pierniks

Noun

piernik (countable and uncountable, plural pierniks)

1. A Polish sweet-baked good, traditionally made from flour and honey.
   • The Torun piernik is known the world over, as early as the 14th century, St. Catherine’s Order of Nuns in Torun attained such fame that their “piernik cakes” became known as “Katarzynki” (little Catherines). […] There is an old Polish saying that best depicts the high quality of the Torun piernik...1988 December 7, Thomas Kopetskie, “Polish Christmas: Feast of St. Nicholas is a slight respite from the fasting of Advent”, in Standard-Speaker, volume 122, number 34,892, Hazleton, Pa., →ISSN, page...