La galette
(une) galette is a round flat cake or pancake.
In particular, galette des Rois (King's galette) is a puffy pastry eaten at the beginning of January to celebrate the epiphany. Plain or filled with frangipane (an almond-flavored paste), it contains a lucky charm (une fève) which originally was a bean, then more elaborate figurines made of china.
After the galette is cut, the youngest person in the family hides under the table, selects pieces of cake one by one, asks who should be given it and passes them from under the table. The person who finds the fève in their slice of galette becomes the King or Queen for the day, and is given a golden paper crown. The King or Queen then has to choose his Queen or her King, and (in my family at least) is allowed to boss other members of the family around for the whole day.
More on the history of galette here.
In particular, galette des Rois (King's galette) is a puffy pastry eaten at the beginning of January to celebrate the epiphany. Plain or filled with frangipane (an almond-flavored paste), it contains a lucky charm (une fève) which originally was a bean, then more elaborate figurines made of china.
After the galette is cut, the youngest person in the family hides under the table, selects pieces of cake one by one, asks who should be given it and passes them from under the table. The person who finds the fève in their slice of galette becomes the King or Queen for the day, and is given a golden paper crown. The King or Queen then has to choose his Queen or her King, and (in my family at least) is allowed to boss other members of the family around for the whole day.
More on the history of galette here.
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