Peapod Paczki

Celebrate with paczki. Poonch-key, it's not just another jelly donut! People may not agree on how to pronounce them, but all are gathering to gobble up paczki on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Emigrates of Poland pronounce them Pooch-key or Punch-key or even Poonch-ket, all are correct. Originally, paczki, which means little package in Polish, were made to use up some of the foods prohibited during Lent. Today, we enjoy them as a delicious once a year treat. Make our paczkis part of your family's traditions! Each Country calls it something different. In Germany, it's a berliner. In Austria, it's a krapfen. In Romania, it's called gogosi. In Ukraine, they call it a pampushky. In Pennsylvania Dutch country, it's called a Fastnacht. And in Hawaii, Portuguese immigrants call it a malasada. What does your family call it?