If I were to choose the sweetest Polish tradition, it would be today's holiday - the Fat Thursday (Tłusty Czwartek). In Christian tradition, the Fat Thursday is the last chance to eat as much as possible before the 40day lent followed by Easter holidays. On the last Thursday of Carnival, each Pole has to eat at least one
pączek, which is a kind of a donut with random fillings. The most classical one has rose jelly filling inside and is being covered with sweet glaze sprinkled with pieces of dried orange.
This time I had 2 pączki - regular one with jelly rose filling and the other one with advocat and powdered sugar on the top.
1 pączek (pon-check)
2 pączki (ponch-ki)
The best place to try pączki in Warsaw is "Cukiernia Pawłowicz " at 13 Chmielna street, where they serve them fresh and still hot!
Can you imagine something better than such a sweet donut covered in a paper bag warming up your hands and mouth when it's snowing all around you? I don't think so!
1 pączek (pon-check)
I can say that 2 pączki are always better than 1 pączek :]
ReplyDeleteand I totally agree about the best pączki place in Warsaw!
oh my god!!!! uhmmmmm
ReplyDeleteyes that the best place!! when they are hot, they are delicious!!! :D
ReplyDeleteFriend...why do you do that!!!! :o) My tongue still remembers....:o)))))
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