So as Fasching approaches all the stores are decorating (which for the Lotto/Tobacco shop next to me means the word 'sching' in construction paper letters since the F and A fell down). And the bakeries have all their different types of Krapfen out on display. I have now eaten two and I think I have reached my doughnut limit for the rest of the year.
But as you know German is a fun language and Bavarians and Austrians often have their own names for things. So if I do want another and am in Berlin I cannot just ask for Krapfen.
So if you would ever like a doughnut filled with stuff in Germany around carnival season, here is what you need to know:
1. In Bavarian and Austria = Krapfen
2. In most of the rest of Germany = Berliner
3. In Berlin = Pfannkuchen. This makes perfect since because that word in the rest of Germany means a type of pancake. And why would we want to make this easy on anyone?
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