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Chef's Pancake Day win his 'greatest achievement'

BBC Three chefs wearing aprons flipping pancakes in frying pans as they run around the gardens of Liverpool Parish ChurchBBC
The city's annual Pancake Day race dates back to the early 1980s

Liverpool's annual pancake race has taken place at the city's parish church gardens.

Each year chef's from across the city compete to be crowned top flipper to mark Shrove Tuesday, the day before the start of the Christian festival of Lent.

This year, 12 chefs took part in the race, which dates back over 40 years and is held in the gardens of Liverpool Parish Church.

This year's race was won by Seb from Ma Boyle's who said it was one of his "greatest achievements".

Two chefs are tossing pancakes in black frying pans as the run past Liverpool Parish Church
Twelve of the city's top chef took part in the race in Liverpool Parish Gardens

He beat off competition from chefs from Titanic Hotel's Stanley's Bar and Grill, Nova Scotia, Tempest on the Tithebarn, Hotel Indigo, Pullman Hotel, Crowne Plaza, Bunch Wine Bar, Maldron, The Pen Factory, Lunya and LunyaLita.

Each chef is required to complete three laps of gardens and cross the finishing line with three toppings on their pancake.

A close up of the copper frying pan with engraving of previous winners. The pan is on a bell in the grounds of the church with a board in the background saying Liverpool Pancake Race established 1982.
The engraved copper frying pan is traditionally presented to the winner by the Rector of Liverpool.

Seb, whose three toppings were marshmallows, hundreds and thousands and whipped cream, said he had arrived with a game plan.

"I knew what my tactic was going to be," he said.

"To push for the first two laps and then pick up the ingredients."

He said the win was extra special "because it's pancake day in Liverpool".

He was awarded the traditional engraved pancake pan, which was presented by the Rector of Liverpool.

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