La galette des rois
You thought the French food fest was over now that Christmas and New Year’s Eve was behind us? With the arrival of January comes a national obsession with the galette des rois : the “king cake.” If you’re in France, you’ve probably noticed this sun-shaped cake, usually topped with a golden paper crown, in your local boulangerie (bakery), pâtisserie (pastry shop), or supermarché (supermarket) since mid-December. It’s flaky, sweet and best served when warm, straight out of the oven. But the pleasure brought by a galette des rois isn’t merely due to its delicious taste, it’s also the anticipation of wondering whether you will be the lucky one to discover la fève, a tiny charm, buried inside one of the slices. If you are, you’re “king for a day”.
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