What's behind France's 'galette des rois' tradition?

This week, #FrenchConnections explores an important tradition that rolls around once a year in January: one that has survived the Middle Ages, the French Revolution and two World Wars. We're talking about a cake fit for kings. Where does #France's "galette des rois" come from? And what's the deal with the bean inside? We take a closer look.
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[@jguitar23]

I think it should just be called "galette des rois", not "king cake". If anglophones can pronounce "rendez-vous", they can surely pronounce "galette des rois."

[@popcorn7657]

Merci. Je cherchais justement un texte à envoyer à la famille nord-américaine de mon mari afin d’expliquer notre belle tradition de la galette des Rois. C’est fait. Je vous remercie, ils vont comprendre.

[@jamesgill6213]

after saying "except the egg yolk" at 1minute 39 they put the egg yolk in the mixing blow???????????

[@J0HN_D03]

*WHAT??? it doesn't look like a "Galette des rois"!!!*

[@ashishkhanduri1327]

Onscreen flirt...hillariouss

[@ericandre-esc5236]

Excellente lecon pour mes eleves americains...

[@jakethesnake95]

Oui, moi, je l'ai partagée avec mes élèves aussi.

[@mzee5533]

@2:09 Are you guys twin sisters ?

[@EntityEJ]

As a French it looks awful they shouldn’t be tossing the puff pastry on top of it and that almond paste looks awful😭😑☠️

[@MTMF.london]

They are broadcasters, not pastry chefs. They are just demonstrating the basic how-to.