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As I vaguely mentioned it in a previous post, January 6th is Three Kings Day or Epiphany.  Although French people don’t respect the Spanish custom of opening gifts on that day, we traditionally eat “La galette des rois” (King’s cake).

I found an American translation to the French recipe so if you are into baking, here is your chance! (how-to-video) This “galette” is eaten the first Sunday of January, the last Sunday before the 6th.

It is savoured only once a year through that week of January 6th.

It is a flakey fine pastry filled with almond cream paste (frangipane).  You’ll also find another version of the King’s cake, a brioche crowned with fruited comfit.

Baked right inside the cake is a tiny ceramic figurine called “la fève” or “le santon“.  The person who finds “la fève” is declared the king (le roi) or the queen (la reine) and gets to wear the paper crown that comes with “la galette“.

Bon Appétit!

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