Angel wings (Polish: Chruściki) are a traditional sweet crisp pastry made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. They are traditionally eaten on Fat Thursday in Poland, ahead of Lent.[1]
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| Alternative names | chruściki, faworki[1] |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Main ingredients | Dough and powdered sugar |
In the United States, Polish-American bakeries in many cities, including Buffalo, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee, make angel wings.[2]: 96
The Russian variation on the dish is referred to as khvorost (Russian: Хворост, lit. 'twiglets').[3]
See also
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- Klenät - a very similar pastry in the Nordic countries
- Maejap-gwa – a similarly shaped Korean pastry
- List of fried dough foods
References
edit- 1 2 Behan, Ren (7 February 2018). "Light & Delicate Fritters for Polish Fat Thursday, aka Doughnut Day". Food52. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ Metcalf, Allan A. (2000). How We Talk: American Regional English Today. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-618-04362-0. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ Gerhart, Genevra (1995). The Russian's World: Life and Language. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-15-501053-6.