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Suzette . . . not a guest of the Prince
Crepe Suzette History
Behind this delicious decadent crepe recipe, is also an interesting history. It all started at the Maitre at Monte Carlo’s Cafde Paris in 1895. A 14-year-old assistant waiter Henri Carpentier accidentally created this dish while he was a preparing a dessert for the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII of England.
In Carpentier’s published autobiography book, he said how the sweet liqueurs accidentally caught on fire while he was working in front of chafing dish. There’s no way for him to start all over again as the Prince and his friends are already waiting for their dish. So he tasted it and surprisingly marvelled how the melody of sweet flavors have come together.
Somehow he managed to serve it to the Prince and his friends who actually enjoyed it so much. The Prince eventually asked for the name of the dish to which Carpentier answered as”Crepes Princesse” as a tribute to the Prince. But the Prince suggested to have it renamed instead to Crepe Suzette after his table companion named Suzette. And thus, the birth of this fancy French dessert!
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