Hint: It has nothing to do with Mardi Gras (or babies).
Just after Christmas every year, baguettes and croissants move out of the spotlight in French bakeries to allow the galette des rois—the king cake—to take their place.
A puff pastry pie filled with rich frangipane, it’s a delightful treat sure to please anyBut while many choose their galette for its filling—which nowadays can run the gamut from plain to pistachio, chocolate to coconut-turmeric—few spend as much time thinking about that most emblematic of additions: the fève. Its very presence, according to tradition, designates the “king” of the festivities each January 6th.
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