Last Tuesday, when everyone else was focused on Delegapalooza Tuedsay, I was in Detroit's Hamtramck enclave celebrating Paczki Day. This is the Polish-American version of Mardi Gras. And my goodness, I had a great time.
Watch and enjoy. (And to all you Paczki know-it-alls, I acknowledge that I lapsed a couple of times and used "paczki" as a singular when it's plural. My bad.)
Can you recommend other ethnic doughnuts? We want to hear all about them!
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Paczki Day 2008
Posted Feb 11th 2008 9:10PM by Mo Rocca
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 4)
1. How much fun! Theresa Wicowski totally reminded me of my Great Grandma Pringle (only we're Italian). I feel all warm & fuzzy.
Mo, you have the best job ever! Thanks for taking us along...
Captain Obvious at 9:49PM on Feb 11th 2008
2. well, of course, in n'awlins, there's the beignet!
mo-NEEK-a at 9:51PM on Feb 11th 2008
3. Leave it to the Polish to mispronounce doughnut.
We make redneck donutz at my house. All one needs is a tube of prepared biscuits( pilsbury), drop 'em in the deepfryer, roll in sugar when done. Yumm
mac at 9:58PM on Feb 11th 2008
4. Oh Mo, the italian doughnut is the Zeppola (or Zeppoli) we generally make them for holidays like Easter and Christmas. We fill them with either a jelly, custard or canoli type filling, then top it with powdered sugar. Absolutely delicious.
Zeppoli are traditionally made for La Festa di San Guiseppe. We made them on New Years Day (were Calabraise) with anchovies (awesome!!!) youd absolutely love them. Ill send you the recipe! :)
Jacqueline aka Mashka at 10:00PM on Feb 11th 2008
5. I gotta go with Mo-neek-a. Beignets are the shit. Esp. when you are hungover from a night of too much jazz, too much food and too much excess. I cherish my sugar coated memories of the Big Easy pre-Katrina.
Gabrielle at 10:10PM on Feb 11th 2008
6. However, I AM determined I am going back there to drink me some Absinthe. Anyone want to come?
Gabrielle at 10:13PM on Feb 11th 2008
7. I'm pretty jealous that you got to partake in Paczki Day in Michigan and I didn't. This was the first year I can remember not having any paczki!
Andrew at 10:17PM on Feb 11th 2008
8. I've had the legal 'American' absinthe and it really didn't do anything for me. It's too toned down.
Blayze at 10:17PM on Feb 11th 2008
9. What are you proposing Blayze? We take it to Europe? Let's do it!
Gabrielle at 10:24PM on Feb 11th 2008
10. great post.
Tullumba and Bakllava--mmm mmm good.
Albanians know fried dough and (filo too!)
plain old fried dough a' la "depression era recreated" is good when hiking! mmm mmm mmmm mmm!
all of which we call "Elvis Food".
ah,Clem at 10:27PM on Feb 11th 2008
11. Well the northeast is beginning to make me go insane, I think a crazy European vacation is in order.
Blayze at 10:27PM on Feb 11th 2008
12. After blotter, microdots, gainesville green, mauiiwauii...I agree, they gotta step it up. Please expound on your experience?
Gabrielle at 10:27PM on Feb 11th 2008
13. Hey Mo - you've dealt with the stoners next door, take us on a field trip for absinthe. The movable feast...Hemingway...let's see if we can create the salons of yesterday? The literature of tomorrow may depend on it!
Gabrielle at 10:36PM on Feb 11th 2008
14. Whats my girls say? (Plus John and Finn.)
(And by my girls I mean clem, jackie, andrea, mo-neek-a, Bobblehead, Stephanie, SL, Suli, and all you other brilliant b--ches!!)
Gabrielle at 10:40PM on Feb 11th 2008
15. I got a botle still form when I was in England. I never opened it yet. I also nabbed up the slotted spoons you are supposed to use and the Absinthe glasses.
Come over and visit Gabba, bring the sugar cubes!
Jacqueline aka Mashka at 10:44PM on Feb 11th 2008