Torun gingerbread: the ancient luxury with a secret recipe The bold, inviting aroma of gingerbread spice wafts through the sprawling factory on the edge of Torun. The secret recipe draws on the city's gingerbread tradition harking back to the Middle Ages when spices from India and the Middle East first began to arrive in Torun, later a major crossroads for Hanseatic trading routes. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES