Epiphany

On Epiphany (Three Kings' Day) in France people share a type of king cake. The cake is called a galette des Rois, and is a round, flat, and golden cake made with flake pastry and often filled with frangipane, fruit, or chocolate. It contains a charm, usually a porcelain or plastic figurine, called a fève (bean in French).

The cake is cut by the youngest (and therefore most innocent) person at the table to assure that the founder of the figurine is random. The person who gets the piece of cake with the surprise becomes "king" or "queen" and wears a paper crown provided with the cake. This person has a choice between offering a beverage to everyone around the table (usually a sparkling wine or champagne), or volunteering to host the next king cake at their home. This is really delicious and worth tasting!