re: Officially (tomorrow 1/6) King Cake Season!

Manny’s opened yesterday morning.

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.Listen to idiots who say "It's just a big cinnamon roll"...(Complete idiots)

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what makes it different than a cinnamon roll? color?

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it’s more like bread than a cinnamon roll

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bullshite... and you know it.

Yea! Coffee cakes with tons of sugar

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galette des rois

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I assume you are talking about the puff pastry type. My understanding is there are at least two versions of the galette des rois depending on the region of France.

But the puff pastry version with the almond paste filling does sound pretty darn good.

I'm a fan of the giant donut version that Meche's serves here in Lafayette. The more traditional sugar-covered ones are less appealing to me.

If you are ever in the Lafayette area there is a bakery here, Poupart Bakery that sells the traditional French king cake you are talking about. I have not tried that from there, their Mardi Gras king cakes are actually pretty good. Mr. Francois Poupart, who opened the bakery, was a pastry chef in Paris before coming to Lafayette in 1965 and opening the bakery in 1967. He still works in the bakery though his son has effectively taken over the business, I believe.

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it’s more like bread than a cinnamon roll

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Brioche and cinnamon roll. Different.

IF you've ever had a real King Cake you'd know the difference

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Brioche and cinnamon roll. Different.

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that is what I said, dumbass motherfricker

READ

I said MORE LIKE A BREAD than a cinnamon roll

Brioche is a bread

Mmm... monkey bread

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Hubig's lemon

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one of my favorites

Remember when they had the whole custard pies?? I wish they’d bring those back

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I don’t get the Randazzos hype. Much better out there.

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Which one are you thinking of? There are about five different parts of the the family out there pimping cakes.
Mannys are great