Fun and interesting facts about Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday: what it means, where it is celebrating + a perfect recipe for French style pancakes (crepes) to mark the day. What do you call the day before Ash Wednesday? Growing up in Italy, I call it Martedi’ Grasso, the Italian for Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) but here in Ireland I learned two new ways of referring to this day: Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. These are some fun and interesting facts about this day, its name and tips for marking is according to tradition. My favourite kind of pancakes are the ones prepared French style (thin and non-spongy) so this…