Colorful gingerbread

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There are two types of English for gingerbread, one is Gingersnap, which literally means ginger+thin and crispy cake. And another way of saying it comes from German, called Lebkuchen. In short, gingerbread is a small pastry eaten during Christmas, usually made with honey, brown sugar, almonds, candied fruit peels, and spices. There are still many different styles, such as chocolate gingerbread. The gingerbread cottage. Something like that& nbsp;      Gingerbread is an ancient food that can be traced back to the Roman Empire in a cookbook called 'Cooking and Dining in the Roman Empire'. The main ingredient of gingerbread - ginger, was very popular and abundant at that time, but it disappeared from Europe before falling behind in the Roman Empire. It was not until around 1295 that Marco Polo brought ginger back to the European continent from China& nbsp;      In the Middle Ages, because gingerbread could be preserved for a long time, many young ladies would give decorated gingerbread, especially decorated with real gold, to knights participating in horseback archery before they went on stage. Therefore, gingerbread has become a representative symbol and has given rise to many gingerbread themed markets. Even some villages have a tradition of inviting unmarried women to eat gingerbread shaped "hunbands" at the market, giving them the opportunity to meet truly suitable husband candidates.

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• Sweetness
• baking