Meet ‘ponchik’, a Soviet take on the donut 🍩
This sweet pastry has a nostalgic taste of Russian childhood.
Every Soviet kid dreamed of visiting the circus or zoo, mostly because they anticipated getting a ‘ponchik’ there. A ‘ponchik’ is a round-shaped donut-like flour product, fried in oil. Unlike American donuts, they didn’t have glaze on top, but were sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Sometimes, one could also come across shell donut style ‘ponchiks’ in the form of a puffy ball and they could even have a filling inside (cream or chocolate).
By the way, in Soviet Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), the ‘ponchik’ is still a popular fast food. But, beware: It’s called ‘pyshka’ in the city and there are famous ’pyshechnaya’ bakeries, to which there are waiting lines to this day!
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