Fat Thursday in Poland

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Today we discuss one of the tastiest days of the year in Poland! It's called Tłusty Czwartek or Fat Thursday.
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[@tkg__]

The quality of Polish pastries can be summarised by the fact that Dunkin' Donuts... leaves Polish market. They couldn't compete.

[@charlies.5777]

So I'm guessing that Little Debbie Donut Sticks wouldn't be a big seller in Poland. :-) They are surprisingly good, though,especially with a shot of whipped cream.

[@HidekiShinichi]

I still think crispy creme donuts are better than any polish ones except like some crafty ones.

[@seven11seven]

@@HidekiShinichi There are no better bakery products in the world as in Poland, of course, not counting those with the taste of cardboard from supermarkets ...

[@seven11seven]

@@nbba3035 Nigdy nie próbowałeś polskich pączków, Dunkin' Donuts był w Warszawie, ale się wycofali ...

[@utahdan231]

seven11seven too expensive.

[@The0Stroy]

People follow that tradition, even if they are not religious, because really, WHO WILL SAY NO TO PĄCZKI!?

[@Shinobito1]

Bad people, that's who.

[@ysy662]

Rose filled paczek is 100% Polish. Rose jam is made of wild rose pebbles and fruits.

[@jedenzet]

fu

[@katie98711]

@@jedenzet delicious

[@edlawrence5059]

Mmmmm...pebbles sound so appetizing. lol

[@Docentino1914]

You mean wild rose hip jam or rose petal jam? The rose hip one is freaking awesome - I got a jar from Mum's friend last year and I still drool just thinking of it :)

[@charlies.5777]

@@edlawrence5059 Fruity Pebbles cereal is pretty money, though. Yabba-Dabba-Do !!!! I wonder If the Flintstones 🍖 Are a thing in Poland!!

[@zardzewialy]

It's actually a GREASY Thursday, because pączki are fried. Now it's mostly vegetable oil, but the original recipy involved a LOT of animal fat. The dough was put directlyinto boiling lard.

[@_Leouch]

vegetable oil and donuts... are you sane :O

[@traditionalfood367]

The original recipe is so much more delicious. Industrially processed refined grain or seed oils are ghastly.

[@mistiffiecation]

Fun fact: faworki can also be called "chrusty" (or "chruściki" if you'd like to give it a little bit more of that śćszczż). :)

[@piotrprs572]

Russell te pączki nie wyglądają na zbyt dobre. Ja sam znam TYLKO jedną piekarnię we Wrocławiu, która robi prawdziwe UBER pączki. Reszta to 'trociny'... A te z Biedronki... brrr... już bym chyba wolał jeść tekturę. ;-) ps. ŚWIETNA ROBOTA z tymi filmikami. Szczególnie, że Polacy to zrzędy i na wszystko narzekają. A tak wielu z nim, twoje filimy otwierają oczy, że "Cudze chwalicie, swojego nie znacie.". GREAT JOB RUSSELL!!

[@LoveMyPoland]

THANK YOU!!

[@lucifernebulae]

Którą piekarnię polecasz we Wrocławiu? Znam "U Spychały", 'Sowa" i kiedyś Blikle był z dobrymi pączkami...

[@21yarpen]

3 Things really 1. Rose filling is considered traditional and most of the time the best. 2. Default, or "traditional" pączek is rose filling with sugar topping with some orange zest. As the bread part it shoudn't be that "filled with air" like those from super markets. 3. Faworki are sometimes called chrust.

[@MenschInDenZylinder]

"Piotr Wawrzyniak rzekł iż są to chrusty" almost like "szedł sasza suchą szosą"

[@wiessiew9853]

Orange zest is NOT traditional.

[@edytamrozek4212]

Wow. My hometown is Częstochowa😄😄😄 But I live in Canada now. Best wishes from Calgary 🇨🇦🇵🇱

[@wladyslawbukowski]

These "pączki" You've presented are the ones I'd never even look at. They are overloaded with sugar icing or sugar powder. The real good ones are those from good private bakery stuffed with sour not sweet jam.

[@annafirnen4815]

The epitomy of Pączki are the ones with icing and glazed orange zest on top filled with rose hip jam. Yum👌🍩

[@wojstube9359]

This is my favorite configuration of pączek. Pure classic 😋

[@Docentino1914]

As much as I'm usually put off by anything but the classic pączek, This one here sounds awesome!

[@wojstube9359]

@@Docentino1914 you should! With no doubt. 🍊➕🌹😀

[@ewelinagonda-warzycha6199]

10 points to Gryffindor for the proper usage of singular/plural of 'pączek' !

[@paxvera5199]

I Love your channel Thank you. I moved from Toronto to Krakow and enjoy every day here.

[@charlies.5777]

In keeping with the Pączki theme, I'm "jelly as helly" as every video I've seen of Krakow seems wonderful. It looks LIKE s BEAUTIFUL place; and the Zapiekanka Sang-A-Witches ONLY add to the allure!!

[@femmeNikita27]

Welcome to my city. ;-) Checkout "Kraków Tandem" meetings. You can meet lots of people from various countries there. English speaking folks hang out at the Massolit bookstore too. And you absolutely must go to some free jazz jam sessions at Harris Jazz Piano Bar. We have such jam sessions on regular basis ina few places around the city. If you want to meet someone French speaking we have French Institute (Institute Francais) in here. You might look for speakers of French there.

[@syriuszb8611]

"There are two kinds of donuts- rose donuts and ones that are not tasty..."

[@Wiktoria-gu8bc]

Oh c'mon you can do better than Biedronka's pączki.... You got to eat some real ones ! That cost 4.99 per one... Or ideally made at home. However I enjoyed the video!

[@LoveMyPoland]

The other paczki came from Consonni and Blikle.

[@marcinwkurw3185]

@@LoveMyPoland go to someone else's babcia :D Consonni and Blikle is good one

[@ongvalcot6873]

@@LoveMyPoland - Blikle paczki are smaller.

[@gerwantofrivera3725]

You can make then at home pretty easy, I do live in Norway so I havd to spend some time making them for that special polish taste. BTW the best pączki I have eaten were from "Dobra Pączkarnia" in Gryfice, Zachodniopomorskie.

[@charonboat6394]

@@LoveMyPoland Blikle pączki went down on quality. They used to be very good, not anymore. The best one come from smaller local bakeries and should be eaten warm.

[@nieznanyzonierz2955]

Wczoraj 10 pączków zjadłem, więcej nie dałem rady - starość nadchodzi.

[@polapusta7467]

Andrzeju trzymaj się. Za rok dasz radę.

[@JacekMielcarek]

Podobno z moczu cukrzyka można zrobić whisky...jakiś biznes? ;-)

[@ozymet]

2:14 ... And now you are using polish gesture without even think about it - love it :)

[@yakeosicki8965]

This is my grandmother's recipe. Half a liter of hot milk brew half a glass of flour. Pretend it thoroughly. After cooling, pour 4 teaspoons of yeast for baking, dissolved in a glass of hot milk. When it grows, add: half a pound of sugar, 20 yolks and 15 whole eggs. Add a bit of almond oil. Dust all the flour so that the dough is free. Then knead for one hour. The quality of donuts depends on the kneading of the dough. When done enough, pour half a pound of butter dissolved. When the dough begins to grow well, gently throw the flour on the table. Dough the portion. Place a lot of jam on the dough rings. It should be dense and without syrup. Jam: cherry, raspberry, rose or very thick marmalade. Make balls with filling. Sprinkle with flour and place in a warm place on the sieve. When they grow up well, throw them on hot lard!

[@anic131313]

but yeast grow in warm milk... they need warmth!

[@yakeosicki8965]

@@anic131313 Yes you are right. I was thinking about preheated milk 30 degrees Celsius

[@mikolajtulasiewicz]

One Day afer fat Thursday 12 donuts are 65cents. I've bought 36 . I love this day.

[@toddbonin6926]

Hey Russell. You grew up in Texas and Alabama. I grew up in Louisiana and Mississippi. So we are practically family. And I’m a huge Bama fan. I love studying and traveling to Europe and have been binge watching your videos. You’re right. We don’t know a lot about Poland in the US. I’d love to see you do a video about your favorite Polish movies. Thanks for all the great information. I really enjoy your work. God bless!

[@LoveMyPoland]

Thanks so much, Todd. God bless and RTR 🐘

[@marthamika7372]

Russell I love your videos I find them interesting..you are right to the point...Thank you

[@blotski]

Oh, this is ridiculous. I'm so stupid. I'm English and am in Katowice at the moment. I saw queues (long queues) outside some pączkarnias this morning and wondered what the hell was so special about those pączki that people were queueing. I love the way that the Poles start a few days early with Fat Thursday as opposed to waiting till next Tuesday, Ash Tuesday ( or Mardi Gras = Fat Tuesday). We get to stuff our faces with pancakes just for the day.

[@yzma9959]

Bob Fat Tuesday ≠ Ash Wednesday

[@LoveMyPoland]

We are always learning, Bob 😉

[@peteroz7332]

Bob - 1st ash Wednesday, 2nd - on shrove Tuesday (in Polish - ostatki - last day before Lent starts on ash Wednesday) we have 'śledzik' last party day, celebration before lent

[@peteroz7332]

@@DaivaDarpana - don't know what are you taking, but I'd advise you to cut the dose in half and wait for improvement in your condition. If it doesn't happen within 2-3 days then start taking half of that... Fingers crossed for you getting better. Good luck 🤗💪👍

[@marimetr4261]

You forgot to say Polish pastries and cakes are much less loaded with sugar comparing to American ones. I love sweets but in America when I buy cakes of pastries from regular American bakeries they are so sweet. I don't have to put any more sugar to my tea or coffee and I definitely need coffee or tea because I can not eat them without it because they're that sweet

[@CaveManMindSet]

Thank you for your hard work. Dziękuję

[@ukaszchad6273]

Nice to see my univeristy teacher here :) I reminded your fantastic lessons and really appreicate meeting you in Częstochowa. Moreover, I have always admired your delight over our country. Thanks for your great observations about Poland and Polish people. I love your channel and promise to watch it regularly. Best regards, Aga!

[@LoveMyPoland]

It is GREAT to have you here. Thanks for the kind words, and I remember you as a first-rate student who was always willing to participate. Greetings, Aga!

[@martynamarkowska9877]

I am new to your channel but I truly love it! I am Polish speaker living in the UK but I can learn a lot of English from you videos. Keep it up!

[@adamlach6572]

Places that specialize in serving fresh polish donut are getting more and more popular lately. For example in Łódź on Piotrkowska street, there are numerous such places, where you can buy warm, fresh donuts with many flavours (from classic ones like rose, or strawberry to more unique like cherry with chilli). They are usually better that ones from bakery, and obviously waaaay better than those from supermarkets.

[@zagimagi]

I just watched almost every video on your channel Russel, and I'm very happy that I can hear something good about my country for time to time. I just hope that my fellow poles will share this positivity. You are increadible! Thank you very much good sir!

[@LoveMyPoland]

One thing you can be sure about is the fact that I am not lying or exaggerating. It's all from the heart, thanks!

[@zagimagi]

@@LoveMyPoland Oh, I really believe you! Keep up the good work!

[@visualjottings5626]

Thank you very much. Good info.

[@ukturgoc5374]

So happy to see ur amazing chanel grow

[@azor1985]

Best donuts are from pączkarnia. They bakes only donuts. They are fresh and warm but they are awesome. Little more expensive becouse it cost 2-5 zł per donut. Pączki time!

[@marcel2125]

Greetings from Warsaw! Great videos! Keep it up!

[@jilliancallahan7578]

Love this tradition!! I'm Canadian, new to Poland and living in Czestochowa as well. Very interesting to watch your videos :)

[@LoveMyPoland]

Great to have you here and welcome!

[@BuschCola]

Well in Poznań you have 2 days to cheat on diet we got here a Saint Martin's Day when you should eat Saint Martin croissant

[@ReflexivoArco]

To be honest, those croissants are my favourite pastry ever, It's so deliciously flakey, filling is rich and smooth with crunchy bits of walnut and chewy orange zest... I absolutely adore it!

[@marcjamaa6370]

Te rogale jedli już na Olimpie... Boskie są.

[@annagalas102]

Ale to nie są prawdziwe pączki.Nie z Biedronki! Prawdziwe polskie paczki kupuje sie w dobrej piekarni albo robi w domu

[@djmindcrasher]

Ja jestem prostym człowiekiem, idę do Carrefoura, kupuję 12 pak pączków z 5 zł i mi starczy. Nie będę stał w jakichś kolejkach z hipsterami po artsy fartsy pączki za 10 zł sztuka.

[@Deus888]

@@djmindcrasher sprawdź kiedyś skład tych swoich pączków. Smacznego.

[@djmindcrasher]

Dziękuję :) Nie strasz mnie chemią, salonowy piesku, dzięki chemii żyjemy.

[@kakademona1345]

djmindcrasher kwestia gustu i smaku. Osobiście wole zjeść jednego dobrego pączka za piątacza, niż 12 popłuczyn. Co kto lubi

[@djmindcrasher]

@@kakademona1345 Pisząc o pączkach "popłuczyny" widać jak zazdrościsz, że ktoś nie biegnie owczym pędem za hipsterską modą na "rzemieślnicze" pączki. Boisz się, że stracisz followersów na instagramiku? Twój "dobry pączek" nie różni się niczym, tylko tym, że jego producenci golą frajerów, którzy chcą poczuć się lepsi, bo więcej zapłacili.

[@nataliax7364]

Faworki are also called ,,chrusty", maybe the name depends on the region, but Im not sure.

[@brutefirepower7497]

You should also try the donuts with rose filling, and pieces of orange skin on the top - this is really a good one! Maybe in next episode?

[@mateuszwayne4829]

Love your channel

[@russellcannon9194]

Faworki seem to be like beignets that are part of Cajun food culture in Louisiana. There is a restaurant in the New Orleans French Quarter, Cafe du Monde, that specializes in these. Cheers, Russ

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Hehe, they do say that if you have NOT had Pączki. then you really have not lived!

[@effibriest6726]

Może zapomniałeś, może nie wiedziałeś, ale nie ma w filmiku, że tłusty czwartek jest powiązany z zabobonem, że jak się nie zje pączka to rok będzie "chudy" czyli biedny, skromny i bez osiągnięć. Bye 😘

[@LoveMyPoland]

I did not ever hear that, thanks!

[@XYZabcXYZ951]

@@LoveMyPoland I live in Poland whole my life and I didn't hear about it too...

[@grzegorzszymanski6687]

@@XYZabcXYZ951 Statystyczny Polak usłyszałby o tym przynajmniej raz w swoim życiu.

[@katarzynagnyp626]

Nigdy o tym nie slyszalam...

[@annagolonka1078]

The best paczki with rosehip filling and plum(powidlo sliwkowe) makeing at home .

[@kurluk04]

What i love - as an english person is the polish people in the comments giving their first hand opinions - really cool 👍 Little disclaimer - my grandfather was polish - he used to love a good drink, perhaps a video on the range of vodka you have in poland? Apparently theres loads 👍

[@staszekfistaszek7482]

In Wielkopolska we call faworki - chrusty (dry branches). :)

[@krsakil]

Hey! New subscriber here (recommended section sometimes can find something worth watching and in this case, benching :P)! Great channel you have. Why only 5k subs? It's insane. Keep it up!

[@LoveMyPoland]

Only 9 months old... 👍

[@bialynia]

Ah, I'm frying my own every year, most of the ones you can buy are way sweeter than they're supposed to be. The dough, especially for faworki, shouldn't be sweet at all. For pączki just slightly sweet but also barely so. All sweetness should come from the topping. Not to mention their quality drops with every hour after they left the pan.

[@traditionalfood367]

By March, food supplies from the previous (autumn) harvest are in short supply, so the 6 weeks of fasting known as Lent "made virtue out of necessity." Authentic food tours would be great.

[@kamilk6956]

LOL I love how this American dude is doing Paczek tasting instead of - "hey, look at that weird Polish donut! Wow". Awesome videos.

[@marzenabaginska3790]

I live in USA but I love Polish paczki with marmolada and advocat feeling sounds so good too. All the cakes are so good home made not too much sugar. In USA everything is too sweet you definitely need coffee or tea without sugar to eat any kind of cakes, pies ....

[@utahdan231]

Marzena Baginska go to the pastry shop not grocery store. You get good ones.

[@januszkurahenowski2860]

Would you do a video about things you've noticed that changed since you came here 20 years ago? I was born in 97 so I've seen some of them, but I'd like to see it from the perspective of someone older and someone who lived a big chunk of their lives in another country

[@LoveMyPoland]

Really good idea. Really good, thanks

[@traditionalfood367]

I arrived in Poland for the first time in the summer of 2017; far, far too late to find authentic Polish food. I'd particularly hoped to find those Polish dairy foods that have no name in English, only to find their processed, low quality versions. Yes, had I spoken Polish, no doubt I'd've (I would have) found them in the countryside; more proof that it's essential to have a Polish guide when visiting.

[@EverynyanSan]

Ciąża spożywcza sama się nie zrobi :)

[@witolddomagaa9132]

Nad mięśniem piwnym też się trzeba naharować :)

[@Gnidel]

Bojler też każdy powinien mieć.

[@TheUmrayan]

Polish pączki are the best. I live in the UK now and pączki here are bad, really bad. Hard and tasteless 😕

[@Notyourdaddy83]

the is also something like "całuski" (litterally translate - kisses) - they are made with white chese and with hole in the middle like american donuts :) Often covered with powdered sugar or icing.

[@tomaszstalmach6640]

Love your videos men, keep it up

[@kamilrak868]

Love your videos but come on there are so many great pastry shops in Częstochowa where you can buy a single donut for 5 złote and it's really worth it. For example "Stara pączkarnia" in the Saint Marry's Avenue. My favorites are chocolate, rose jam or sweet curd filled :)

[@enderoe97]

Homemade faworki are the best. Fresh and warm, they taste absolutely different :)

[@Docentino1914]

Tłusty Czwartek! I 'almost' forgot. My Neighbor gave me a Pączek yesterday, I wondered why :) I really did forget it's now: the very last day to Feast before the 'Big Fast'. Hope Your tummy's full ! The *Lent* is now! You'll See pączki again after Alleluja, the JHC is reborn... Hold your appetite till Easter! :) Kind Regards.

[@peteroz7332]

*The Lent WILL be on Wednesday* , Ash Wednesday, dear. so hold your horses... Don't panic, still have time 😋🤗

[@asiagrabowska5092]

One street before polish Syrena Bakery in Greenpoint I have smelled already pączki and their rose filling. It was amazing! I like only traditional pączki not the Dunkin Donuts type.🍩

[@LoveMyPoland]

Would love to see Greenpoint one day!

[@CelebralBore]

Taste test, perfect opportunity! Paczki are the best. ❤️

[@nonperson22]

Nice intro music 😊 😋 😎

[@charlies.5777]

I was hoping that you'd do a video on this topic - GOOD job. Life in Poland seems pretty sweet!!😀 I still can't believe you got a dozen for $1.30!! Unbelievable. Unfortunately, In the USA, some people here treat every day like it's Fat Thursday.👎 # We're a bit " chunkier " than most Poles. 🌍 :-) PS I LOVE Pączki, but I can do without funnel cakes !! PPS In the USA, FAT Thursday is also known as "Typical Body Size Thursday."

[@LoveMyPoland]

Funnel cakes are good once every 2-3 years, like Faworki :) Thanks!

[@mikolajtulasiewicz]

They are now 65cents for 12 donuts. It's even better day after fat Thursday.

[@edlawrence5059]

Aka Fat Fuck Thursday...Lol

[@TyranyFighterPatriot]

Yes there's too many unnaturally large size people here in the US. Listen up Poland. There is something called the "curse of abundance" which is what rises when a nation becomes too Westernized/consumerized. Poland has a great heritage and history. But Polish folks are no less prone to this than anywhere else. And now, due to things like smart phones and fast foods, the country may very well become a shadow of it's former self and loose it's identity. Not that improving life is bad. But where comfort and lack of responsibility become strong enough, abuse will be unstoppable. Just something to think about. Thought I'd mention it only because so far as I know, no one else does.

[@damnedmadman]

And now you know for sure how to spell "pączki" 😉

[@stellabryla4673]

Super!

[@podunkman2709]

Best paczki are fried in lard. Lard is also the healthiest. Like in this ad: They're young, they're in love, they eat lard :-)

[@MrJanusz45]

Welcome from Toronto, because polish paczki we prepare from fresh, butter, milk, eggs, and flour.

[@RRanun]

Angel wings ? what a name. As for the ammount of powder sugar who says you can't just get rid of the excess, also bought ones can be way different in every shop. Ones I saw and bought were basically from donut dough and waay too thick. My mom makes those properly.

[@ziggyszymczak7371]

Happy Thanksgiving Russell 🦃

[@LoveMyPoland]

Happy Thanksgiving 🇺🇲🙏

[@MagdalenaSlipek]

My favourite is a donut full of whipped cream. So sweet and delicious !!! :)

[@olowrohek9540]

Well done 👏 Cheers Going to buy 25 donuts 🍩 tomorrow

[@bababa4275]

The best paczki are homemade, some have exceptional taste.

[@kateb6866]

Youre a lovely guy :) super American and filled with positive energy :) I bet with this type of personality you must have been shocked a few times how blunt and grumpy Polish people can be ...

[@LoveMyPoland]

Oh yes! Thanks so much 😊

[@karolinadargacz3800]

U nas, na Kaszubach na "faworki" mówimy "chrusty". Świetny odcinek, pozdrawiam!

[@charonboat6394]

Chyba Kaszebach ;)

[@jagoda1385]

Oponki serowe... Smak dzieciństwa😍😍😍

[@szaleksandra8877]

Faworki are my favourite pastry ever! But I have to admit sometimes the store-bought ones aren't the best quality (not always, but sometimes). The homemade ones though - the best thing in the world!

[@justynafigas-skrzypulec3349]

When I was a kid, there were pączki with poppy seed filling in local bakeries. I'm wondering if they still have them around my hometown. I'm from Śląsk, but now I live in Kraków. Maybe poppy pączki are a Silesian thing and not a very Kraków thing? I miss them sometimes!

[@adamlach6572]

You have amazing accent when speaking polish :)

[@jareckic]

Hey Russel, love YOUR videos, if ur ever in Bydgoszcz try out Cukiernia Sowa, in my opiniom they have the Best pączki ever!

[@LoveMyPoland]

Thanks! Sounds good 👍👍👍

[@Baobhan-Sith]

Fat thursday is also one of that days, that people eagerly are makeing pączki or faworki on their own, traditionally in their homes. Of course a lot of them will buy'em but if someone is makeing pączki on their own it will be for this ocassion. Also common are "róże karnawałowe" (carnival roses if it makes any sense), which are a bit like faworki.

[@Separathor]

A tip from me: a good donut should always cost at least 1.00 PLN.

[@neverbeenbetter2903]

e tam, te są dobre

[@vikiharmon2852]

My boss from Poland made a doughnut with rose flavor

[@9999plato]

Funnel cake is much like the italian Zeppoli. I used to buy sacks of Zeppolis when I went to the Italian festivals in NYC.

[@marcin0657]

You should try St. Martin's croissant when you will be near Poznań. It will be the easiest near 11th novemeber.

[@seven11seven]

You bought donuts from a supermarket with the taste of cardboard ... This is a donut-like product.

[@Aluzshanadar]

Best event ever! :D

[@silverbubbles4728]

In our family we call the angel wings, Chrusciki. Funny though, I like to put cinnamon sugar on mine when the come fresh out of the oil.

[@omarianno]

Ohhh I whish I could give you some of my mums faworki - extra thin!! On fresh oil and with hardly any sugar on. Good to have with coffee. Cool film btw!

[@traditionalfood367]

Oil is not part of authentic Polish cuisine.

[@omarianno]

@@traditionalfood367 I'm don't know about that, but they are delicious (however unorthodox they might be!) and totally different than those shown above in the video

[@traditionalfood367]

Clean animal fat, especially lard, is the authentic method, not industrially processed grain or seed oils, with their wrong Omega 6 fat, that first came on to the market only 60 years ago.

[@omarianno]

@@traditionalfood367 Oh that reminds me of the lard-chocolate used in my granddads bakery (that was still used up until a few years ago!). But honestly, I couldn't stand the taste of it :

[@Kamarovsky_KCM]

Wow yesterday i bought exactly the same 3 types of pączki that you did xd

[@therealjackfisher]

Now you make me wanna eat paczki :( I havent had a proper paczek in years. Here in Denmark they make donuts and berliners, not the same thing.

[@LoveMyPoland]

Nothing is the same outside of Poland 🇵🇱 😉

[@Piwonia67]

As to the pączki and faworki on my family, they have always been fried on lard, not on oil. That's an old tradition, but it makes sense. Lard boils in higher temperature and the pastry does not soak with fat. The best way to make faworki is to work in a team of three people. The first one cuts the faworki of raw pastry, the second one fries them, the third one puts the fried ones on trays and covers with powdered sugar. As to pączki, our traditional filling is cherry "konfitura", it may be additionally flavored with rum. But I mean the real konfitura, not the stuff you can get in the shops. You take real cherries, fry them many hours in their own juice and add a lot of sugar, because they are too sour. The flavor is fantastic.

[@utahdan231]

Aga Ł. Gross!!!

[@grzegorzgryc3586]

Yep, only lard. An, indeed, it makes sense to to divide the job...

[@Camel9991]

I have heard that in some areas in the US, with more dense Polish-American population it is quite popular as well. I mean for ex. Chicago or NYC.

[@charlies.5777]

YOU'RE correct. A lot of Poles live Here - especially in CHICAGO, NEW York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - SO many Polish people Here uphold the Polish traditions,which Is kind of NICE!!😀

[@nemeczek67]

You call it faworki, but in some parts of Poland we call it chrust, and I have no idea which variant is more common. There was an episode of Martha Stewart's show in which she was preparing this stuff under the supervision of her mother. They both called it chruściki. In some parts of the US (Midwest) you can buy pączki on Fat Tuesday. They call them pączkis, which is really odd considering that pączki is already plural.

[@LoveMyPoland]

Right. Thanks! BTW, did you know Martha Stewart has Polish roots?

[@nemeczek67]

​@@LoveMyPoland I sure did. I think both her parents were first-generation Americans.

[@rk-em3lx]

"Faworki" are sometmes called "Chrust" (eng. "brushwood") but this name is less common. I do love doughnuts but I ate only 2 on Fat Thursday I'm ashamed to admit... :) My wife always watches me not to eat too much sweets, but on Fat Thursday I'm always given an exception :)

[@RRanun]

Those donuts look a little dry. It's better to buy them from a bakery or a donut shop (there's one here in Katowice and while their donuts are more expensive they are way better and always fresh) And since even fresh donuts dry and get hard if left for the night since often more than can be eaten are bought, short 50 seconds on 600W in a microwave, will make water within the marmalade make them nice and fluffy again (though I burned my tongue on that).

[@raywa5821]

the best pączki are from pączki shop or whatever you wanna call it (pączkarnia), people tend to stand in huge lines to get those and be prepared that you gonna wait at least 30 minutes like i did even though i was before opening hour, those are a little more expensive but as i said better! i would say that prices are 3 zł - 5 zł for a one but hell yeah it is worth it, also what’s interesting is that in pączkarnia on a normal, regular day you can buy many flavors of doughnuts - blueberry, coconut, chocolate but on fat thursday they fill pączki with rose of course, strawberry and eggnog, they have to make them few days before because people buy so much of them

[@LoveMyPoland]

Super sweet! Tried them 👍

[@psychollek]

I don't know about Częstochowa, but in Wielkopolska it is customary that when doing donuts for fat Thursday you make one of them filled with mustard and this is the one that if you get randomly gives you good luck ;)

[@LoveMyPoland]

Never heard about that, hmmm

[@andrzejkotas]

Pączki z Biedronki? Ble. :D

[@LoveMyPoland]

Shhhh 😉

[@Baron_von_Klops]

Nie są wcale takie złe😂🤷🏼‍♂️

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Mniam, mniam!

[@szczypiorektrybulka1391]

Tylko od Gesslerowej za 9zł sztuka xDDD

[@Docentino1914]

Kiedyś nie były złe, .ale ostatnimy czasy są przesłodzone, przelukrowane i przepakowane marmoladą. NIe wiem.. albo cukier staniał albo jakiś 'spec' od rynku dogadał się z producentami insuliny.

[@marcjamaa6370]

Faworki. Moja Babcia pochodzi z okolic Krotoszyna (niedaleko Ostrowa Wlkp.) i mówi na nie "chrusty". Ja też :)

[@galwayaga]

They are suppose to be with rose petals jam, not rosehip. Rosehip are the fruits of roses, and they don't smell at all like roses... I should know, my grandma used to send me for rose petals picking for her lovely doughnuts... yum!

[@huxe100]

Can u make an episode in which you show us your Polish skills? :D

[@sejten88]

I'm from Poland. I know this stuff. Why am I watching you? ;)

[@LoveMyPoland]

Because you are seeing it from a different perspective 😉

[@Nikkie2442]

If you'll ever be in Poznań go to "Stara Pączkarnia" on Dąbrowskiego street for some warm and tasty pączki with unusual fillings :)

[@burneverything5585]

I remember that i ate 37 donuts at fat tursday once :D

[@charlies.5777]

That's amazing. If there's ever an Olympic event for Pączki eating- and there should be- you could represent Poland!!😀

[@rmbt]

@@charlies.5777 Most likely there is an American who would it more... There always is. Or Asian...?

[@adamwnt]

@@rmbt asians are too small and thin for that