Рanspeziale is a very ancient Christmas treat. The name appeared due to the fact that the first manufacturers were pharmacists (which in the old days in Italy were called “speziali”). Later, when the monks of the Certosa di Bologna (i.e., the Bologna monastery) took its trade and it has reached the peaks of pastry-making, “Panspeziale” was called also "Certosino". For the contest "new year tastes of the planet."