Fat Thursday

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Fat Thursday in Poland makes people go nuts for doughnuts (TVP World)

A few years back it was estimated that the country's inhabitants usually eat about 100 million doughnuts in total on that day.

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Sweet-toothed Poles shrug off inflation bellyache on 'Fat Thursday' (Reuters)

Poles formed long queues to buy doughnuts on their "Fat Thursday", piling in for the sugary treats even though double-digit inflation has taken a bite out ...

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Fat Thursday in Leeds: Karpaty Bakery in Armley sells over 1500 ... (Yorkshire Evening Post)

'Fat Thursday' is known as tล‚usty czwartek in Poland and involves people buying their favourite pastries from their local bakeries, giving them the ...

[People](/topic/people) were buying 30 to 50 doughnuts. This year, people have been visiting to buy up to 50 doughnuts at a time, with some even forking out ยฃ100 on pastries. [Doughnuts](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/things-in-bread-owner-of-leeds-doughnut-retailer-dohhut-to-open-new-city-centre-sandwich-shop-on-boar-lane-3973902) are traditionally bought, as are angel wings, which are made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

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Poles go nuts for doughnuts on Fat Thursday (Yahoo Singapore News)

"Last year, last Fat Thursday, a donut cost 3.50 each (PLN, 0.73 EUR). In August, we had to raise it by as much as one zloty. Usually we would raise prices by ...

98FM's Big Breakfast: Rebecca & Brendan Find Out What Fat ... (98FM)

98FM's Big Breakfast: Rebecca & Brendan Find Out What Fat Thursday Is & Why You Should Celebrate ItWe got a message on 98FM's Big Breakfast this morning ...

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The day of the doughnut dawns on Poland (CBC.ca)

Tล‚usty Czwartek, or Fat Thursday, is a Polish tradition dating back to the 17th century. On the final Thursday before Lent, people in Poland are told to eat ...

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WNY's Polish, Ukrainian communities celebrate Fat Thursday (WGRZ.com)

Western New York's Polish and Ukrainian communities celebrated Fat Thursday in Cheektowaga. Joseph Mikolaj Rej Jr. talked about the event on Most Buffalo.

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Fat Thursday (KSN-TV)

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Poles go nuts for doughnuts on Fat Thursday (Yahoo News UK)

STORY: These Poles are queuing for doughnuts on 'Fat Thursday' Location: Warsaw, Poland despite inflation having taken a bite out of their incomesIt's a ...

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