Polish Pastry Rings In Fat Tuesday

Paczki is a traditional Polish filled pastry that's a Fat Tuesday staple, eaten by many who indulge themselves before the start of Lent.

Despite frigid temperatures in Chicago, people are lining up for the traditional Polish pastry called paczki. It's a Fat Tuesday staple and similar to a donut.

The Polish tradition of eating paczki ahead of Lent started in the Middle Ages when butter, eggs and sugar had to be used before fasting.

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