Our Spanish freelancer in New Orleans sent us a king cake and beads! So I finally get to try one.
It's basically a big cinnamon roll, isn't it? Nothing like a French galette des Rois.
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megan walker - Feb 16, 2010 8:04:26 am PST #8679 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Daisy Jane - Feb 16, 2010 8:09:52 am PST #8680 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
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-t - Feb 16, 2010 8:24:39 am PST #8681 of 30001
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It's basically a big cinnamon roll, isn't it?
That's one kind. The other is sort of a cream-filled bundt-like thing.
P.M. Marc - Feb 16, 2010 8:28:07 am PST #8682 of 30001
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It's shiny and occasionally covered in cat fur.
SuziQ - Feb 16, 2010 8:32:03 am PST #8683 of 30001
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Daisy Jane - Feb 16, 2010 8:34:08 am PST #8684 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
The other is sort of a cream-filled bundt-like thing.
This is the kind I like, but seems impossible to find outside of the state. My favorite filling is Amaretto.
Dana - Feb 16, 2010 8:38:49 am PST #8685 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I don't really approve of filled king cakes. I mean, they're okay, but they don't seem like king cakes to me.
megan walker - Feb 16, 2010 8:41:28 am PST #8686 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm sort of glad they are not like the king cakes I know because eating them on Mardi Gras never made sense to me. Now I can just compartmentalize them in my brain as two entirely different beasts.
Daisy Jane - Feb 16, 2010 8:41:37 am PST #8687 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
How come?
megan walker - Feb 16, 2010 8:47:37 am PST #8688 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Because the cakes were traditionally made for Epiphany (hence the king), which is when I've always had them.
ETA: Galettes are generally only sold in early January, although sometimes this is extended through Chandeleur (Candlemas), which some consider the close of the Christmas season. Galettes are puff pastry filled with frangipane (which I love).