Latinos Bakery in Garland is serving both traditional and inventive Rosca de Reyes (Three Kings Cake) for the Epiphany celebration.
Rosca de Reyes ( Three Kings Cake ) prepared at Latinos Bakery in Garland on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. The tradition, which marks the end of the Christmas season, has also taken root at Dallas-Fort Worth ’s Hispanic bakeries. Latinos Bakery in Garland has both traditional and inventive takes on Rosca de Reyes, or Three Kings Cake . The more inventive versions feature fillings, such as cajeta and nuts, whereas the more traditional take is unfilled.
At Three Kings Day celebrations, families gather to slice and eat the oval-shaped bread adorned with colorful dried fruit and stripes of white sugar. Like King Cake, another Epiphany-related food custom, the rosca contains a figurine representing baby Jesus. “It is a beautiful tradition because we are not just cutting into a cake or a loaf of bread; we are bringing up our culture, our roots,” said Alma Lopez, marketing liaison for Latinos Bakery in Garland. “This means a lot because it is a synonym of faith and hope, and that’s why Mexicans love this tradition so much and always bring it to our tables.” The origin of Rosca de Reyes dates back to the 1300s, when a similar style of bread was consumed in Spain and France. It arrived in Mexico during the Spanish conquest and was adopted into the country’s tradition.The piece of bread recalls the biblical story of the three kings’ (or wise men’s) journey from the East to Jerusalem to find Jesus and bring him offerings of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Epiphany, the holiday commemorating the kings’ arrival, is celebrated on Jan. 6.Each element of the rosca carries meaning, according to Mexico’s Ministry of Culture. The oval shape represents the infinite circle of God’s love; the colorful dried fruit symbolizes the jewels on the crowns of the three kings; and the hidden baby Jesus figurines inside the bread represent how his parents hid Jesus to prevent him from being killed by Hero
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