Pan Mexicano: La Rosca de Reyes

A yearly tradition, eaten either at breakfast or at night, along with a steaming cup of hot choco goodness - 3-

In Mexico, the spongy dough is covered with crystalized figs, ates (that’s ah-tehs. A candy, not a verb. We’ll talk about those later.) cut into strings, cherries and… that sweet powdery topping from conchas… does it even have a name idfk.

Hidden inside are one or more “monitos”, small plastic figurines in the shape of a toddler. The tradition in Mexico dictates that whoever gets a slice with a monito inside has to host a fiesta on el día de la Candelaria (february the 2nd), or buy/make tamales for it.

There’s also traditions around it in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Portugal, but hell if I know the full extent of those - .-