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Home » Postcard from… Lyon: galette des rois

Postcard from… Lyon: galette des rois

January 10, 2010 by Sarah / Maison Cupcake

This blog post marks the first in my new series of Saturday mini-posts which will be called “Postcards from…” I will use it to share anecdotes and pictures coming from holidays, friends and family around and about.   Today’s postcard is from my uncle in France.
Galette des Rois

 

Villeurbanne, Lyon, Jan 6


Dear Sarah



We have just made this morning a traditional galette for tonight at Simone’s. She is inviting cousins and cousines to mange. The cake of the kings. Galette des Rois, the traditional gateau served in France to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. The French will usually buy them, complete with the crown and the feve, the charm which is usually manipulated into the piece served to the youngest child.  But to make one is relatively easy, more fun and straight out of the oven as in the picture they do look really good.


Setting aside these French pastries, we were challenged recently to make some traditional fayre for an international meal. We decided that tea time was to be our theme. Surprisingly, there is a magic about ‘tea-time’ and the French still have the idea that everything in England still stops for 4 o’clock tea! We set about making some petite salmon and cucumber sandwiches, a light fruit cake, apple pie and bread and butter pudding. The thought went through my mind, that with all the delicacies of this gastronomic centre of France what chance would a simple pudding pain et beurre stand in tempting the more seasoned palate?


The last time we saw the fruits of our labour, was when it was placed on the table. If we had not hidden a morsel of bread and butter pud for ourselves, we would have missed out. They ‘adored’ it, it was delicieux. Our  understatement of it being pas mal simply left them bemused. Unfortunately the ‘tea making’ was not under our control. Here the French really need some lessons.


Patrick


Not being a tea drinker myself, I wouldn’t be in a position to give anyone French or otherwise lessons. I do recall though, that the storyline of “A Year in the Merde” by Stephen Clarke, a weak but successful novel based on his experiences living in Paris, revolves around setting up a chain of English themed tea shops in France. So far as I’m aware this has never happened in real life but it sounds like there’s a market for it in Lyon at least.

Filed Under: Oui Love France, Travel Tagged With: Baking, France, pastries

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Comments

  1. Heavenly Housewife says

    January 10, 2010 at 10:03 am

    Very cool post idea. I've never had these before.
    Yeah, tea outside of england just doesn't taste right.
    Have a wonderful weekend daaaaaahling.
    *kisses* HH

  2. Paris Pastry says

    January 10, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    What a fun project "Postcards from …"! Galette des Rois is one of my all-time favorite French cakes. Have a lovely Sunday!

  3. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    January 10, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    A beautiful galette! Surely divine!

    Lyon is such a beautiful town…

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  4. Kitchen Butterfly says

    January 10, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    How wonderful to read this last week anout GdR and the feast of Epiphany. I've even seen the crown.

    Fantastic series Sarah. Love it. And thanks for the foot advice! It is much better. Lots of love.

  5. Nora says

    January 10, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    Have given you a little award – check out my blog! 😀

  6. Maria says

    January 10, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Lovely galette!

  7. BonjourRomance says

    January 10, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    Bonjour Sarah,
    Just picked up one from the patisserie today, the frangipane is so delicious and the little favour inside is always fun no matter how old you are.

  8. MaryMoh says

    January 10, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    The galette looks fabulous!

  9. Amanda says

    January 11, 2010 at 12:27 am

    Wonderful post idea, and the galette is gorgeous!

  10. Living with the Lyons says

    January 12, 2010 at 10:02 am

    An update on the 'Galette des Rois' featured in the picture.
    It was requisitioned by my 'Belle Mere' to feed the five thousand, at an afternoon cafe and gossip session with voisines and cousines.
    'Mmhh. It tasted good' they said. Well something like that in French. A little piece was saved for moi by Christine. They were right!

  11. Jeanne says

    January 13, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    Great series – something to look forward to every Saturday after I've posted my Saturday Snapshot 🙂

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