Be a paczki pro this Fat Tuesday: What they are, where to find them, and how to say it. Micah Walker, The Columbus Dispatch. Tue, March 1, 2022 at 11:48 AM UTC. 2 min read.

It's Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, and you may have heard some people talking about paczki or Paczki Day as well and have no idea what they're talking about. That's OK because we're ...

Fat Tuesday is the final day of Carnival season, taking place the day before the start of Lent. The name comes from the literal English translation of the French phrase “Mardi Gras”.

Why Paczki Are Essential to Fat Tuesday Celebrations in the Midwest. The Polish yeasted doughnut is the star of Paczki Day. by Jaya Saxena and Lucas Kwan Peterson. Updated Feb 24, 2025, 6:53 PM UTC ...

And so, Fat Tuesday is one last hurrah to sink your teeth into a freshly made, indulgent paczki.Pączki has been around since the Middle Ages, according to Joan Bittner, owner of the Polish Art ...

Paczki are typically eaten on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Some cultures call it Shrove Tuesday. This year it falls on March 4. Paczki are jelly-filled, deep-fried pastries.

Chloe Carey, an employee at Morning Fresh Bakeries in Adrian, works on powdering some raspberry paczki on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in advance of this year's Fat Tuesday observance.

Growing up in Metro Detroit my whole life, I always knew Fat Tuesday as Paczki Day -- and I’m barely Polish. But that’s just a testament to the diversity of our area.

For those who don’t want to wait until Fat Tuesday, paczki will be available in-store beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 25. 16. Wioletta's Polish Market. 3955 S. Howell Ave., (414) 226-5986 ...

On Tuesday from noon to 4 p.m., the clubs will hold its Paczki Day party with Polish music, Polish street food, a full bar and paczki for sale. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. 33204 ...

Bakery owner Judy Sarkozy said she and her staff expect to make about 2,000 paczki before Tuesday and they will be cutting off pre-orders at the end of the day on Saturday, Feb. 18.

Paczki are typically eaten on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Some cultures call it Shrove Tuesday. This year it falls on March 4. Paczki are jelly-filled, deep-fried pastries.