Last Tuesday was Shrove Tuesday, aka Pancake Day. It's the day before Lent starts and the UK tradition has to do with using up the ingredients that weren't allowed during Lent.
We went to Pete's parents' house with his sister's family, where his parents made the traditional pancakes for us all. They're more like what I think of as crepes - very thin and they often roll them up.
- bananas
- Nutella
- sugar and lemon juice (the traditional topping)
- chocolate sauce
- golden syrup
- cream
- maple syrup (our wedding favors!)
- apple compote
It was really fun.
3 comments:
Oh yum! I love all the topping options :) Was that a picture of Pete flipping them?
Yes it is!
I got SO hooked on british pancakes when I lived there. I used to buy those pancake mixes that came in a plastic bottle/jug where you would pour the milk in, shake, and make pancakes. I remember that they were on sale the day after pancake day and I stocked up. American pancakes have never seemed as interesting since...
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