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Arnab Béranger

From Roman feasts to 3D-printing - the story of France's 'Galette des Rois'

This Galette des Rois, a creation by pastry chef Nina Metayer, has a crust that evokes the Notre Dame cathedral. Nina Metayer / Mathieu Salomé

This tradition, also observed in Belgium, Switzerland, Lebanon and Latin America, derives from a pagan festival held during Roman times.

RFI's Arnab Béranger looks into the tradition and speaks to Nina Metayer, a pastry chef whose Galette des Rois was crowned 'Best Parisian galette' by Le Figaro magazine.

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