If tradition is good for anything, it’s knowing when we can break from it. Don’t listen to purists—when it comes to our food, the most fun creations are happening at the margins, shunning orthodoxy. And in New Orleans, that means futzing with our beloved seasonal dessert, the king cake.

There is a growing selection of king cakes that eschew the sweet for the savory. One example is the king cake muffuletta, combining two famed New Orleanian classics. I first became aware of the delicacy via a tweet showing the.... sandwich?