California Milk Processor Board celebrates Three Kings Day with oversized Rosca de Reyes
Selected Los Angeles-area Latino bakeries to host holiday celebrations with free rosca and milk.
Honoring one of the most cherished holiday traditions in the Latino community, the San Clemente, Calif.-based California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creators of the iconic “got milk?” and Toma Leche campaigns, will unveil on Jan. 5, 2018, Los Angeles' largest-ever Rosca de Reyes, traditionally enjoyed on El Día de los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day. The rosca, a ring-shaped sweet bread adorned with dried and candied fruits, will be created specifically for the occasion by Porto's Bakery and Café. It will be decorated, cut and served by Porto's Bakery and other selected Los Angeles-area Latino panaderías (bakeries), each of which will contribute a special milk beverage created just for the occasion, CMPB said.
Measuring 24 feet by 2.5 feet, the creation could compete for a place in the record books as Los Angeles' largest-ever Rosca de Reyes. The general public is invited to come join the celebration and enjoy a free sample of rosca paired with special milk-based beverages at Porto's Bakery in Downey, located at 8233 Firestone Blvd., from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Jan. 5, CMPB noted. Porto's Bakery will serve a special hot chocolate and dulce de leche latte; El Pavo and La Mascota Bakeries will offer Mexican-style hot chocolate called champurrado; and Homegirl Cafe will offer a strawberry jam milk-based drink.