Rogal świętomarciński
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A semi-French pastry croissant filled with white poppy seed paste, walnuts, almond flavour, raisins and candied fruit, glazed with sugar and finished with crushed nuts.

Baked in Poznań since at least the 1860s, the rogal świętomarciński became the city's defining sweet symbol around the feast of St. Martin on 11 November. In 2008 the European Union entered the name on its Protected Geographical Indication register, meaning only pastries baked in a specific way in Greater Poland can use it. The Cech Cukierników i Piekarzy w Poznaniu certifies producers each year and the city eats between 250 and 400 tonnes annually.

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Cukiernia Kandulski ★ 4.6

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Cukiernia Kandulski in Poznań is a family bakery founded by master confectioner Wojciech Kandulski in 1983, certified by the Cech Cukierników i Piekarzy.

TipPre-order phone-only in early November; daily production caps and queues outside the shop are routine before St Martin's Day.

Fawor ★ 4.5

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Fawor in Poznań is a baker-confectioner cooperative founded in 1908, certified by the Wielkopolska Craft Chamber for rogale świętomarcińskie and producing up.

TipSkip the central locations on Nov 11; the further-flung Fawor branches have shorter queues and the same product.

Cukiernia Sowa ★ 4.0

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Cukiernia Sowa at Stary Browar on Półwiejska 32, Poznań is the city-centre branch of the Bydgoszcz-founded 1946 patisserie chain, good for karpatka.

TipEat the karpatka or sernik on weekdays; the rogal bydgoski here is Bydgoszcz's PGI workaround, not a certified rogal świętomarciński.

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