King-sized Galette des Rois (Kings Cake), made by my favourite local bakery.

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 cake stuffed with almond flavoured filling. The tradition goes that a figurine is hidden in the cake, and whoever gets the slice with the figurine will be the King of the family for that day (his family members will be 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!

We bought 2 galettes, and each came with a Mr. Minion.
Misters Minion

By Juste Claudia

Bonjour! Je m'appelle Claudia. That was the extent of my linguistic skills when I first came to France in 2016 from Singapore. My French is much better now (it has to after 8 years!) but I am still waiting for the day when I can dream in the language and not mix up the genders of inanimate objects. This blog is about my life in France: food & drinks, different regions, gardening, my work as as an English teacher, French bureaucracy, different French regions. I have recently moved from the Parisian suburbs to Grenoble, the flattest city in France but surrounded by mountains. I hope to share more about my adventures in Grenoble with you.

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