All Saints’ Day is a day of reflection, but also an opportunity to cultivate traditions, including culinary ones. In many places, sweets dominate the gates of cemeteries and have accompanied November visits to graves for generations.
Pink and white dice that are hard to bite off and even harder to forget. Your skinaffectionately called “mordoglutka”is a cult delicacy of Warsaw cemeteries. Its history dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, when it was sold in pharmacies as a cough medicine. Today it is the sweetness of nostalgia. It is stringy, slightly sour, prepared from egg whites, sugar, water, lemon juice and raspberries. True gourmets know that they will find the original taste only in a few places in the capital, where the recipe is passed down from generation to generation.
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Without Turkish honey there is no All Saints in Krakow. It is a hard, crumbly block of caramel with nuts, sold in cones or pieces. Although the name sounds exotic, this delicacy is a Polish tradition from pre-war fairs. It has a delicate aroma of honey, vanilla and nuts, and its crunchiness is as legendary as its taste. In ancient beliefs, honey was a symbol of life and connection with the souls of the dead. No wonder that it is the symbol that accompanies November visits to cemeteries.
They dominate the stands in Lublin tongs. These are colorful, elongated candies resembling small pieces of wood. Each of them is the result of long, manual stretching of sugar paste until it obtains a characteristic, slightly matte structure. Although they look inconspicuous, they have a loyal fan base. Their taste resembles cotton candy, and the crunch at the first bite is pure nostalgia. You can only buy them around November 1 and 2, then they disappear until the next holiday.
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They attract attention in Poznań and the surrounding area trumpetsalso known as “pipes” the “roof tiles”. These are shortcrust, square cookies with serrated edges that taste like a combination of a wafer and a shortcrust biscuit. Although their recipe is shrouded in mystery, it is known that they are baked with simple ingredients: flour, sugar and fat. In the past, they appeared mainly during church fairs and holidays, today they are an integral part of November trade at Poznań cemeteries.
You will find them in many cemeteries in Poland bagels and doughnuts. These are golden rings strung on a string, often sprinkled with poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Their simplicity is their strength: flour, water, sugar and a bit of fat are enough to create a snack perfect for a cold November walk. In some regions, such as in Żarki near Częstochowa, they have even become a traditional product. Although some of them can be as hard as stone, many cannot imagine All Saints’ Day without them.
