Parkin probed by council for links between the cake and colonialism
It has been enjoyed as a Yorkshire delicacy since the 18th century.
But parkin – a cake made with ginger and treacle – will now have its international origins examined in a review of local cuisine launched to investigate links to the slave trade.
Connections between the cake and colonialism will be probed in research by Leeds City Council prompted by the Black Lives Matter protests, according to a report seen by The Telegraph.
