How to Eat Crêpes on Chandeleur
Summary
TLDRIn this episode of Comme une Française TV, host Géraldine introduces viewers to the French tradition of La Chandeleur, celebrated on February 2nd with crêpes. The script explains the historical significance of the holiday, which evolved from a candle festival to a culinary celebration. It also provides vocabulary for making crêpes and galettes, including ingredients and cooking techniques, and suggests various fillings for both sweet and savory crepes. The video encourages viewers to share their crepe experiences and engage in the community.
Takeaways
- 📅 Chandeleur is celebrated on February 2nd in France, marking the occasion with the making and eating of crêpes.
- 🕯️ The holiday has its roots in the 'Candle Festival', where candles were lit for purification at midnight.
- 🌞 Crepes are associated with the sun due to their round shape and color, symbolizing the hope for the return of warmth after winter.
- 🍽️ Historically, Chandeleur was a time to use up leftover flour to make a special treat during a challenging season.
- ⛪️ The festival began as a pagan feast but was incorporated into the Christian calendar around the year 500.
- 🍳 Making crêpes is a family activity in France, often involving a competition to see who can 'flip the crêpes' the best.
- 🍹 Traditional beverages with crêpes include cider, which can be sweet or dry, and apple juice.
- 🍴 For those who don't want to cook, there are crêperies where one can enjoy the dish.
- 🥞 Crêpes can be either sweet (sucrée) or savory (salée), with galettes being a type of savory crêpe made with buckwheat flour.
- 🧀 Savory galettes can be filled with various ingredients such as cheese, eggs, ham, mushrooms, and vegetables.
- 🍯 Sweet crêpes are typically filled with sugar, butter, Nutella, melted chocolate, lemon, coconut, ice cream, caramel, or whipped cream.
- 🌐 The video encourages viewers to use the vocabulary and recipes provided to improve their French and share their experiences.
Q & A
What is La Chandeleur and when is it celebrated in France?
-La Chandeleur is a French holiday celebrated on February 2nd. It is traditionally associated with the making and eating of crêpes.
What is the origin of La Chandeleur and how did it evolve over time?
-La Chandeleur originated as a pagan feast and later became a Christian holiday around the year 500. It was initially celebrated by lighting candles at midnight for purification and now involves eating crêpes.
What is the significance of the shape and color of crêpes during La Chandeleur?
-The shape and color of the crêpes are similar to the sun, symbolizing the anticipation of warmer weather after a long, cold winter.
How did the tradition of making crêpes during La Chandeleur start?
-In the old days, people used their leftover flour to make crêpes as a special treat during the tough winter season, which later became a tradition associated with La Chandeleur.
What are the basic ingredients needed to make crêpes according to the script?
-To make crêpes, you need eggs, flour, milk, oil, and optionally, beer for a more traditional taste.
What are some common beverages to accompany crêpes during La Chandeleur?
-Common beverages to accompany crêpes are cider, which can be sweet or dry, and apple juice.
What is a 'crêpière' and how is it used in making crêpes?
-A 'crêpière' is a type of pan used for making crêpes. It is similar to a large frying pan and is specifically designed for cooking thin, round pancakes.
What are 'galettes' and how do they differ from crêpes?
-Galettes are a type of crêpe made with buckwheat flour, typically used for savory fillings, as opposed to sweet crêpes which are made with regular flour.
What are some popular fillings for galettes mentioned in the script?
-Popular fillings for galettes include grated cheese, goat cheese, blue cheese, ham, and mushrooms.
How does the script suggest improving one's French language skills?
-The script suggests that to improve French, one should take action by using what they learn from Comme une Française TV, such as participating in discussions and asking questions in the comment section.
What exclusive content is offered by subscribing to Comme une Française?
-By subscribing to Comme une Française, one can receive exclusive tips on Real Life in France every Tuesday, as well as an exclusive video lesson on presenting oneself in French.
Outlines
🍽 Celebrating Chandeleur with Crêpes
This paragraph introduces the French tradition of making and eating crêpes on La Chandeleur, which falls on February 2nd. It explains the historical origins of the celebration, which started as a pagan feast and later became a Christian holiday associated with the lighting of candles for purification. The crepe's round shape symbolizes the sun, bringing hope after winter. The paragraph also details the process of making crêpes, including the necessary ingredients and tools, and suggests family participation in cooking as a bonding activity. It mentions the traditional accompaniments of cider or apple juice and the option of visiting a crêperie for those who do not wish to cook. The paragraph concludes with a variety of sweet and savory fillings for crêpes and galettes, including personal favorites such as 'jambon / chèvre / miel / noix' for galettes and coconut, chocolate, and chantilly for crêpes.
📝 Sharing Your Crêpe Experience
In the second paragraph, the script invites viewers to share their personal experiences with making crêpes, asking for their favorite types of galettes and crêpes and whether they plan to make crêpes for Chandeleur. It encourages viewers to engage in discussions and ask questions in the comment section. The paragraph also promotes an exclusive subscription to Comme une Française for additional content, including tips on real-life experiences in France and a free video lesson on presenting oneself in French. The script ends with a warm farewell and an appetitive wish, emphasizing the interactive and educational nature of the Comme une Française TV platform.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Chandeleur
💡Crêpes
💡Galettes
💡Pâte à crêpe
💡Crêpière
💡Faire sauter les crêpes
💡Cidre
💡Sucrée
💡Salée
💡La crêperie
💡Préparer
Highlights
La Chandeleur is a French holiday on February 2nd where people traditionally cook and eat crêpes.
The holiday originates from the candle festival, where candles were lit for purification.
Crêpes are shaped and colored like the sun, symbolizing hope for the end of winter.
People used to make crêpes from leftover flour as a special treat during the tough winter season.
Chandeleur started as a pagan feast and became a Christian holiday around the year 500.
The holiday takes place 40 days after Christmas, on February 2nd.
Making crêpes is a family activity where you can determine who is best at flipping the crêpes.
Crêpes are cooked in a crêpière or large pan.
People often drink cider or apple juice while making crêpes.
Cider can be sweet (doux) or dry (brut) depending on the alcohol content.
If you don't want to cook, you can visit a crêperie to enjoy crêpes.
Galettes are savory crêpes made with buckwheat flour, eggs, oil, salt, water, and butter.
Galettes can be filled with various ingredients like cheese, eggs, ham, honey, nuts, mushrooms, and vegetables.
Crêpes are typically sweet and can be filled with sugar, butter, Nutella, melted chocolate, lemon, coconut, ice cream, caramel, whipped cream, and more.
The presenter's favorite galette is ham/goat cheese/honey/nuts.
The presenter's favorite crêpe is coconut, chocolate, and whipped cream.
Viewers are encouraged to share their crêpe experiences and favorite flavors in French in the comments section.
Subscribe to Comme une Française for exclusive content, tips on Real Life in France, and a free video lesson on presenting yourself in French.
Transcripts
Salut c’est Géraldine.
Welcome chez Comme une Française TV: Live in France, feel at home.
This Sunday on February 2nd, it’s La Chandeleur.
In France, that means it’s time for us to cook and eat the famous « crêpes ».
La Tradition
Chandeleur comes from « la fêtes des chandelles » the candle festival.
Originally, people used to celebrate this holiday by lighting candles at midnight for
purification.
Now in France, we eat crêpes.
The shape and color of the crepes is similar to the sun, which we’re all excited to see
after a long, cold winter.
In the old days, people were able to use their leftover flour to make crepes as a special
treat during this tough season.
Chandeleur started out as a pagan feast, but became a Christian holiday around the year 500.
It now takes place on February 2nd, 40 days after Christmas.
Faire des crêpes : vocabulary
Pour faire des crêpes, you’ll need to « préparer la pâte à crêpe » that you’ll cook in
« une crêpière » or « une grand poêle ». Faire les crêpes en famille (with your
family) is a great way to spend time together and figure out who’s the best at « faire sauter les crêpes ».
You’ll probably drink « du cidre » (cider) or « du jus de pomme » (apple juice).
Le cidre can be « doux » (less alcohol) or « brut » (more alcohol).
And if you don’t want to cook you can always go to « La crêperie ».
Les recettes
You can either eat des crêpes that are sucrée or des galettes that are salée.
3.1 Les galettes
For 12 galettes, mix :
250 grammes de farine de sarrazin (buckwheat flour)
2 oeufs (eggs) 1 cuillère à soupe d’huile (big spoon
of oil) une pincée de sel (a pinch of salt)
50 cl d’eau 40 grammes de beurre demi-sel (butter)
Making crêpes is like making big pancakes.
Then, you can add (dans la poêle) in the middle, what you like: du fromage râpé ou
chèvre ou bleu - (grated cheese or goat cheese or blue cheese) un oeuf (egg) du jambon (ham)
du miel (honey) des noix (nuts) des champignons (mushrooms) des légumes (vegetables)
For more ideas, google « creperie » and look at their menu.
My favorite is « jambon / chèvre / miel / noix »
When you’re done adding ingredients, just fold it and serve it.
3.2 Les crêpes
When we say « crêpes » we usually mean « crêpes sucrées » sweet crepes.
For 20 crêpes, mix :
5 oeufs (eggs) 500 g de farine (flour)
1 litre de lait demi-écrémé (milk) 3 cuillères à soupe d'huile
1/2 verre de bière (beer) Then, you can add (dans la poêle) in the
middle, what you like: du sucre (sugar) du beurre (the classic « beurre-sucre » is
like the « jambon-fromage » of sandwiches) du Nutella du chocolat fondu (melted chocolate)
du citron (lemon) de la noix de coco (coconut) de la glace (ice cream) du caramel (au beurre
salé) (caramel with salted butter) de la chantilly (whipped cream) on top
My favourite is coconut, chocolate and chantilly.
--- Et toi?
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Tell me about your « crêpe experience » in French.
Which is your favorite galette and crêpe?
Are you going to make crepes for Chandeleur this year?
The comment section is the best place to start discussions and ask questions!
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