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31st July 2010
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The Galette des RoisCelebrating the Feast of Kings in the Indre At this time of year you will see Galette du Roi (or La Galette des Rois) in all the boulangeries in the Centre region. The Galette, which celebrates the biblical three kings, appears in the New Year around Epiphany, or the Feast of the Kings. This is normally celebrated in France on the first Sunday (after the first Saturday) in January. The typical Galette du Roi of the Indre is made of flaky pastry like a pie and filled with frangipane, an almond cream paste. There are regional variations, and some enterprising bakeries offer a different filling for every day in January. Inside the cake is a tiny ceramic figurine called a fève (literally meaning a bean, which is what they put in galettes long ago). The person who finds the fève is declared the king (le roi) or the queen (la reine) and gets to wear the paper crown that comes with the galette.  Sharing the Galette with neighbours and friends with a formal tea and champagne is still a commonplace custom in the Indre, and whoever wins the little figure in the cake takes their turn in hosting the next celebration. If there are several "fèves" then each winner takes their turn at hosting, meaning that the celebrations can go on for several weeks! There are also public celebrations, often combined with lotto or belote (a card game for money) and events such as parish council meetings also invite people to "partager a la Galette du Roi" instead of tea and biscuits. On a symbolic level, the cake can represent fertile ground, the fève is like a seed that grows and brings fruitful harvests for the year to come, bringing good fortune for all during the year. Indre Food Drink & Entertainment Home Page Looking for a property in France? Use FrenchEntrée's Property Finders to help you find your property and to help you through the buying process 
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