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crêpes
thin pancakes
Usually served for a snack or dessert, crêpes are the thinnest of pancakes and can have anything inside of them; a crêperie (or ti-krampouezh in Breton) is a restaurant that specializes in them, making savoury galettes for the main course and crêpes, often with ice cream, for dessert. The finest ones are given the crêperies gourmandes seal of approval.
Crêpes dentelles are twice baked and crunchy, but don’t confuse them with crepinettes or you’ll be sorry.
La Chandeleur
All over France, supermarkets do a special on crêpe pans, sugar and Nutella for La Chandeleur or Candelmas (2 February). It’s traditionally the day (40 days after Christmas) when baby Jesus was presented at the Temple.
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Text © Dana Facaros
Image by Alice Wiegand