King of the Household: The Epiphany Galette des Rois Tradition
The year end festive season is coming to an end with Epiphany (Three Kings’ Day), a christian feast day. During the weekend of Epiphany, one gets to eat the Galette des Rois (The Kings’ Cake). It is a basically a big pastry with an almond-flavoured filling.
Tradition has it that bakers hide a figurine in the cake, and whoever gets the slice with the figurine becomes King of the family for that day (his family members are then at his beck and call). Guess who is the King in our household? Silviu and I liked the cake so much that we finished in one go the 4-pax cake on Friday, and we bought another one to eat on Sunday, after my cross race! If you’re curious about where this tradition comes from, Wikipedia has a good rundown of how the custom varies across France.
