lebkuchen
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' (), (, ) or ' (, ) are honey-sweetened German cakes, moulded cookies or bar cookies that have become part of Germany's Christmas traditions. They are similar to gingerbread.
Key facts
- Food.name_lang
- de
- Food.name
- Lebkuchen
- Food.name_italics
- true
- Food.image
- Lebkuchen-pile.jpg
- Food.caption
- An assortment of glazed and dark chocolate Lebkuchen
- Food.country
- Germany
- Food.region
- Franconia
- Food.type
- Cake
- Food.main_ingredient
- Honey, spices (aniseed, coriander, cloves, ginger, cardamom, allspice), nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts), candied fruit
- Food.no_recipes
- true
- Food.no_commons
- true
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- Image
- Lebkuchenscan.jpg
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- catalog code
- 490
- Commons category
- Nürnberger Lebkuchen
- native label
- Nürnberger Lebkuchen
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' (), (, ) or ' (, ) are honey-sweetened German cakes, moulded cookies or bar cookies that have become part of Germany's Christmas traditions. They are similar to gingerbread.
== Etymology == The etymology of Leb- in the term is uncertain. Proposed derivations include: from the Latin (flat bread), from the Germanic word Laib (loaf), and from the Germanic word lebbe (very sweet). Another likely possibility is that it comes from the old term , the rather solid crystallized honey taken from the hive, that cannot be used for much beside baking. Folk etymology often associates the name with (life), (body), or (favorite food). means 'cake'.