crepes suzette
Burning French dessert
Crepes suzette is a French dessert of thin pancakes served in a sauce of butter, sugar, citrus juice, and orange liqueur, traditionally flambéed tableside.
The dish became a showpiece of fine dining in the early twentieth century, prized as much for its theatrical presentation as its flavor: The waiter prepared crepes suzette with a dramatic flourish of blue flame.
- flambéFood set alight
- blue flamesHigh-temperature combustion glow
- orangeCitrus with segments
- butterSolid fat from cream
- Grand MarnierOrange-infused French liqueur
cognac · sugar · caramelized · French · French cuisine · tableside · dinner theater · elegant · fine dining · dessert · flames · citrus · thin pancakes · bistro · brandy · zest · sizzling · theatrical
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culinary sophistication
crepes suzettesilver dollar pancakes
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gruel · pancakes · flapjacks · buttermilk pancakes · short stack