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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 18 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

These aren't "Donuts" btw. "Pączki" are more similar to German Berliner/Krapfen, since they don't have a hole and are filled with jam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%85czki

This is the description of the video, translated with deepl (sorry, I don't speak a word of Polish):

The calculation was simple. One doughnut from Lidl costs 9 groszy and has 440 kcal. 133 doughnuts from Lidl weigh 10 kg and have a calorific value of... 18.5 MJ/kg, which is... exactly the same as wood briquettes. However, my doughnuts cost PLN 12, and the briquettes cost PLN 19. What did this data show? Check it out!

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 15 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

For what it's worth, that's still called a doughnut in the UK. For the sake of the post, though, I think calling them that is close enough to get the point across to an audience that would (like me) not know what a pączek is

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, we'd definitely still call that a doughnut in the US too.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

At least in Michigan Pączki are pretty distinct from donuts and they are only available early in the year (January to a few weeks after Ash Wednesday)

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There are many different, specific kinds of doughnuts; some use yeast, some don't, some are filled, some aren't, they can be sprinkled, sugared, glazed, frosted, soaked in syrup, or just plain, but they're all still doughnuts. I went to Wikipedia to get more ammo for this comment and realized I didn't even need to read anything, the picture at the top of the List of Doughnut Varieties page is the same picture used on the Pączki page, lol. You choosing not to eat them the rest of the year has no bearing on their doughnut-ness.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

But, how are they different from jelly filled donuts? Other than in name, and that named product being temporally limited in availability?

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 hours ago

The dough is (should be) different, with yeast and and other stuff. Some stores just make filled donuts and sell them as Pączki but there are many others that make them properly. I guess it depends on how large the Polish population in the area is

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago

Pączki are filled doughnuts

Your source lol