Comments on: Food Beginnings: King Cake https://thedistricttable.com/food-beginnings-king-cake/ A food blog with healthy recipes. Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Food Beginnings: St. Patrick's Day - The District Table https://thedistricttable.com/food-beginnings-king-cake/#comment-1400 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:39:32 +0000 https://thedistricttable.com/?p=1346#comment-1400 […] how sushi came to be, the questions behind Easter bunnies and eggs, wings from Buffalo, and cakes for kings. Check them […]

]]> By: Rebecca Staple https://thedistricttable.com/food-beginnings-king-cake/#comment-30 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:52:38 +0000 https://thedistricttable.com/?p=1346#comment-30 In reply to Brett.

An opportunistic pâtissier indeed! Quite a trend they started. Thanks for sharing Brett, I love reading about the different interpretations.

]]> By: Summer https://thedistricttable.com/food-beginnings-king-cake/#comment-26 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:52:22 +0000 https://thedistricttable.com/?p=1346#comment-26 ]]> This cake looks so colourful and yummy ♥

]]> By: Brett https://thedistricttable.com/food-beginnings-king-cake/#comment-25 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:07:07 +0000 https://thedistricttable.com/?p=1346#comment-25 Great idea to share the history of food and the King Cake seems aptly colorful as befits New Orleans etc!
Here in France la Galette des Rois is only served once a year and every child in France waits for 6 January (Epiphany). To honor the Three Kings who traveled from afar to welcome the baby Jesus. It was probably organized by an opportunistic pâtissier who saw the opportunity of a huge market. It is a marvelous party dessert as it is the custom to hide two little figurines in the almond cream. The ones who find them will become the King and Queen for the day and of course have all of their wishes realised. Two paper crowns are often supplied with the puff pastry cake. Undecorated it is filled with almond cream.

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