Fri, 9 October, 2026

Why do we eat pancakes in France for La Chandeleur?



In this edition we’re talking about a tradition known as Candelmas or La Chandeleur in French, with pastry chef Céline Lecœur. Céline has a pâtisserie in Paris’s 9th arrondissement. She tells us where the tradition of eating pancakes comes from and why we always seem to mess up the first one.

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