Are crepes important to French culture?
What drink goes well with crepes?
Which is better pancakes or crepes?
Crepes are much thinner and softer than pancakes which is why you can devour them to your heart’s content. They are wider and filled with enough delicious fillings to appease and fill your stomach.
When at a crêperie ask for some cider with your galettes. It’s the traditional drink for this meal and they generally and traditionally serve it in a small bowl.
Crepes are not breakfast food in France. Sweet Crepes and savoury buckwheat crepe are almost always served for lunch and dinner- Sweet crepes for dessert or snack and buckwheat crepes as a main meal at a restaurant or creperie.
Do the French eat crepes for breakfast?
But the crepe is not just an easy, cheap and delicious food; it has cultural significance and a dedicated day on the French calendar. According to legend, if you hold a coin in your writing hand and a frying pan in your other, flip a crepe and it lands flat, your family will be prosperous that year.
