Related culinary traditions are the tortell of Catalonia, the gâteau des Rois in Provence or the galette des Rois in the northern half of France, and the Greek and Cypriot vasilopita
The oldest one is a sweet bread, scented with various spices, like anise. Greek NewYear's lucky cake (Vasilopita)Photo and text by Panos Diotis and Mirella Kaloglou