Statistically, every Pole eats two and a half doughnuts ‒ or pączki, in Polish ‒ on that day, which constitutes a whopping 100 million for the entire nation. In the most famous pastry shops ...

When a culinary titan like Martha Stewart takes a liking to a food, you know it is something worth checking out. And these ...

and sometimes from pastry dough. Pierogi are stuffed in a similar fashion to many other types of dumplings, for example the Japanese gyoza or the Italian ravioli. Polish pierogi are usually boiled in ...

One of the ideas behind loading up on fried dough, in Polish culture and elsewhere, is in preparation for fasting over Lent, said Walter Kasprzycki, owner of the Cavalier Inn in Hammond. " ...

As Fat Tuesday approaches, Polish communities around the world ... mixed into a rich dough that is then deep-fried in Crisco. The doughnuts are filled with a variety of fillings—grape jelly ...

The dough resembles that of Polish dumplings, but the filling contains ingredients typical of Asian cuisine, such as ginger, ...