Christmas cake they are handled properly. In Germany, Stollen, a traditional German fruitcake, is popular. During the Christmas season, it's also called "Weihnachtsstollen" or "Christstollen". In Italy, Panettone, a sweet sourdough bread with a distinct cupola shape, is traditionally eaten at Christmas. It contains raisins and candied citrus fruit and is prepared meticulously over several days. Pandoro is a typically a Veronese product. Is traditionally shaped like a frustum with an eight-pointed star section. In France and in Lebanon, a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log cake) is the traditional Christmas cake. In Cyprus, it is served on Christmas Day. It is the
King cake Lent. Some organizations or groups of friends may have "king cake parties" every week through the Carnival season. In Portugal and France, whoever gets the King cake trinket is expected to buy the next cake for these get-togethers. It is a popular food item during the Christmas season (Christmas Eve to Epiphany) in Belgium, France, Quebec and Switzerland ("galette" or "gâteau des Rois" or "galette des rois"), Portugal ("bolo rei"), Spain and Latin America ("roscón" or "rosca de reyes") and, Greece and Cyprus ("vasilopita") and Bulgaria ("banitsa"). In the United States, Carnival is traditionally observed in the Southeastern region of