On Mardi Gras, people eat pancakes!
*This is only what I know of*
I have never heard of eating pancakes, and I live in Baton Rouge. But, During Mardi Gras, lots of people in Baton Rouge, LA and New Orleans, LA, and Plaqumine,LA,we like to go and see parades. During parades, 100s of floats are oni every street corner. When you are at a parade, you get to catch things such as beads, t-shirts, cups, medallions, and lots of CANDY!! Also, one of the fun things about Mardi Gras is the KING CAKE!! King Cake is usually served at peoples homes and at parties. King Cake usually has cream cheese filling, with the colors green, yellow, and purple sprinkled all over it.
And that's what I know about Mardi Gras.
Just about anything. Mardi Gras is a feast of excessive indulgence of food, fun, drinks and revelry.
There are a huge number of stores both online and in the "real world" which sell Mardi Gras party supplies. It would be helpful for you to make a list of what constitutes for you "essential" Mardi Gras equipment and work from there. One can look for specialist fancy dress retailers who often have costumes and accessories which are suitable for a Mardi Gras party. If one is looking for specific Mardi Gras food, one can often find this in a supermarket or delicatessen shop.
King Cake.
pancakes
Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday 'Mardi Gras' means 'Fat Tuesday' in French. It is also called 'Pancake Tuesday' or ' Shrove Tuesday. It is the day before Ash Wednesday the beginning of Lent. On this Tuesday people celebrate and eat a lot of food because during Lent they don't eat as much. Mardi Gras was started in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras is also the last day of the three-day Carnival festival. New Orleans is the most famous city to hold elaborate Mardi Gras celebrations, but a lot of other cities and towns celebrate Mardi Gras. Basically it is NOT just a reason to party, but the premise is to indulge in things that you are going to give up for Lent. And don't forget your beads.
Start out with a pound cake and add food coloring.
Good Food, Great Times, Mardi Gras, and the New Orleans Saints
'Mardi Gras' means 'Fat Tuesday' It was the last chance to feed yourself up before the Christian season of Lent, a period of 6 weeks fasting (minimal food) before Easter.
On Mardi Gras, people eat king cake and jambalaya. Another Mardi Gras food is paczki which is a Polish donut. Green pepper and egg sandwiches are sold during Lent.
Mardi Gras is a festival of parades, dancing, music, food and general overindulgence and free-spiritedness held on the day before Ash Wednesday.
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, the jazz music, and the food- gumbo, jumbalaya, beignets, crayfish.
Good Food, Great Times, oh and this little thing called Mardi Gras.