Galette is a term used in
French cuisine to designate various types of flat round or freeform crusty
cakes, or, in the case of a
Breton galette (, ), a pancake made with
buckwheat flour usually with a savoury filling. Of the cake type of galette, one notable variety is the
galette des Rois (
King cake) eaten on the day of
Epiphany. In
French Canada the term
galette is usually applied to pastries best described as large
cookies. This terminology is also used in Brittany, context providing differentiation with the Breton galette.