A 17th-century epigram by Polish poet Fryderyk Hoffman famously listed 'the vodka of Gdańsk, the maidens of Kraków, and the ___ of Toruń' as four of the best things in Poland. Which sweet baked speciality fills that blank?

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Toruń gingerbread. Toruń gingerbread ('pierniki toruńskie') has been made in Toruń since the 14th century, using rye flour and honey. The epigram from Fryderyk Hoffman remains the classic Polish shorthand for four regional excellences.