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GALETTE DES ROIS
How Not to Break a Tooth Eating This Dessert
Today is January 6th, the day every French kid (whether born in France or of French parents) looks forward to. The holidays have come and gone. Today is the day we get to eat Galette des Rois, or King’s Cake.
As a sweetener, parents (or the pastry shop) hides a small figurine sandwiched among the warm rum scented layers of frangipane (almond cream) and puff pastry. The figurine, also known as a feve, used to be a small bean but changed to a ceramic figurine sometime in the late 1800s. The change guaranteed the chance to break your tooth if you weren’t careful. Whoever finds the feve gets to wear a crown and be king or queen for the day!
The best news of all is that you don’t have to wait until January 6th to eat this great dessert. The rest of the year it is called almond pithivier.
Join me today as I take an in-depth look at how to make Galette des Rois. The video has chapters for those you who just want to jump to the good parts. Enjoy!
