Fat Thursday - why you should eat a pączek

by Maja Winnicka 8E

Fat Thursday falls this year on February 28. On that day it is allowed, or even well seen, to eat donuts, pączki, and faworki (or chrusty).

Pączki - Polish favouritedonuts

If someone on a fat Thursday does not eat at least one donut (Polish - pączek, with no hole inside), he will not be able to have good luck for a year. According to tradition, on a Ffat Thursday Poles are frying, baking, or standing in huge queues for donuts. 

faworki/ chrusty are fried cookies on right

The average Pole eats 2.5 donuts on that day. Bakeries are doing everything to let every customer leave as much money that day and buy a lot of goodies. They offer not only traditional donuts with rose or marmalade, but also with chocolate, pudding, cream, attorney, toffee ... In sugar, icing, chocolate, almonds ... 

queue for donuts in Warsaw

With donuts we need to be careful - one has an average of 340 kcal, 5 g of protein 52 g carbohydrates and 12 g fat. To digest one donut, we should run for about 30 minutes or ride a bike for 40 minutes. You can always choose a less caloric version of donuts. 

donut eating competition

Instead of frying, you can bake them. Then you will have to run for only 15 minutes. 

Enjoy your snack!!!