Tip of the Tongue Episode 212: The Big Book of King Cake

from Tip of the Tongue · host Liz Williams and Matt Haines

Do you love king cake? Do you eat all during the Mardi Gras season? Is it too sweet for you? Do you only eat the most traditional version (whatever that means to you)? We talk about the history, the tradition, and the controversies of king cake in New Orleans from Saturnalia to today. It’s on Tip of the Tongue. Matt Haines with his 2 books of king cake. Get full access to Tip of the Tongue at tipofthetongue.substack.com/subscribe

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