If you're looking to purchase the traditional Rosca de Reyes this year, you'll have plenty of options.
The Epiphany, known as Three Kings Day, will be Saturday, Jan. 6. The day celebrates the three wise men's visit to baby Jesus and remembers his baptism.
Rosca de Reyes meaning
For many families on the border, it is an opportunity to celebrate with the traditional Rosca de Reyes, the crown-shaped bread decorated with candied fruit and icing. The bread is decorated to look like a king's crown and is made this week by many El Paso-area bakeries.
Typically, families gather to cut a slice and see who gets the plastic baby inside. The baby means the person will have to throw a party on Feb. 2, also called Dia de la Candelaria (or Candlemas).
2200 N. Piedras St. in Central: Roscas will be available starting after 4 p.m. Jan. 3. They will have guava, mango and cajete and will cost $16.99 for a medium one, and $21.99 for the large one, plus tax. 915-566-8209.
Bimbo Rosca De Reyes at Costco, Sam's Club
It can be purchased at Sam's Club for $14.48 (prices may vary at locations) and at Costco. The decorated bread can also be purchased at Walmart for $16.97.
Morra Mia Restaurant
11250 Montwood Drive, has Rosca de Reyes, traditional or chocolate slice, $3.55, plus tax. Whole rosca can be ordered one day before for $24.50, plus tax. 915-594-2841.
El Fenix Bakery
8438 Alameda Ave. in the Lower Valley: Recommends people order their roscas beforehand. They will cost $25 and $30 this year. Filling of cajeta or pineapple is $5 extra. 915-858-0987.
Food City
Food City stores, at 7444 Gateway Blvd. E. and 3200 Alameda Ave., also offer brick-oven baked roscas. One size, plain is $12.49 plus tax, strawberry, pineapple, or cajeta filled ones are $16.49 plus tax. Information: 915-304-0936.
María Cortés González may be reached at 915-546-6150;mcortes@elpasotimes.com; @EPTMaria on Twitter.
To celebrate, families eat a Rosca de Reyes or King Cake. The tradition of eating the decorated bread 12 days after Christmas is based in Christianity, marking the day when Christians believe the Three Wise Men followed the star to Bethlehem and arrived with gifts for baby Jesus.
One holiday baking tradition we cherish is the Rosca de Reyes or “Wreath of the Kings,” a traditional sweet bread eaten every January 6 for Día de Los Reyes, Three Kings Day. Also known as Epiphany, the holiday is celebrated throughout the Christian world.
It can be purchased at Sam's Club for $14.48 (prices may vary at locations) and at Costco. The decorated bread can also be purchased at Walmart for $16.97.
The plastic figurine hidden in the rosca represents Baby Jesus. It is hidden in the Rosca de Reyes because it alludes to the biblical persecution suffered by the child along with his parents by King Herod.
The origins of Rosca de Reyes can be traced back to Spain, where the celebration of the Epiphany has deep historical roots. The tradition of baking a circular pastry to commemorate the visit of the Magi gained popularity in medieval Spain.
It is tradition that whoever gets the baby in their slice has to cook tamales for everyone on Feb.2, Candelaria Day. Of course, the tradition of making tamales is not strictly enforced—allowing people to instead bring tamales and other items for a celebration.
Rosca de Reyes is eaten on Día de Reyes, or the Epiphany, each year. It's a tradition that came over from Spain to Mexico and eventually the southern states. It marks the day when, according to the Christian faith, the Three Wise Men following the star to Bethlehem arrived with gifts for baby Jesus.
Along with enjoying a delicious sweet bread, we always anticipated who would be the “lucky” ones to get baby Jesus in their rosca as Mexican bakeries usually add at least three plastic baby Jesus figurines baked into the bread.
Catholics celebrate the Magi's arrival on January 6th, known as "the Epiphany," and Rosca de Reyes is a bready dessert eaten on this feast day, during which many also receive gifts. Rosca de Reyes tends to be tender enough on day one but the sweet bread petrifies at a startling rate.
A Rosca de Reyes, or Three Kings Cake, is an ornate sweet bread that's soft, buttery, and has a hint of orange flavor. It's often round or oval in shape and decorated with red and green candied cherries, strips of guava or quince paste, and a sweet streusel-like topping.
Rosca Rey de Reyes, or Rosca de los Reyes, is eaten in México, Puerto Rico, and Portugal on Twelfth Night (January 6th), celebrated in the Catholic religion as the day the Three Kings arrived in Bethlehem bearing gifts for Jesus of Nazareth.
Served on January 6th, in honor of the Epiphany or Día de Reyes in Mexico, this delectable bread commemorates the Three Wise Men, guided by the Bethlehem star, presenting gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn Jesus.
A Roscón de Reyes is a traditional Spanish brioche-like sweet bread eaten the night before or morning of Reyes or King's Day (6th January) which celebrates Epiphany when the Three Kings came to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem.
The bejeweled-looking bread is meant to symbolize the gifts given to baby Jesus, and inside the bread is a little plastic baby, symbolizing the newborn messiah. If you get the baby in your slice, you have to cook tamales for everyone on Feb.2, or Candelaria Day.
One of the key differences between Rosca de Reyes and a traditional King Cake is the type of pastry used. Rosca de Reyes is made with a sweet, buttery dough that is similar to brioche, while King Cake is made with a denser, richer dough that is more similar to a pastry.
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