Thousands flock to San Jose bakery for traditional ‘Rosca de Reyes’ – NBC Bay Area

Mexican bakeries in communities throughout the US have been going nonstop for the final 24 hours.

Monday was a busy day for them because it marked the day of the epiphany in Catholic custom.

It honors the three clever males, or kings, who visited Jesus after start, showering him with presents.

And the middle of the celebration is the Rosca de Reyes, or King’s Cake.

The proprietor of Mexico Bakery in San Jose stated this has turn out to be a global custom, with folks from the world over coming in for the candy bread — all in honor of the three clever males.

Melchor Landin stated that in the previous few years, they’ve seen an explosion in demand. On Monday, they plan to promote about 5,000 of them.

The dough is formed within the type of a hoop. Two or three child Jesus figures are stuffed into the dough, earlier than it’s lined with tender sweet and sugar, then baked.

However the secret is discovering that child Jesus.

As soon as you narrow into the rosca, whoever will get just a little doll has to throw a tamale occasion on Feb. 2, Candlemas Day, the day Joseph and Mary introduced Jesus to the temple for the primary time.

However this 12 months there’s a brand new problem for this centuries previous custom – a nationwide egg scarcity has given the proprietor complications.

Landin stated eggs went up 200% for him, which means the bakery needed to increase its costs. 

Nevertheless, it’s not affecting gross sales. Households have been nonetheless flocking to Mexico Bakery to get their Rosca, even at its king measurement price ticket.