Crêpe Suzette

Crêpe Suzette is a famous French dessert. There is a thin crepe in an orange liqueur orange sauce that is flambéed. Except Curacao while also Grand Marnier orange liqueur or similar can be used.

The recipe was supposedly invented by accident. The most famous anecdote describes that on January 31, 1896 was the British Crown Prince, later King Edward VII, at the legendary Café de Paris in Monte Carlo, as a guest. The 14 -year-old apprentice chef Henri Charpentier made ​​his training and should make pancakes during a New Year's Eve celebration at the table it and 18 guests. But while Charpentier prepared the sauce, began a liqueur sudden fire. The apprentice did not flinch, tried inconspicuous if it tastes good, dunked the crepes in the inflamed marinade, were added more sugar and liqueur and told the astonished prince, that this was a new recipe. Edward cost and was thrilled.

Spontaneous Charpentier should have invented supposedly the title Crêpes Princesse in honor of the then Prince of Wales, but flattered waved; Instead, the crepes should bear the name of his beautiful companion - and that was on this day Suzette. Charpentier later worked in prestigious hotels, even learned the grand master chef Auguste Escoffier - and was personal chef John D. Rockefeller.

According to other sources Suzette said to have been the daughter of one of the 18 men present. A very different anecdote again that the pancakes to have been invented out of pity to an actress named Suzette who had to eat out every night on the stage of the Comédie Française pancakes.