So this is very popular during lent in the United States and its made in a small town called Pulaski. Is this traditional in poland?

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  1. Traditional *before* lent, yeah. During, we ought to fast.

  2. That’s interesting! Are you from a city with a big Polish population? I’m in the US too in a city with a large Polish population and it’s always before lent.

  4. Yes they are popular in Poland but they are nothing like those. American pączki are awful.

  5. Lived in the US for many years and never heard of this tradition.

    In Poland we have Fat Thursday before Lent (before Ash Wednesday) and in the US it’s Fat Tuesday. And then you eat it.

    But tradition to eat pączki during Lent? Maybe it’s tradition in your town.

  6. We have this in the big city I live in too. Also remember them from when I was little before I moved. They’re common before, but not during Lent. Though since I don’t personally observe Lent, I eat them whenever I can get my hands on them lol. Yes they are somewhat traditional, but some fools will try to tell you that they’re called “Berliners” or “Krapfen,” and these people are not to be trusted.

  8. Before lent – yes. Not during. There’s no point in eating pączki during lent, as you should deliberately deny yourself things you like to eat during this time. And pączki are sweet, they are like a reward.

  9. You can also find these in big grocers in Toronto as well, similar white and red box with PĄCZKI written over top, rolled out before lent and they hang around until after Easter.

    However, in my experience they are usually not like the traditional Polish treat and are more like the old Tim Horton’s powered donut – covered in powdered sugar, flat and stuffed with gooey red jelly.

  10. The fact that americans turned a one-day pre-fast treat into a 40-day doughnut-eating-frenzy *during lent* is the funniest shit and extremely on-brand.

  11. WHAT’S IN THE BOX?!

    (I know pączki, but I wonder how they look)

  12. The only true polish traditions are mining coal and inhaling pesticides

  16. I love Pułtusk! Have lived there my first 9 years of life when the military outpost was still active there. This town is pretty nostalgic to me and I come back there almost every year in summer. Would love to see Pułtusk prosper more as it has its historical and esthetical value.

  17. Are school shootings traditional in America?

    You have your answer.

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