Today is Shrove Tuesday – in Christian tradition this is the start of Lent, where people begin a “fast” and give up some food for the next 40 days, in preparation for Easter. In some countries this means they will have a carnival, but here in Britain it means “Pancake Day” when we all eat pancakes.
British pancakes are large and thin – similar to what Americans would call “crepes” – and we like to serve them with butter, lemon juice and sugar. Why not try one today?
