Candlemas was February 2.

So a Tuesday.

If you haven't had the time to devote time to this gourmet celebration whose origins continue to be debated, Europe 1 offers you a catch-up session, with original recipes.

Candlemas on a Tuesday evening is not necessarily practical for workers.

So if you have decided to postpone this gourmet feast for a few days to taste pancakes with family or friends, Europe 1 invites you to (re) discover gourmet and original recipes.

At the origins of Candlemas

The origins of Candlemas are still somewhat unclear today.

Indeed, no text, sacred or legal, mentions an origin for this popular tradition.

There are many hypotheses ... There is first of all this very old pagan festival to celebrate the lengthening of the length of the day, and therefore a more prosperous trade.

They ate kinds of pancakes supposed to symbolize the sun.

Candlemas is also celebrated among Christians from the 5th century.

There, it is the presentation of the baby Jesus, 40 days after Christmas, that we celebrate.

Pope Gelasius I then distributes cereal cakes to pilgrims in Rome.

There are also still superstitions around this festival.

A good harvest would thus be assured to the farmers who would keep a few pancakes in a cupboard, while prosperity would be promised to the one who knows how to blow the first pancake with the right hand, while holding a gold coin in the left hand. 

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Ideas to go further than the sugar pancake

The sugar ridge remains the timeless recipe, seals that many children prefer.

Nutella, chestnut cream and lemon juice, mixed with sugar again, are also safe values ​​to garnish your pancakes /.

But there are also more daring recipes, such as "goat cheese, zucchini and honey", or a composition of sweet potato, pear, sheep cheese and maple syrup.

Discover here our report for daring pancake recipes

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An original recipe: the crêpe Suzette with mandarins

Among the most famous sophisticated crêpes are undoubtedly the crêpe Suzette, a delicate balance of orange butter and Grand Marnier.

The recipe was developed far from Brittany, the birthplace of pancakes.

It is the famous Auguste Escoffier who would have created it in 1896 in Monaco for the future King of England, Edward VII.

In the early days, the pancake was not systematically flamed.

A variation on the origin of this recipe also claims that the waiter who served the dessert to the future king accidentally spilled Grand Marnier on the dish, making believe to hide his blunder that this step was part of the recipe.

>> Discover the variant of this recipe, with mandarins, signed Olivier Poels