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Berliner? Krapfen? Pfannkuchen? 🍩

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Berliner? Krapfen? Pfannkuchen? 🍩

with Benaman

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Well, it certainly is no Donut - find out more with Ben & Altair!

doughnut? donut? cruller? bismarck?

gefülltes, in Fett ausgebackenes Hefegebäck

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Have you ever eaten a “Berliner”?

Was sind Berliner?

They are doughnuts that are fried in oil or fat, and filled with jam, compott or other yummy fillings. They’re usually dusted with powdered sugar as

well, which you get all over your face when eating them.

die Zutaten The main ingredients are egg, milk, butter (and flour and yeast of course).

Ei, Milch und Butter 🥚🥛 🧈

die Füllung The filling is usually some sort of fruity jam. You can have apricot, plum, strawberry, some even have chocolate pudding inside.

The type of filling is regional:

die Konfitüre

die Marmelade

die Aprikose

die Erdbeere 🍓

die Himbeere

die Kirsche 🍒

in Bayern und Österreich:

Aprikosenmarmelade

in Norddeutschland:

Konfitüre aus Kirschen, Erdbeeren, Himbeeren, ...

in Ostdeutschland:

Pflaumenmus

During Karneval, you can also prank people by filling them with mustard.

der Senf

Wo sagt man Berliner und wo sagt man Krapfen? Und wo genau Pfannkuchen?

In Germany, it’s always a huge debate. What do you call these yummy desserts?

Well, it depends on where you are. Roughly:

- Süddeutschland: Krapfen - Mitteldeutschland: Kreppel, Kräppel, Gräbbel - Westdeutschland: Berliner, Puffel - Nord-/Nordwestdeutschland: Berliner, Berliner Ballen - Berlin: Pfannkuchen

Wait, aren’t „Pfannkuchen“ pancakes?

- in Berlin: Pfannkuchen ≠ pancakes

- everywhere else: Pfannkuchen = pancakes

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So what are pancakes in Berlin?

- Eierkuchen

(egg cakes)

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What are the main ingredients?

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What is the inside called?

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What is your favourite German word for “doughnut”?

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Which filling would you pick?

Bonus tongue twister: der Fastnachtskrapfen

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Full Video Duration: 19 minutes
Aired: about 2 years ago