Happy Fastnacht Day!

Grab a doughnut and learn more about this VERY important holiday HERE.

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Happy Fastnacht Day - Nummer Zwei

As predicted, I had to settle for Dunkin' Donuts on Fastnacht Day. Scheiße!

P.S. - NO, I don't speak, write or understand German, but I have a friend named "Google Translate" who does.

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Happy Fastnacht Day!

Since I'm unable to get real Fastnachts here in NYC, I'll just have to settle for breakfast at Dunkin' Donuts on this "Shrove Tuesday" morning.

And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, go HERE for an explanation of a Central Pennsylvania food tradition which involves all four Major Food Groups - Butter, Lard, Sugar and Syrup!

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Fat Tuesday!

It's Mardi Gras (or Fat Tuesday) - and the party is currently raging in New Orleans and elsewhere.  Meanwhile in Central Pennsylvania - the land of my birth - little old ladies (and men) spent all day deep frying dough in church kitchens.  Happy Fastnacht Day!

Happy Fastnacht Day!

Today is Fastnacht Day - that one day a year where it's OK for us simple Pennsylvania Dutch folks to pig out on doughnuts. I explained this tradition last year in THIS blog post.

While Central Pennsylvanians celebrate Fastnacht Day - New Orleans throws their biggest party of the year - Mardi Gras (or Fat Tuesday). "LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULEZ!!" - Let the good times roll, BITCHES!!

In my opinion, the New Orleans' version is MUCH better...

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Happy Fastnacht Day!

Today is Fat Tuesday (or Shrove Tuesday) – the day before Ash Wednesday and Lent.

This day is celebrated differently all over the world, but where I grew up (in Central Pennsylvania) we call today “Fastnacht Day”. Fastnacht Day is a Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish tradition where one fills up on a special doughnut (called a “fastnacht”) that little old ladies at churches make by the thousands on this one day. These doughnuts are traditionally potato-based, and are fried in lard. The REAL hardcore Fastnacht lovers eat them with syrup (so healthy!). This was traditionally a way for the farmer's wives to use up excess sugar and lard before the Lenten season.

So while Rio de Janeiro celebrates today like this:

And New Orleans celebrates like this:

We simple Pennsylvania German-folk celebrate with these:

It’s no wonder I’m a fat cow! Have a doughnut today and celebrate Fastnacht Day!