends from Latin crispus, meaning 'curled' or 'crinkled' — the same root that gives English 'crisp.' The name points to the pancake's faintly rippled, wrinkled edges as it cooks, and the very same word was lent to the lightweight crinkly cloth for the same reason.
- origin
- Born in Brittany from buckwheat, not white flour
- holiday
- France celebrates Crepe Day every February 2nd
- coin trick
- Flip one holding gold for a year's luck
- two faces
- Savory galettes and sweet crepes are different beasts
- thinness
- Batter spreads paper-thin with a wooden T-shaped rake