Gamla Stans Polkagriskokeri AB, Stockholm
What to buy here: Home made candy canes- mint white and red stripes.
The small town of Graenna (Gränna) is famous for the locally produced candy canes, known in dialect as 'Polka pigs' ('Polkagrisar'). The cosy and rustic small town is also known for growing and harvesting tons of fruit, mostly apples. The distinct smell of caramel and mint fills the air in the summer when hundreds of pounds of sweets are mixed, stirred and boiled to be shaped, by hand, into canes and caramels.
The famous twisted red and white candy cane is made locally, and only in the small town of Graenna (Gränna). It is boiled and shaped by hand into canes, caramels, decorations or lollypops. The flavor is the original white peppermint and strawberry caramel, but other flavors are approved and added to the family of candy canes, such as licorice, raspberry and violet. You can buy the candy as round bars, the traditional shape, as canes, caramels in a jar or lollypops in all sizes. The normal price for a standard size cane (80 grams) is 3 EUR and 20 EUR for 15 smaller canes (50 grams/each).
The small town of Graenna (Gränna) is famous for the locally produced candy canes, known in dialect as 'Polka pigs' ('Polkagrisar'). The cosy and rustic small town is also known for growing and harvesting tons of fruit, mostly apples. The distinct smell of caramel and mint fills the air in the summer when hundreds of pounds of sweets are mixed, stirred and boiled to be shaped, by hand, into canes and caramels.
The famous twisted red and white candy cane is made locally, and only in the small town of Graenna (Gränna). It is boiled and shaped by hand into canes, caramels, decorations or lollypops. The flavor is the original white peppermint and strawberry caramel, but other flavors are approved and added to the family of candy canes, such as licorice, raspberry and violet. You can buy the candy as round bars, the traditional shape, as canes, caramels in a jar or lollypops in all sizes. The normal price for a standard size cane (80 grams) is 3 EUR and 20 EUR for 15 smaller canes (50 grams/each).
Image Courtesy of Miranda Holmqvist.
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Sight Name: Gamla Stans Polkagriskokeri AB
Sight Location: Stockholm, Sweden (See walking tours in Stockholm)
Sight Type: Shopping
Sight Location: Stockholm, Sweden (See walking tours in Stockholm)
Sight Type: Shopping
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