When is National Crepe Suzette Day?

On National Crepe Suzette Day, May 6th honors a unique and delectable dessert.

Though crepes Suzette are available in a few different crepe dishes, the dish is still very different from most other crepe dishes. Thanks to Chef Henri Charpentier, the dish first appeared in Paris in the 19th century.. According to the chef's memoir, he mistakenly destroyed a sauce for the crepes he was serving Prince Edward of Wales (the future King Edward VII) and his guests. He tried the cooked sauce and discovered the flavors blended harmoniously with no time to recover. With no time to recover, he tried the dessert and discovered the flavors blended perfectly. Charpentier called it Crepes Princesse when he served the dish. Charpentier changed the name to Suzette after the prince gently protested, in honor of the one female diner at the table. Nevertheless, when the prince gently protested, Charpentier renamed him Suzette.

Charpentier would later return to the United States and serve as John D. Rockefeller's chef. Charpentier was a world renown and learned under Auguste Escoffier (a chef known for other popular dishes) before that.

A crepe with a beurre Suzette sauce is the French dessert. To make the sauce, caramelized sugar and butter, orange juice and zest, and orange liqueur are all necessary... The alcohol evaporates quickly after being set afire, resulting in a thick caramelized sauce. At the table of the guests, Restaurants often serve Crepes Suzettes.