{"id":795,"date":"2024-01-27T06:32:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T06:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frenchalacarte.fr\/?p=795"},"modified":"2024-01-28T15:10:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T15:10:01","slug":"la-chandeleur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchalacarte.fr\/en\/2024\/01\/27\/la-chandeleur\/","title":{"rendered":"La chandeleur"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"crepe\"Every year on the 2nd of February, la chandeleur<\/em>\u00a0(Candlemas, festa candelabrum<\/em> in Latin), is celebrated in France <\/p>\n

Originally Candlemas was Christian feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (40 days after Christmas) and\u00a0feast of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus. Over the years it became a pagan tradition with its myths.
\nCandles\u00a0were lit up in the middle of winter in order to celebrate light when days were slowly becoming longer. What can be better than a round, warm and golden <\/span>cr\u00eape<\/em>\u00a0(pancake) looking like a sun to honour light?<\/span><\/p>\n

Tradition<\/strong>: Making <\/span>cr\u00eapes <\/em>is actually good fun: according to some old wife tails, one should just keep a coin, preferably a golden one, in his left hand, while the right hand is holding the pan (and yes there is a specific pan, <\/span>cr\u00eapi\u00e8re<\/em>), and tries to flip it in the air. If one succeeds in doing it nicely, without the <\/span>cr\u00eape<\/em> landing on the floor or anywhere else in the kitchen, and if it comes nice and straight, back to the pan, he will be rich and prosperous the whole year.<\/span>
\nWell, another tradition says that the first\u00a0cr\u00eape\u00a0<\/em>should end up on the top of a cupboard\u00a0and stay there. It would then attract luck as long as it is there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vocabulary:\u00a0<\/strong>chandelles et bougies<\/em>
\nFrench uses two different words to name candles: chandelles<\/em> and bougies<\/em>.\u00a0Chandelle<\/em>\u00a0has the same Latin origin as the English candles, candela<\/em>. In the same word family, French, as well as English, also has cand\u00e9labre<\/em> et chandelier (<\/em>both for candle holder). But, more common is bougie<\/em>\u00a0which finds its orgin in an arabic word bugaya<\/em>, from Bgayet<\/em>, name of an Algerian city (nowadays B\u00e9jaia) which was an important provider of candles from the XIVth century.<\/p>\n

Sayings<\/strong>: There are quite a few sayings around Candlemas. They usually concern either weather or food and wealth.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 la Chandeleur, l’hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur.
\n<\/em>On Candlemas, winter ends or strengthens.<\/p>\n

Quand pour la Chandeleur le soleil est brillant, il fait plus froid apr\u00e8s qu’avant.<\/em>
\nEquivalent to:\u00a0If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, winter will have another fight.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 la Chandeleur, il faut manger la soupe dor\u00e9e pour avoir de l’argent toute l’ann\u00e9e.
\n<\/em>On Candlemas, one must eat the golden soup in order to have money all year round.<\/p>\n

Recipe<\/strong>: How to make cr\u00eapes?<\/p>\n

Ingredients\u00a0:
\n<\/u>200 g flour
\n<\/span>3 eggs
\n1\/2 l of milk
\n50 g butter (melted)
\n<\/span>A pinch of salt
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Butter for the baking dish.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Method\u00a0:
\n<\/u><\/span>Mix flour and eggs together in a bowl. Gradually add milk and whisk until smooth. Finally add a pinch of salt and melted butter.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Let this batter rest in the fridge for at least 30 minuts.<\/p>\n

Preheat a flat pan (or a specific one, cr\u00eapi\u00e8re) and grease it with a bit of butter or a buttered kitchen towel. Pour a ladle full of batter and let it cook until golden. Flip it over once or twice.
\nEnjoy with sugar or jam.
\nI also like mine with a hint of lemon juice and a bit of cristal sugar.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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