As well as being the birthplace of Copernicus, Toruń is famous for its delicious perniki (gingerbread). Tourists flock to the city to sample the fine moorish taste and there is even a gingerbread museum, where you can make your own tasty souvenir. Delicious indeed...but the receipe is top secret...so it would be impossible to recreate it again at home. The most famous gingerbread company is Kopernik (named appropriately after Copernicus). Their large factory lies to the east of the city. However, it is very difficult to get inside and tours are out of the question! Shame, really as a Cadbury World style attraction would certainly go down well here.The picture shows one of the 4 gingerbread shops in the Old Town of Toruń. Expect queues of tourists on a daily basis lining up to buy all the many varieties of gingerbread!
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