Aside from being the center piece of many a joke and the quintessential energy or sugar burst for those entrusted with providing the law and order in town this food has come to take on many shapes - literally and figuratively.
We went to the local grocer for some donuts this morning. Decided to pack some for the road trip later too. There are a wide variety of them staring at you from behind the glass doors. Round or oval; some shapeless like an amoeba; some with sprinkles some without; some with chocolate drizzle some with maple syrup - all in all sugary goodness that can get you salivating.
The donut has been made in many nations with their own flavor; their own twist (literally) and called different things.
In India the closest we get to it is the BALUSHAHI - a truly royal BALU at that. I loved the sugary savory taste coupled with shavings of pistachios if I remember right. In the south (American south) I encountered the Beignets (they are famous in New Orleans or the Big Easy as its known locally), a sweet fried dough with confectioners sugar sprinkled on it - great with a strong cup of coffee; then there were those mouth melting Malasadas in Hawaii (they happen to be of Portuguese origin I later learned - those Portu-guys sure got around - they even ended up in India and left us Goa), and then the Punchkis that we tried in Detroit which happened on this continent courtesy of the Polacks.
All in all good eats!
We went to the local grocer for some donuts this morning. Decided to pack some for the road trip later too. There are a wide variety of them staring at you from behind the glass doors. Round or oval; some shapeless like an amoeba; some with sprinkles some without; some with chocolate drizzle some with maple syrup - all in all sugary goodness that can get you salivating.
The donut has been made in many nations with their own flavor; their own twist (literally) and called different things.
In India the closest we get to it is the BALUSHAHI - a truly royal BALU at that. I loved the sugary savory taste coupled with shavings of pistachios if I remember right. In the south (American south) I encountered the Beignets (they are famous in New Orleans or the Big Easy as its known locally), a sweet fried dough with confectioners sugar sprinkled on it - great with a strong cup of coffee; then there were those mouth melting Malasadas in Hawaii (they happen to be of Portuguese origin I later learned - those Portu-guys sure got around - they even ended up in India and left us Goa), and then the Punchkis that we tried in Detroit which happened on this continent courtesy of the Polacks.
All in all good eats!
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