Christmas log
The Passion of the Bûche: Lighting Cake on Fire for Christmas
We asked former Au Pied de Cochon pastry chef Gabrielle Hiller-Rivard to make us a bûche de Noël and she created a flammable work of art.
Catalonia Celebrates Christmas by Beating a Log Until It Poops Nougat
Known as Tió de Nadal, the tradition of hitting a log—adorned with a painted face and red hat—until it shits edible gifts originates from the Aragon and Catalonia regions of Spain.
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