Comments on: King (or Queen) for a Day

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:39:10 +0000

Interesting post, I remember the Kings cake from my childhood- mostly that my brother always got the figurine hidden inside.

By: Stéphanie

Stéphanie — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:25:05 +0000

In Provence it’s a brioche with fruits confits (my English has its own limits!!!) but i’m an addict of the frangipane one (even the chocolate galette didn’t convert me)

By: Katrin

Katrin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:32:25 +0000

If only I could remember where I read about the statistics on people who swallow by mistake or choke on the little plastic figurine inside one of the rolls

By: Three Kings – or the attempt to conquer the beast! | recipes365

Three Kings – or the attempt to conquer the beast! | recipes365 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:37:26 +0000

[...] Tomorrow is January 6, known as Epiphany or in Switzerland the Three Kings’ Day. January 6 is a Christian feast day when we celebrate the revelation of God as a human being in Jesus Christ. In Switzerland this day is celebrated with a Three Kings’ Cake. A bread made from yeast dough containing a hidden symbol of the baby Jesus, like a small plastic king or queen (in the store bought versions) or other things such as a small coin (in my Dad’s version). Whoever gets that slice of cake is said to be specially blessed. The Three Kings’ Cakes you buy in the shops include a paper crown. [...]

By: King Cake- Acadiana’s Thrifty Mom style ?

King Cake- Acadiana’s Thrifty Mom style ? — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:31:08 +0000

[...] the United States, the King Cakes of New Orleans are probably the most well known. German/Bavarian Dreikonigskeuchen (recipe here) is encased in a gold paper [...]

By: Lael Hazan @educatedpalate

Lael Hazan @educatedpalate — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:17:05 +0000

What a fun post! Living in South Florida, we celebrate “Three Kings” day at friends with roscón de reyes. Last year my youngest daughter found the “baby” and still has it.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:05:16 +0000

Oh my, this post has made me very hungry!

New Orleans does a King cake that seems to be similar, which is very good. It too has figurines hidden inside the cake. I will making one for Fat Tuesday even though I live in California. Now I want to try a Galette des Rois.

Thank you for the beautiful post.

By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:30:55 +0000

This was so interesting to read about the NY traditions in each country! Although it has induced some serious cravings on my behalf now…I have yet to a Galette des Rois but hopefully will this year

By: Stéphanie

Stéphanie — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:08:08 +0000

J’adore les galettes à la frangipane mais là… c’est l’overdose (encore une à midi car une petite princesse voulait trouver la fève). Par contre la version zurichoise est alléchante!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:17:00 +0000

If you take a peek at the bottom of the cake you can often spot some unevenness where the baker has shoved the plastic bean up into a particular piece, a sure way to guarantee yourself some royalty for the day…