Polish-American communities embrace pączki on Fat Tuesday, preserving family traditions and indulging in sweet, jelly-filled ...

Fat Thursday, the last Thursday prior to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is one of the most important holidays ... the holiday is just a clever marketing ploy disguised as a Polish tradition ...

While some in Chicago will celebrate Fat Tuesday with King Cake and gumbo, many will mark the day by sinking their teeth into ...

There was even a Lenten saying: 'Fasting season, day or night, always gives gourmets delight'. According to Stanisław Czerniecki, the author of the 17 th-century Compendium Ferculorum, the oldest ...