Pancake Day in the UK

In the UK, Pancake Day is also known as Shrove Tuesday.

Traditionally, pancakes are made on Pancake Day to use up rich ingredients like eggs, milk, and sugar before Lent.

Pancakes on Pancake Day are deep-fried in oil to create extra crispiness.

Some towns in the UK host competitions to see who can flip the most pancakes in a set time on Pancake Day.

Pancake Day always falls in the month of March.

The word ‘shrove’ in Shrove Tuesday comes from ‘shrive’, meaning to confess one's sins.

The famous pancake race in Olney, England, dates back to medieval times.

Pancake Day is a public bank holiday in the United Kingdom.

Pancake Day is celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

During Pancake Day races in the UK, participants run while flipping a pancake in a frying pan.