France's Christmas Obsession: The 8 Million Yule Log Rush
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More than eight million *bûches de Noël* are sold in France every year. Three-quarters of these purchases happen in late December.
The dessert is the centerpiece of the traditional French Christmas Eve feast. Known in English as a Yule log, it is a cake decorated to look like a wooden log.
Eugenie Pont of the publication *Fou de Pâtisserie* explains the origins of this iconic holiday treat.