{"id":1133,"date":"2019-12-17T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T12:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2019-12-17T12:29:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T12:29:44","slug":"adventbotany-2019-day-17-the-festive-bean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/herbarium\/2019\/12\/17\/adventbotany-2019-day-17-the-festive-bean\/","title":{"rendered":"#AdventBotany 2019 Day 17: The festive bean"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Manuel Santos Guti\u00e9rrez and Tomos Jones<\/a><\/h1>\n

Today we\u2019re heading to Espa\u00f1a<\/em> (Spain), not strictly for Christmas but rather for d\u00eda de Reyes, <\/em>meaning \u2018Kings’ Day\u2019, i.e. Epiphany. According to catholic tradition, on January 6th – twelve days after Christmas – Jesus was visited by the Three Wise Men. In Spanish they\u2019re called los tres<\/em> Reyes magos<\/em>, literally meaning the \u2018three wizard kings\u2019. They came from different parts of the world to welcome Jesus with three gifts: gold, incense and myrrh.\u00a0 In fact, d\u00eda de Reyes<\/em> is popular in many Hispanic cultures; so much so, that Christmas presents are given on January 6th as opposed to Christmas day and it is not Santa but the Three Wise Men who have to climb our chimneys.<\/p>\n

On d\u00eda de Reyes<\/em> it\u2019s typical to eat a Rosc\u00f3n de Reyes<\/em>, which in English we might call Spanish Twelfth Night bread or Spanish Kings\u2019 cake. It\u2019s a circular or oval cake whose defining ingredients are fresh yeast and orange blossom water. Bakers can add fruta escarchada <\/em>(candied fruit, although literally meaning \u2018frosted fruit\u2019) on top, giving the colourful and characteristic touch to this iconic piece of the Spanish confectionery.<\/p>\n

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A single seed of Vicia faba<\/i>, the broad bean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, what\u2019s the connection with #AdventBotany? It\u2019s Vicia faba<\/em> L., the humble broad bean which belongs to the legume family, Leguminosae (also known as Fabaceae). It\u2019s important on d\u00eda de Reyes<\/em> because it is hidden within the Rosc\u00f3n de Reyes. <\/em>Although this tradition might differ slightly between cultures, here we shall use one family\u2019s example from the Basque country. The bean (haba<\/em>, in Spanish) is hidden within the Rosc\u00f3n de Reyes <\/em>along with a figurine of a king or another religious figure.<\/p>\n

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Gaspar, one of the three wise men, here in the form of a small plaster model.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The example we have here is one of the Three Wise Men – most surely Gaspar<\/em>, who brought Jesus the incense.<\/p>\n

Whoever finds the bean in their slice, is responsible for buying the Rosc\u00f3n <\/em>the following year, or you can be lucky and find the figurine. This idea might seem familiar; of course, it\u2019s traditional in Britain to put a silver sixpence in our Christmas pudding – bringing wealth and good fortune in the new year.<\/p>\n

The Rosc\u00f3n de Reyes <\/em>is more often than not bought from the local baker. However, for d\u00eda de Reyes<\/em> earlier this year, Tomos attempted to make it himself. As mentioned, it\u2019s commonly decorated with candied fruits, but we chose another traditional option of sliced oranges. Those with a sweet tooth can also find the Rosc\u00f3n<\/em> filled with whipped cream or custard cream; but after the indulgence of Christmas perhaps it\u2019s better without.<\/p>\n

Although Tomos had never tried a Rosc\u00f3n<\/em> before – let alone baked one – it tasted (almost) as good as a Rosc\u00f3n <\/em>from home. This Spanish tradition can be enjoyed again very soon, let\u2019s see who finds the haba<\/em> and who finds Gaspar<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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\u00a1Feliz Navidad! – Nadolig llawen (in Welsh) – Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n

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