Get Your Sugar Fix With Pączki, Poland’s Jelly Doughnut

Pączki is Polish for “delicious.” Ok, not really… But with its deep-fried dough and sugary jam filling, it might as well be! Sylwia Tomaszkiewicz’s great-grandfather created a secret recipe for pączki that’s still a hit in Warsaw-so much so, the family bakery churns out about 800 to 1,000 of them a day.
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[@kamilcichanowski1954]

As a Polish speaker I really appreciate your pronunciation of pączki. 🤠

[@CynicalMT]

Wiem dobrze gada

[@stanleyzalewski5940]

Agreed😁✌

[@_Killkor]

His pronunciation of pączki... sounded sweet to me.

[@piotrbanach7468]

IM POLISH ! :D

[@TheForeignCitizen]

@@piotrbanach7468 Yeah, his accent is nice (and yes, I am saying this as a non-native speaker of Polish) :)

[@tkg__]

Oh my, your "pączki" pronounciation is spot on. How long had you practice?

[@tosht2515]

Shoot. I had a couple of paczki when I visited Warsaw but not from this shop. Paczki and other Polish pastries and cookies are very tasty indeed. 👍

[@matthewmiskiewicz8357]

Polish representation is always good

[@ivykat9009]

They’re very popular in Michigan! Especially abundant between Fat Tuesday and Fat Thursday.

[@Monicalia]

I am Polish, I love pączki but not all of them. Actually the ones with jam and frosting on top is my least favorite type. Also a lot of bakers make pączki very greasy, which is a no-no to me. Last year we got a store in my hometown which makes excellent pączki - not greasy at all, fluffy, and with suuch cool fillings - coconut, halva, mango, so good!

[@Septicaemic]

pewnie tez jesz sushi widelcem...

[@CRAZY-M6641]

@@Septicaemic xD To jest jak grzech

[@Orangecatenergy]

I was once in Krakow and ate a banana paczki, it was SOOOO delicious! I'm German so I kinda know what you're talking about... The regular ones are kinda boring or just too sweet

[@Ripplin]

I've had these in plum (fave), apple, rose, lemon, raspberry, custard, and blueberry.

[@davidhintz1]

Would like vanilla Custard with chocolate glaze.

[@duck1ente]

is there a strawberry jam pączki?

[@Ripplin]

@@duck1ente I would imagine there is. It's possible I've had one, but I can't remember. Really, they could put just about anything in it. :)

[@kasiabalcerowska2188]

@@duck1ente yes,it is

[@duck1ente]

@@kasiabalcerowska2188 That is nice to hear, I will gonna book a flight to Poland now

[@jacobluna305]

These are very popular in Western Michigan as there are many Polish families. I enjoy the raspberry ones, fun fact they are called Berliners in Germany.

[@davidhintz1]

Grand Rapids?

[@tosht2515]

+Jacob Luna In much of Germany they are indeed called Berliners but in the city of Berlin itself, they are called Pfannkuchen which in the rest of Germany are pancakes. 😀

[@ivykat9009]

Jacob Luna they’re popular in Southern Michigan as well! My favorite sweets!

[@rubenhaak2968]

Tosh T ich dachte die nennen die auch Krapfen

[@jacobluna305]

davidhintz1 yes

[@erwick7716]

these donuts are great, jelly filled are my favorite! nothing beats a jelly filled donut.

[@manoftheocean6988]

Brock might be a bit slow in the head.

[@bluzshadez]

Those jelly doughnuts looks sooooo good! Those must taste delicious! Looking at those reminded me of the Jewish Sufganya (singular) / Sufganyot (plural) which most Israelis serve during Hanukkah.

[@Shteeeeeeeve]

It's always cool to learn about other parts of the world.

[@marem3038]

I now know why Germany invaded Poland

[@KonradofKrakow]

Actually my grandmother told me German soldiers bought out many products in Polish shops during the first weeks of the war, especially sweets. Apparently militarized Nazi Germany lacked many comfort products, which were abundant in democratic Poland.

[@michal9192]

It happened because Nazi Germany wanted a "corridor" that Poland had and it was blocking central Germany from (German too) eastern prussia, but Poland didnt want to give it back, so Nazis attacked our country. Want more Polish history?

[@szczezuj]

@@michal9192 Wow, you just killed the joke.

[@kacpersordyl3409]

@@michal9192 r/woosh

[@michal9192]

@@kacpersordyl3409 xd

[@A_B_1917]

Holy shit, didn't think pączki (which are usually translated into doughnuts) are actually a polish tradition!

[@JustYourAverageGirl2002]

I love Paçzki!!! My mother always gets them for us before Lent every year!!!

[@elillithiz7422]

They are so delicious, my mom is Polish, sometimes she gets them from the international sections at Meijer.

[@chaosarchived]

-I love donuts, jelly filled are my favourite. Nothing beats a jelly filled donuts-

[@crazyivan030983]

Pączki... Mmmmmmmm. Greetings from Poland :)

[@nh4ci295]

Poland is killing it with all that good food

[@orange0062]

Oh shit, i lived there and i've ate those pączki. My mom loved them

[@freddyandfoxy7526]

I am polish and I am addicted to these

[@moxiimutt5398]

I tried these once as a kid, now im frickin addicted

[@THISCRUELWORLDISMINE]

Idk y but polish makes me comfy

[@djmousy893]

Wait until everyone starts yelling "Kurwa"

[@pitur5492]

The funniest thing is that pączki were baked in Poland before America was discovered. So it don't think "POLISH jelly DOUGHNUT" is correct :) True original pączki are only with rose marmelade btw. He pronounces nasal vovel good its very rare for english speakers.

[@luckywidaya719]

Oversimplified: Its just a bread with a bit of flower on top of it. and also its made from *THE WINGED HUSSARS* .

[@bvzv]

1. its sugar powder 2. over 90% of Poles were hussars slaves actually

[@luckywidaya719]

@@bvzv ;-;

[@fulcrum2951]

@@bvzv ;-;

[@szczezuj]

I have never had any pączki with flowers on top...

[@desertfox2403]

So when I was in Warsaw a few years ago, I had one of these by accident while looking for breakfast. I went and bought 3 more immediately. Great stuff!

[@roxi5049]

Ye they are good where the polish gang at?

[@bimko.]

I like how there is many more better and older bakerys that sell pączki and they are not even half as known as this one.

[@hdog9046]

If you live in Chicagoland or Northwest Indiana, you should check out Pierogi Fest in Whiting, Indiana. It's a great experience for friends and family.

[@hdog9046]

@Starving Moth I must have misspelled it.

[@jakubpiotrowski4341]

Im from polish jestem z polski. Pączek-small cake thats looks like a big cupcake

[@JustinZamora]

I'll have these imported to me.

[@Erik_Emer]

“Eight to ten thousand!?” “Tak.” How casual

[@nomeda6000]

These donuts are great! Jelly-filled are my favorite. Nothing beats a jelly-filled donut!

[@jefkoele-wijn8872]

I'd like to try one to see what it tastes like

[@defaultmagnum2129]

Need to try these...

[@tombuster]

Yes, you do! They're really soft and you can get them with different fillings.

[@IDOLIKIofficial]

Make them

[@tombuster]

I am Polish, YAY! I love pączki!

[@weidwingelobjegdiv]

Dzien dobry

[@Chicken4War]

polska!! i'm polish!

[@weidwingelobjegdiv]

Dzien Dobry

[@sonofaquack6987]

For me everyday is fat Thursday

[@papiharpy7547]

Pączki literally means donut in Polish

[@stanleyzalewski5940]

Donuts have holes, pączki don't.

[@tkg__]

TBH - yes. Pączki = donuts with filling, but more and more people stopped using the term "Polish donuts" and started to advertise the "pączki" name. Just to be a bit different and make a brand for them.

[@_Killkor]

They should be called "buds" ...TBH Pączki, like: pąki kwiatów (flower buds).

[@papiharpy7547]

@@stanleyzalewski5940 Well sorry that I wasn't raised in America.

[@stanleyzalewski5940]

@@papiharpy7547 Im from Poland actually ;)

[@BobMcCoy]

*Those look way better than American Jelly Donuts*

[@tombuster]

They tarte wayyyyy better too

[@TheGrace020]

They are in my opinion The small ones are the best they're the same but instead of buns small balls way crunchier and lovely!

[@ITSMRZFG]

Looks great

[@stanleyzalewski5940]

Cause they are!😁

[@landofthelivingskies3318]

Omg I need to try one before I die.

[@monicaw6351]

Corrine Vermette if you’re lucky some grocery stores will have them around this time so go try those fantastic things

[@stanleyzalewski5940]

Its basically a donut without the hole.

[@masbaiy4858]

OMG, are you alright? Have somebody called 911 for you?

[@zjerekpl3236]

Someone can have nuklear bombs but we have pączki

[@at0mly]

These are huge in the Midwest/Great Lakes regions because of the large Polish population. You can definitely find these all over Chicago and Detroit.

[@BothHands1]

Omg it looks soooo good i want one and now I'm hungry

[@kp5602]

"Basically its the defenition of Delicious" *Delicious? More like Diabetes?* Still probably gonna eat it cause I'm a fatass.

[@mayonnaise1271]

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

[@beanofdestruction1982]

Bro diabetes got nothing to do with eating sugar- I think you meant rotten teeth😂

[@IDOLIKIofficial]

@@beanofdestruction1982 if you wash your teeth after eating sweets, no teeth can rot, speaking of my experience tho

[@bubbleboy1320]

Lol same

[@JHLee7Alpha]

Being obese can cause diabetes. So it's not fact of eating too much sugar but eating too much food in general. But damn I want that delicious looking donut.

[@ibreakmirrorswmyface]

Pączkis are so cuul Xd

[@misterapka4132]

Siema XD

[@bld86]

Polish sounds like they constantly baby talk

[@stanleyzalewski5940]

@Starving Moth same😂

[@yamigekusu]

Michigan is loaded with these things every few months. Freaking love them

[@goatking443]

Nice video

[@vaultboy2167]

It's weird to be polish and live in scotland so I can understand what everyone is saying

[@SalvaDORKiann]

These are extremely popular in southern Ontario/ MIchigan. People pre-order, wait in line before the sun comes up. I mean they are good 😋

[@toasty8547]

They have a version on these in Sainsbury’s in the uk

[@thisisaurell1323]

Everytime I hear someone speak Polish I'm like: "...how...?"

[@mayonnaise1271]

@Starving Moth It just means you mistake L's with R's no pronounciation problems.

[@waifuking7961]

My grandmother always makes these on fat Thursday. Oh, they're so good. ;)

[@jedrus1997]

Can I get this deep voice saying pączki at around 0:02 without any other sound? I need this as my phone notification sound 😅😅

[@EchoInTheKettle]

In Finland we call these munkki.

[@alfredhitchcock9692]

Diabetes has joined the chat

[@s.haefke5957]

Are these the inspiration for the "berliner" (or pfannkuchen in Berlin)? They seem fairly similar.

[@monikamonia6250]

Mmm pączki.. tasty sweet sin😋

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

That Poland Jelly Doughnut looks great!

[@anthtan]

I wish there was Polish food here in Singapore

[@debilzneta340]

Any video that contains poland in it: *exists* Polish people: Yes hello im polish greetings of poland.

[@vespermartini2556]

Darn it, I went to Kraków, but the Soviets still had control of Poland, so food was scarce, but it didn't take away from the fact that the people were so friendly. I'll have to go to Warsaw next time, and try those Pączki, they look delicious.

[@JG_on_Beats101]

Have them all thin time

[@gilliandaemon1788]

Ok big story... hol' up.. My stomach cant take it. Im moving to poland.

[@reinismartinsons]

There are no more authentic poņčiki than the school cafeteria.

[@RORONOAZORO-zs4dm]

I co polskie smakuje

[@stanleyzalewski5940]

✌😂

[@NatureWitch]

Where I come from people call it fat Tuesday and not fat Thursday. Well at least that's what my family taught me...

[@daeseongkim93]

looks like a hawaiian malasada

[@ssssalt]

*_I HEARD POCHINKI_*

[@aysha5488]

Pączki are THE BEST, way better than doughnuts! :D

[@jacekrogulski850]

IM FROM POLAND :3

[@imjustablenderseller]

*oy*

[@daniellevilloria227]

Seems like mant cultures have this one-of-a-kind-must-have-desert which is basically just a lump of fried bread. Filipinos make Malasadas. Basically same thing. Interesting how such different cultures on opposite sides of the world make the same treat!

[@Milo92927]

O KURWA

[@JG_on_Beats101]

The

[@mikoy9241]

yeet the breet

[@bluzshadez]

Who is the kind Soul who liked my comment less than a few minutes ago? May you have a Prosperous New Year!

[@Tycini1]

I see no upvote, but I felt that before myself. Remember we're in the Internet, so we're constantly being spied by the automated and not-so-automated factors.

[@kacpermazur5561]

Noice

[@godlygamer7021]

First

[@user-uo4gi8yh8h]

Thats a donut...

[@fainted5989]

Kurwa

[@Aspen72]

teampolska

[@tiganu1882]

All the East Europeean and Balkan Countrys have this home-made donut the Romanian is better looking and the best !!!

[@rubenhaak2968]

Krapfen and Berliner are the best and beignets in my opinion

[@bigmoneygreen2037]

The Germans Are Their Way.

[@samuelsofa]

Why isn’t Venezuela doing well?

[@fulcrum2951]

Economic issues due to not varying their exports and solely relying on exports of oil without thinking about what the saudis are gonna do screwing around with the market

[@knightsofapollo2715]

Who else is polish

[@ZaneT531]

Smell diabetes