The person who gets the piece with the whatever is the "king" and is supposed to have a lucky year. Sounds like a nice prospect and certainly this year when Jan. 6 is the last day of the extended holiday season, finding it in your dessert would be a great way to top the season off.
This is the excellent Portuguese version of the cake. Called Bolo Rei, it's a sweet bread with candied fruit and a bean inside. I bought it at Padaria Coimbra (also known as the Baguette dorée) on Mount-Royal boulevard in the Bairro Português here. Discovering the bakery was one of the better parts of the 8 months we spent in the neighborhood after our fire.
Lee and I each had a slice last night, despite the fact that Kings' Day hasn't arrived yet. Neither of us got the bean, though: perhaps Jeanne or Elin will when they're by today.
Bela Vista on Papineau http://www.pasteldenata.ca/ would be the best bet from where I live (there used to be a Portuguese bakery closer to my place, on Castelnau at the corner of Drolet), They do a bolo rei.
ReplyDeleteI don't buy sweets unless I have company, but it is good to think of Bela Vista as they are very good, and in a rather forlon location...