13/02/2026
Why eating pączki is not just a pleasure but a ritual?
Fat Thursday traditions go back not only to early Christianity, but even further, when feasting marked the farewell to winter and the welcoming of spring. Eating abundantly had a magical meaning: rich, generous food was believed to secure prosperity for the coming year.
By the 17th century, we already find many recipes for Polish doughnuts. In the famous Compendium ferculorum (1682), they appear under the name “pierożki” - yeast dough pastries, deep-fried and filled with fruit such as wild elderberry or rose.
We especially love that old name pierożki. It resonates with Kemuri vibes 🥟!