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What are paczki?

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Paczek is the singular, paczki the plural form, in Polish for deep-fried, sweet-filled doughnuts. In Poland, they're particularly popular on Tlusty czwartek [Fat Thursday], as a way of using up eggs, fruit, lard, and sugar before their prohibition during the 40 days of Lent.

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