Although Poland embraces its nickname of “potato land”, there’s another gastronomic delight hidden in the picturesque city of Poznań that the locals are perhaps even more protective of.
And not just them, either: the rogal świętomarciński – or St. Martin’s croissant – became an EU-protected food in 2008, just over 100 years after it came into existence.
The pastry is named after the saint who pivoted from Roman soldier to holy man after encountering a beggar on the road and feeling called to slice his own cloak in half to share with him.
Centuries later, the sweet treat…