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Gingerbread

<em>Gingerbread</em> is a word applied to cookies, cake, and a number of other treats.

What Is Gingerbread? The Answer Is Complicated

Historically, gingerbread didn't always include ginger.

Anne Ewbank December 18, 2023

Pulsnitz, Germany

Pfefferkuchenmuseum Pulsnitz

An aromatic exploration of the rich history and flavors of this German town's famous gingerbread.

Aachen, Germany

Printen Museum

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

The bakery-museum's cookies.

Radovljica, Slovenia

Lečtarski Museum

Nibble as you learn about Slovenia's longstanding tradition of making beautiful honey cookies.

Tula Pryanik Museum

A tea party concludes each visit to this Russian spice cookie sanctum.

Was Katharina Schraderin, “the baker witch," killed for her gingerbread recipe?

How a Literary Prank Convinced Germany That 'Hansel and Gretel' Was Real

A 1963 book purported to prove that the siblings were murderous bakers.

Jordan Todorov July 3, 2019

Repas adds a last few leaves onto her design.

Why Hungarians Make the World's Most Beautiful Gingerbread

Christmas, Easter, and weddings all call for the spicy dough.

Anne Ewbank December 19, 2018

Yorkshire Parkin from the vintage cookbook "Farmhouse Cookery."

Yorkshire Parkin

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

A treat worthy of <em>The X-Files</em>.

Watch Two Brothers Build a UFO Gingerbread House

The truth is out there.

Paula Mejia December 26, 2017

You can eat inside the gingerbread, but you can't eat the gingerbread.

Building a Life-Sized Gingerbread House Takes Over 10,000 Cookie Bricks

To be ready by Christmas, you better start baking in August.

Anne Ewbank December 14, 2017

Tyringham Gingerbread House.

Lee, Massachusetts

Santarella

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

Take a Virtual Tour of One of the World's Largest Gingerbread Cities

There's a lake, a Ferris wheel, and an operating train.

Lauren Young December 19, 2016