{"id":9437,"date":"2022-02-23T22:37:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T22:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=9437"},"modified":"2022-02-23T22:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T22:37:11","slug":"what-is-the-idea-behind-fat-thursday-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/what-is-the-idea-behind-fat-thursday-in-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the idea behind Fat Thursday in Poland?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as Donut Day (<strong>T\u0142usty Czwartek<\/strong>), it is one of the most anticipated days in Poland for all sweets lovers! Fat Thursday is tomorrow, but do you know the history of it? Why <strong>p\u0105czki<\/strong> and <strong>faworki<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>You know that tomorrow the whole Poland is going to go crazy for donuts! From morning to evening Poles will be eating donuts\u00a0filled with jam, sweet cheese, adwokat (rich and creamy\u00a0alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar, and brandy), custard, and all sorts of other utterly delicious sweet fillings. According to the locals, if you don&#8217;t eat <strong>p\u0105czki<\/strong> tomorrow, the rest of your year will be full of bad luck&#8230;.why take a chance?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9439\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/donuts-delicious-food-powder-2085373\/\" aria-label=\"Donuts Gf51d63bd0 1920 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9439\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9439\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/donuts-gf51d63bd0_1920-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/donuts-gf51d63bd0_1920-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/donuts-gf51d63bd0_1920-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/donuts-gf51d63bd0_1920-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/donuts-gf51d63bd0_1920-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/donuts-gf51d63bd0_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donuts &#8211; P\u0105czki. Image by Ceja on Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Why Fat Thursday? It&#8217;s the last Thursday before Shrove Tuesday (<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"pl\"><strong>t\u0142usty wtorek przed Popielcem\/Ostatki<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/span>and Ash Wednesday (<strong>\u015aroda Popielcowa<\/strong>), so the date changes every year according to the Christian liturgical calendar. Some people in Poland obtain from meat, alcohol and meat-by products, such a eggs and milk, during Lent from Ash Wednesday until Easter. Fat Thursday is often thought of as a means of treating oneself and indulging prior to a period of abstinence during Lent (<strong>Wielki Post<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9440\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/food-culinary-art-healthy-faworki-3082778\/\" aria-label=\"Food G9c1574f65 1920 350x233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9440\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9440\"  alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-350x233.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faworki. Image by Marcinw on Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second special treat of a typical Fat Thursday are<strong> faworki<\/strong>. These are also known as angel wings. They are delightful little crisps of pastry which have been fried and turned into twisted ribbon shapes (one of my favorite things to make when I was a little girl) . Faworki are sprinkled with powdered sugar (funkier purer). They are very light and just delicious!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"s3FopoTU4b\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/tasty-treat-that-often-gets-overlooked-during-polish-fat-thursday\/\">Tasty treat that often gets overlooked during Polish Fat Thursday<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Tasty treat that often gets overlooked during Polish Fat Thursday&#8221; &#8212; Polish Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/tasty-treat-that-often-gets-overlooked-during-polish-fat-thursday\/embed\/#?secret=COfysbSg61#?secret=s3FopoTU4b\" data-secret=\"s3FopoTU4b\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I mean, just have to try both of these treats!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you typically compare them to donuts&#8230;but p\u0105czki are much fluffier and sweeter than donuts, with more eggs &amp; sugar used. Just wait to try them in Poland! My mother used to make her own p\u0105czki and faworki, but a lot off people wait in long lines to get them at local pastry shops&#8230;so most likely you will see long lines in front of these on Fat Thursday! Take a look at this video where Natalie experienced her first T\u0142usty Czwartek in Poland.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrating Poland\u2019s Fat Thursday\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uQHwanXSeA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let us know what is your Fat Thursday experience?<\/p>\n<p>??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/food-g9c1574f65_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Also known as Donut Day (T\u0142usty Czwartek), it is one of the most anticipated days in Poland for all sweets lovers! Fat Thursday is tomorrow, but do you know the history of it? Why p\u0105czki and faworki? You know that tomorrow the whole Poland is going to go crazy for donuts! 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