St. Martin's croissant
Polish sweetrolls
St. Martin's croissant (Polish: rogal świętomarciński) is a croissant, a type of Viennoiserie, with white poppy-seed filling traditionally prepared in Poznań and some parts of Greater Poland region on the occasion of St. Martin's Day (11 November).
On 30 October 2008, the name and recipe for rogal świętomarciński was entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications in the European Union.
History
In Poznań, the tradition of baking St. Martin's croissants on 11 November certainly existed in 1860, when the oldest known advertisement for the pastry was published in Dziennik Poznański.
However, there is a popular legend that the tradition in its present form was born in November 1891. As St. Martin's Day was approaching, the parish priest of St. Martin's parish, Fr Jan Lewicki, appealed to the faithful to do something for the poor, following the example of the patron saint.
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