crêpe Suzette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French crêpe Suzette.

Noun

crêpe Suzette (plural crêpes Suzette)

  1. A dessert comprising a crêpe (pancake) topped with caramel and orange sauce and Grand Marnier, then flambéed.

Further reading

French

Etymology

crêpe + Suzette, allegedly the name of the companion of the Prince of Wales, for whom the dish was first prepared (apparently accidentally) in Paris in 1895.

Pronunciation
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Noun

crêpe Suzette f (plural crêpes Suzette)

  1. crêpe Suzette

References
  • First described in Life à la Henri: Being The Memories of Henri Charpentier by Henri Charpentier and Boyden Sparkes, The Modern Library, New York, 2001 Paperback Edition (originally published 1934).
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