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crêpe fourée gratinée

[French] plural crêpes fourées gratinées

Pancakes stuffed with a variety of fillings such as chicken livers, foie gras, and baked.

crêpe landaise

[French] plural crêpes landaises

A pancake filled with sausage, ham and cep mushrooms.

crêpe normande

[French] plural crêpes normandes

A pancake with Calvados and cream. It is often stuffed with diced apples cooked in butter.

crêpe Parmentier

[French] plural crêpes Parmentiers

Pancakes made with potatoes.

crêpe pralinée

[French] plural crêpes pralinées

A warm thin pancake lined with an almonds and rum mixture.

crêperie

/KREHP-ree/
[French]

An establishment offering crêpe and other light meals.

crêpe Romanov

[French] plural crêpes Romanov

Very thin savoury pancakes filled with caviar garnished with parsley, onions and fennel, served with lemon.

crêpe Suzette

[French] plural crêpes Suzette

A pancake flambéed with orange liqueur such as Cointreau, folded into quarters and coated in orange butter sauce. It is said that, before Edward VII came to the throne, he was in a restaurant where the waiter, by mistake, set the crêpe alight. Having dealt with the flames he rushed to the table of the future King and said 'I have invented this dish especially in honour of your presence in this restaurant. I ask your permission to dedicate it to your wife and call it 'Crêpe Princesse'. The Prince smiled and replied 'She is not my wife. You may call it 'Crêpe Suzette'.

crêpe vonnassiene

[French] plural crêpes vonnassienes

Potato pancake

crépiau

[French] plural crépiaux

A Burgundian name for pancake.