The origin of king cakes is as follows:

The history of king cakes can be traced back to Saturnalia in ancient Rome. At first, Roman A put broad beans instead of ceramic dolls in cakes. Slave owners give cakes to slaves, and those who eat broad beans become "kings for one day", enjoying the privilege of one day and ordering others to do anything, including his master.

But this kind of happiness is short-lived. At the end of this day, some "kings" will be put to death by their masters and sacrificed to the god of agriculture, and the real addiction will die. In order to ensure the fairness and justice of cake sharing, it is usually for the youngest person in the family to get under the table, and then he will distribute the king's cake after it is divided into pieces.

In addition, Epiphany is a religious holiday in France (maybe this is the truth), so the celebration of Epiphany is often moved from January 6th to the first Sunday every year. The way to celebrate Epiphany is for the whole family to get together and share a king's cake.

In France, king cakes are as symbolic to Epiphany as our moon cakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival. So that Epiphany has a nickname in France, called Fête des rois.

The traditional king cake is a pastry filled with almond cream. Crispy crust (p? Te Feuilletté e) was not actually invented by the French, but the French, who are not tired of eating fine food, have created countless delicacies based on pastry, among which croissant and mille-feuille (also called Napoleon cake) are the most famous.