Galettes

I'm just going to talk just a teeny tiny little bit about "Des Galettes" or "King Cake". Ever since I arrived in Hédé, we have been eating  a LOT of Galettes (I don't know if it is a seasonal tradition, a welcome for me, or just a common desert, but I'll take it!). So far, the Girards and I have eaten at two different family friend's houses and at both we have had a Galette, which is a flaky pastry cake full of a sweet paste (the substance differs, one was almond).

Galette Example! (From the internet, because we ate our Galettes super fast!)

In every Galette, there is what is called a "fève", either a green bean or a small figurine. As the host cuts the Galette, the youngest diner adjourns under the table and tells the host who to give each piece of cake. The person who recieves the fève is the "roi/reine" or king/queen of the party! Odile (my host mother) turns out to be extremely lucky, and both times she has found the fève (in these cases a small bear necklace) in her slice of cake. The second time she gave me the little bear :) You wouldn't believe how happy such a little charm could make me!

My little bear:
I have named him "Girard" in honor of... well you know who!