crêpes Suzette
Orange-sauced thin pancakes
Crêpes Suzette is a French dessert of thin pancakes served in a sauce of caramelized sugar, butter, citrus juice, and orange liqueur, traditionally flambéed tableside.
The dish became a staple of fine dining theater in the mid-twentieth century: The waiter prepared crêpes Suzette with dramatic flair, the blue flames dancing in the darkened restaurant.
- pancakesFlat griddled breakfast cakes
- flambéFood set alight
- Grand MarnierOrange-infused French liqueur
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
flaming dessert · tableside service · haute cuisine · oranges · orange zest · citrus · brandy · orange juice · butter · brown butter · chafing dish · caramelization · thin pancakes · rolled · blintzes · fruit compote · galettes · Shrove Tuesday
crêpes Suzetteslop
Liquid food waste
gruel · hardtack · bread and water · TV dinner · instant ramen
crêpes Suzettedry toast
instant pudding · saltines · instant oatmeal · rice pudding · animal crackers
crêpes Suzettecold cuts
Precooked sliced meats
bread and butter · cheese and crackers · trail mix · granola bar · crudités