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The jelly-filled Krapfen were called Berliners in the 1800s, based on the legend of a patriotic baker from Berlin who became a regimental baker after he was deemed unfit for combat by the Prussian Army. When the army was in the field, he "baked" the doughnuts the old-fashioned way, by frying them over an open fire.
Other varieties and names are Obstkrapfen, Fastnachtskrapfen, Faschingskrapfen, Knieküchle, Auszogne and Kreppel. Greece – Svingi, Thiples, Loukoumades. A doughnut-like snack called Loukoumás comes in two types, a crispy one shaped like the number 8, and a larger, softer one shaped like the number 0.
Spudnut Shops. Spudnuts Coffee Shop, in Charlottesville, Virginia, which closed in 2016. Spudnut Shops were American franchised stores selling donuts made with potato flour called Spudnuts. The parent company no longer exists, but independent stores remain. The original recipe is based on a folk recipe that traces back to Germany.
Inaugurated. October 14, 1969. (1969-10-14) Attendance. 700,000. Website. www.oktoberfest.ca. Kitchener–Waterloo Oktoberfest is an annual nine-day festival in the twin cities of Kitchener – Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Based on the original German Oktoberfest, it is billed as Canada's Greatest Bavarian Festival, and is the second-largest ...
Doughnuts in a display case at a coffee shop. A doughnut or donut (/ ˈ d oʊ n ə t /) is a type of pastry made from leavened fried dough. [1] [2]: 275 It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty vendors.
A cruller (/ ˈ k r ʌ l ər /) is a deep-fried pastry popular in parts of Europe and North America.Regarded as a form of cake doughnut in the latter, it is typically either made of a string of dough that is folded over and twisted twice to create its signature shape, or formed from a rectangle of dough with a cut in the center allowing it to be pulled over and through itself to produce ...
Allie's Donuts. 1968. Doughnut store in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. BeaverTails. 1978. Founded in Killaloe, Ontario (1978), the company's headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bess Eaton. 1953. Founded in 1953 by Angelo (Bangy) Gencarelli Jr. and was known for its coffee and hand-cut donuts.
Fasnacht (doughnut) Fasnacht (also spelled fastnacht, faschnacht, fosnot, fosnaught, fausnaught) is a fried doughnut of German origin in Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine, served traditionally in the days of Carnival and Fastnacht or on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent starts. Fasnachts were made as a way to empty the pantry of lard, sugar, fat ...