A bombolone (, pl. bomboloni) is an Italian filled

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(similar to the

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, pączek etc.) and is eaten as a snack food and

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. The pastry's name is etymologically related to ''bomba'' (bomb), and the same type of pastry is also called bomba (''pl.'' "bombe") in some regions of Italy. The etymological connection is probably due to the resemblance to a grenade or old-fashioned bomb and may today possibly also be regarded as a reference to the high calorie density of this recipe (i.e., a "calorie bomb").

History

While ''bomboloni'' may be primarily connected to

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, they are traditional to other regions of Italy, although with slight variations on the recipe. In those areas that used to be under Austrian rule, such as

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and

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, the tradition of bomboloni is believed to have originated from that of Austrian "krapfen" (i.e., Berliner), and the recipe includes

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, which are not found in the Tuscan variety. '' Pasticcerie'' sometimes have handwritten signs for them, and food writer Emily Wise wrote that visitors might not be as taken with hot filled doughnuts in an area with

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and sandwiches with

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on offer, but that residents of

enjoy them even at the beach. They are also sold from carts on the beach and are a bit distinct from the filled doughnuts in other countries by having the filling put in from the top, where it is sometimes visible, rather than injected from the side. The A Voce restaurant in New York has served them with chocolate saucebooks.google.com
2007 Atlanta and Florentines have been said to prefer the bomboloni ''caldi'' (hot) at Buscioni, where they're served "straight from the oven" and filled with

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, or

marmalade Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water. The well-known version is made from bitter orange. It is also made from lemons, limes, grapefruits, mandarins, sweet oranges, bergamo ...

.Emily Wise Mille
The Food Lover's Guide to Florence
With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany page 156 Italian singer

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's 1996 compilation is titled '' Bomboloni'' and includes the song "Bomboloni" with lyrics about hot doughnuts and bombs. The music video features tribal dancing, costumes, round black bombs with fuses, and many doughnuts being eaten, hit with baseball bats, and thrown around.

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* __notoc__ {{Cuisine of Italy Italian pastries Italian doughnuts Stuffed desserts

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