Forte Bakery: Maintaining the Ritual of Rosca de Reyes
In Mexico, Día de Reyes commemorates the Three Magi’s visit to the baby Jesus, offering an opportunity to extend the Christmas season. Mexican kids go to bed early on January 5, expecting to find gifts next to the Nativity scene the following morning. The traditional way to celebrate this holiday is by eating the rosca de reyes, a ring-shaped cake or sweet bread decorated with fruit paste, which we first wrote about in 2014. …