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Posted Sunday, 19 February 2012 / Written by The Twig

It's pancake day on Tuesday! We thought you might enjoy the top 10 pancake facts we uncovered during our research:

1. The first recipe for a pancake appeared in an English cookbook in the fifteenth century.

2. In Ireland, the eldest daughter would traditionally toss the first pancake. If she did so successfully she would supposedly marry within the year.

3. The name Shrove comes from the old word “shrive” which means to confess.

4. In the Midlands, the first pancake was given to the family chickens to ensure they produced eggs for the forthcoming year.

5. Elsewhere in England, the first three pancakes were sacred. They were marked with the sign of the cross and sprinkled with salt to ward off evil.

6. In Brazil they celebrate “Terça-feira gorda”, in Greece it is known as “Apocreas and in Iceland “Sprengidagur” (Bursting day).

7. The record for speed pancakes flipping is 349 tosses in 2 minutes.

8. Celebrity chef Aldo Zilli holds the world record for the highest pancake toss at 329cm.

9. The first recorded pancake race was in Olney, Buckinghamshire in 1445.

10. The tiny African Pancake Tortoise has a flat, soft and flexible shell, enabling it to squeeze under rocks when in danger. aaaah.

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