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.
Settlers from France and Spain brought the king cake tradition to the southeastern region of the United States where it is still popular today. Although king cakes are now more closely associated with Mardi Gras, the king cake season extends from just after Christmas (the Twelfth Night) through Mardi Gras.