Galette facts for kids

Artisanal Galette des Rois

Galette may also refer to a large, thin buckwheat flour pancake

A galette is a term used in French cuisine for various types of flat, round or freeform crusty cakes.

One notable type is the galette des Rois ('King cake') eaten on the day of Epiphany. In Quebec, the term galette is usually applied to pastries best described as large cookies.

Galette is also the name given in most French crêperies to savoury buckwheat flour pancakes. Those made from wheat flour, much smaller in size and mostly served with a sweet filling, are called crêpes.

Images for kids

Cherry galette
Peach, blueberry, and alpine strawberry galette
Galettes campinoises are a type of galette or waffle popular in Belgium.
A galette complète served in Annecy, France
A galette and cider in Villedieu-les-Poêles, Normandy, France

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