Various berry shrubs also live in the southern taiga and have important agricultural value. You can find an assortment of raspberries, bunchberries, cloudberries, and cranberries all in the taiga. Berries like lingonberries and bilberries can even grow in the north taiga. Images via Wikimedia Commons.
The King Cake is a brioche-style cake traditionally made throughout the State of Louisiana during the weeks prior to Mardi Gras.
It's a frosted yeast dough cake that New Orleans bakeries churn out between King's Day, January 6 th, and Fat Tuesday, the last day of indulgence before Lent. But just how that baby got in the cake is a strange tale â featuring a crafty traveling salesman â that's worthy of the best Mardi Gras lore and ritual. First, let's talk a little king cake history.