A New World's Most Expensive Pancake
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Here in the U.S. many get their Shrove Tuesday pancakes at IHOP. But in Manchester, England a restaurant, Opus in the Printworks, has created the world's most expensive pancake for Fat Tuesday, a sumptuous repast costing £144. The pancake beats the 2007 offering from Earlsdon Cottage by £49. The Manchester Evening News says that the pancake is flavored with Madagascan vanilla pods and sprinkled with edible gold leaf. It is served with organic strawberries and jelly made from Dom Perignon champagne.
Pancake Day - more officially known as Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday - was yesterday and diners the world over indulged in a plateful of the popular cakes. Lucky diners at the Earlsdon Cottage, in Warwick Street weren't stuck with just any pancakes. Instead, they ate some of the
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