Angel wings are a traditional sweet crisp pastry made out of
dough
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that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons,
deep-fried
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and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Common to many European cuisines, angel wings have been incorporated into other regional cuisines (such as
American cuisine
American cuisine consists of the cooking style and traditional dishes prepared in the United States. It has been significantly influenced by Europeans, indigenous Native Americans, Africans, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and many other cultures an ...
) by immigrant populations. They are most commonly eaten in the period just before
Lent
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, often during
Carnival
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
and on
Fat Thursday
Fat Thursday is a Christian tradition in some countries marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday provide the last opport ...
, the last Thursday before
Lent
Lent ( la, Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke ...
– not to be confused with "Fat Tuesday" (
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras (, ) refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is known as Shrove Tuesday. is French for "Fat ...
), the day before the start of Lent (
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent (the six weeks of penitence before Easter). It is observed by Catholics in the Rom ...
). There is a tradition in some countries for husbands to give angel wings to their wives on
Friday the 13th
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in order to avoid bad luck.
Ingredients
Ingredients used in the preparation of angel wings typically includes flour, water, egg yolk, confectioners' sugar, rectified spirit or rum, vanilla and salt.
Alternate names
In the various national cuisines, angel wings are referred to as:
*
Bashkurt: ҡош теле (''kush tili'': "bird tongue")
*
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
: хрушчы (''chruščy'') or фаворкі (''favorki'')
* bg, фаворки (''favorki'')
*
Chilean Spanish
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: ''calzones rotos'' ("torn panties")
* hr, krostole, ''kroštule''
*
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
*Czech, ...
: ''boží milosti''
*
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
: ''
klejner''
* french: bugnes, merveilles, oreillettes
* german: Fasnachtschüechli, Raderkuchen, Mutzenblätter
*
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
: ''diples (δίπλες)''
* hu, csöröge fánk or forgácsfánk
*
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
: ''chiacchiere'' ("chatter"), ''bugie'' ("lies"), ''cenci'' ("rags"), ''crostoli'', ''frappe'', ''galani'', ''grostoli'', ''sfrappole'', ''nocche''
*
Judeo-Spanish
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- ''fiyuelas'', ''fazuelos''
*
Latvian - ''žagariņi'', ''zaķauši'' ("rabbit ears")
:*
Latgalian - ''žagareni''
*
Lithuanian
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
: ''žagarėliai'' ("twigs", "sticks")
*
Maltese: ''xkunvat''
*
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
: ''
fattigmann'' ("poor man")
*
Tibetan cuisine
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: ''Khapse'' or ''Khapsey''
*
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
: ''faworki'', ''chruściki'', ''chrusty''
*
Portuguese
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* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
: ''orelha de gato'', ''cueca virada'', ''filhós'', ''coscorão'', ''cavaquinho'', ''crostoli''
*
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
: ''minciunele'', ''uscatele'', regionally: ''cirighele''
*
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
: хворост (''khvorost'': twigs, sticks), sometimes called Russian twig cookies.
*
Russian-Canadian Doukhobor dialect: орешки (''oreshki'': nuts)
*
Slovak: ''fánka'', ''čeregi''
*
Slovenian
Slovene or Slovenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe
* Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia
* Slovenes
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...
: ''flancati''
*
Spain
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pestiños
A ''pestiño'' is a Christmas or Holy Week pastry that is popular in Andalusia and other regions of southern Spain. It is a piece of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and glazed with honey or cinnamon sugar.
History
The prestiño dates back to t ...
''
*
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
: ''
klenät
''Klenät'', ''kleinur'',
''klena'', ''klejne'', ''kleina'', ''kleyna'', and ''fattigmann'' are all names for Angel wings, a fried pastry common in the Nordic countries as well as the rest of Europe and the United States. In nearby countries (su ...
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Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different : кош теле (''kush tili'': "bird tongue")
*
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
: вергуни (''verhuny'')
*
Uzbek: ''qush tili'' ("bird tongue")
*
Yiddish
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: כרוסט
Variants
Bulgaria
In
Bulgaria
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, angel wings are called ''kukurini'', and are only found in
Bansko
Bansko ( bg, Банско ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Pirin, Pirin Mountains at an elevation of 1200m AMSL, above sea level. It is a ski resort.
Legends
There are several legends about who founded Bansko. Ac ...
, south-east Bulgaria. They are typically sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Croatia
Kroštule
Kroštule is a traditional pastry from Dalmatia and Istria. It is made by deep frying dough.
See also
* Angel wings
* List of doughnut varieties
* List of pastries
This is a list of pastries, which are small buns made using a stiff dough en ...
is a traditional pastry from
Dalmatia
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and
Istria
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.
It is made by deep frying dough.
France
![Bugnes in Dauphiné region France](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Bugnes_in_Dauphin%C3%A9_region_France.jpg)
In France, the fried pastry are made in central-eastern France, including
Lyon
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and
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...
, and are closely related to
beignet
Beignet ( , also , ; ) is a type of ''fritter'', or deep-fried pastry, usually made from yeast dough in France, possibly made from pâte à choux and called Pets-de-nonne, nun's fart, in France, but may also be made from other types of dough, i ...
s. Traditionally, Lyon
cold meat shops sold ''bugnes'' just before
Lent
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, due to their high fat content. They are also made in the home as a way of using surplus cooking fat, which would be wasted during Lent. More recently, bakeries make them, respecting more or less the tradition of Lent.
French ''bugnes'' varieties include crunchy ''bugnes'' and soft ''bugnes''. The crunchy variety, known as ''bugnes lyonnaises'' ("Lyon ''bugnes''"), are cooked in very hot oil with the dough spread out thinly and knotted once or twice. The soft variety, sometimes known as "pillows", are made with a thicker dough, which is rarely knotted.
Hungary
Hungarian csöröge are made from egg yolk, flour, a leavening agent, sugar, salt and cognac or brandy. They are deep fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. They are traditional at weddings.
Italy
![Bugie chiacchiere](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Bugie_chiacchiere.jpg)
Italian ''chiacchiere'' are eaten at
Carnival
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
time. Their various regional names include: ''frappe'' (a name shared with similar treats) in
Rome
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; ''sfrappole'' in
Emilia Romagna
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; ''bugie'' in
Genoa
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Piedmont
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; and ''galani'' or ''crostoli'' in
Veneto
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and
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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. ''Fritte'' and many other regional names exist. Regional variations in the recipe include sprinkling with citrus zest, typically orange or lemon, or using anisette wine as the alcoholic base. It is very common in Italian families to make them at home. They often accompany the similarly famous "
castagnole".
Lithuania
“Žagarėliai” are the equivalents of Angel Wings in Lithuania.
Žagarėliai (or “small sticks” in English) are delicate pastry dough cookies, deep fried in fat. It is best to use lard or oil for deep frying these cookies.
Skruzdėlynas translates as “anthill” in English and is layers of fried dough strips, covered in honey and topped with poppy seeds. It is a typical dessert served during Lithuanian family celebrations.
Poland
''Faworki'' and ''chrusty'' are the plural forms of the words ''faworek'' and ''chrust'' respectively.
The Polish word ''faworki'' was the name reserved for colourful ribbons attached to either female or male clothing, especially ribbons given to medieval knights by their ladies. Etymologically the word ''faworki'' came to Poland from the
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
word ''faveur'', meaning 'grace' or 'favour'.
The Polish word ''chrust'' means 'dry branches broken off trees' or 'brushwood'.
chrust
Polish online dictionary (Polish). Retrieved November 25, 2009. ''Chruścik'' is a diminutive
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of ''chrust''.
Ukraine
''Verhuny'' are sweet cookies, fried in lard, which have the form of oblong strips. ''Verhuny'' are a Ukrainian confectionery with non-yeast dough, which includes flour, butter, eggs, sugar and additives such as alcohol (rum, brandy or horilka) or, in extreme cases, vinegar (vinegar sometimes together with alcohol). As substitute for butter, but more often as an additional component in ''verhuny'', milk products (milk, smetana i.e. sour cream, or cream) are added. Traditionally, Ukrainian ''verhuny'' should only be fried in lard.
United States
In the United States, many ethnic bakeries in the cities of Cleveland
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, Chicago
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, Buffalo, and Detroit
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make angel wings, and they are especially popular during the holidays of Easter
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and Christmas
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. During those holidays, some bakeries require people to pre-order their angel wings.
See also
*''Maejap-gwa
''Maejap-gwa'' (), also called ''maejak-gwa'' () or ''tarae-gwa'' (), is a ribbon-shaped ''hangwa'' (traditional Korean confection).
Preparation
Wheat flour is kneaded with ginger juice and water, then rolled into a flat sheet. The sheet is t ...
'', a similarly shaped Korean pastry
*List of fried dough foods
This is a list of fried dough foods. Many cultures have dishes that are prepared by deep frying dough in many various forms. Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food that are covered separately in the Wikipedia article List of doughnut varieties.
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References
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