A sweet bun so good it inspired a national holiday

“You can eat a jagodzianka by yourself, but in that large, richly filled version, it’s a dessert for more people and there is a happy atmosphere of celebration,” says Starecka of the holiday’s community aspect. “People get together, they go to a bakery, they stand in line, they bring different kinds of jagodzianki as gifts – with cream, with farmer’s cheese or with tonka beans, they organise jagodzianki tastings.”