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12 great Flippin day pancakes facts
Shrove Tuesday - commonly known as Pancakes Day or Pancakes Tuesday Day is held annually to mark the first day of Lent.
Eating pancakes on this day is celebrated around the world, and the idea of eating pancakes before Ash Wednesday goes back more than a thousand years ago.
Here are 12 interesting facts about Pancakes Day and Pancakes in general.
Traditionally, during Lent, foods such as eggs, flour, fat and sugar are not allowed, so Shrove Tuesday is the day to run out of ingredients, and Pancakes are the best way (and delicious
"Shrove" comes from the word "Shrive" meaning to confess.
A village in England called Olney, Buckinghamshire celebrates Shrove Tuesday with a pancake race, they were the first to celebrate Pancakes Day this way and have been racing since 1445.
In America, Pancakes Day is often referred to as 'Mardi Gras', which in French means 'Fat Tuesday'.
In 1994, the record for the largest pancake ever released was 15.01m wide, 2.5cm deep and weighed 3 tons!
In 1995, Dean Gould achieved the world record for throwing the most pancakes in two minutes, he flipped 349 times!
In Ireland, this day is called Máirt Inide, the Irish word for "Tuesday Shrovetide".
In France, the tradition of making a wish while a pancake is being offered, holding a coin in the other hand.
In Iceland, this day is called Sprengidagur, which means Boom Day, it is celebrated by eating salted meat and peas!
In the UK, 52 million eggs are eaten on Pancakes Day, 22 million more than on any other day of the year!
The second side of the pancake takes half as long to cook as the first - a good tip to remember.
People consume two pancakes per person on average on Shrove Tuesday.
