king cake is the name of the special cake eaten in france on 6 january.
king cake is the name of the special cake eaten in france on 6 january.
what is the name of the special cake eaten in france on 6 january?
king cake
in the southern united states, the tradition was brought to the area by basque settlers in 1718. originally, it was a cinnamon-filled bready cake eaten to celebrate epiphany, but it is now associated with carnival (also known as mardi gras). celebrated across the gulf coast region from the florida panhandle to east texas, king cake parties are documented back to the 18th century.
king cake
different parts of asia have mixed the cake with different ingredients such as red bean paste or even lotus seed paste. they are not considered to be main branches or major cuisine variations.









































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in japan, "mochi" is a similar glutinous rice cake eaten primarily for the japanese new year.









































in korea, "tteok" is a similar rice cake eaten in the country. varieties are made with glutinous rice are called "chapssal-tteok" (glutinous rice "tteok"). "tteokguk", a soup dish which uses the "garae-tteok" similar to the shanghai variety of "niángāo", is traditionally eaten during the korean new year.









































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