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Lent Food

A sign for a church fish fry.

It's Lent. Do You Know Where Your Fish Fry Is?

Across the country, communities are mapping out where to get their seasonal fish fix.

Anne Ewbank February 28, 2024

Maultaschen can contain a number of different fillings.

Maultaschen

Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.

11 Deliciously Decadent Carnival Traditions

From King cake to Pennsylvania's potato donuts.

Sam Lin-Sommer January 20, 2023

Fasnachts

Pennsylvanians come out in droves for this pre-Lent delicacy.

Çiğ Köfte

Turkish legends trace these raw meatballs to the time of the prophet Abraham.

Pączki

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

Even some cartoonish dessert lampreys have scary teeth.

Lampreia de Ovos

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

Graffe

During Carnival, Neapolitans fill up on these fluffy potato doughnuts.

Malasadas

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

Struffoli

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

Butelo e Casulas

Before Lent, residents of Trás-os-Montes indulge in a pairing of stuffed pork stomach and bean pods.

Entierro de la Sardina

Murcians celebrate the end of Lenten fasting by burning a giant papier-mâché sardine.

La Merengada

This Spanish city gears up for Lent with a massive meringue fight.

Pancake Racing

What better way to celebrate Shrove Tuesday than to run with a pancake-laden skillet?

Muskrat Dinners

In Michigan's Downriver region, a few churches are maintaining a fading Lenten tradition.

Seal Flipper Pie

A Newfoundland tradition that comes with history and controversy.

Young women, with blinis, and Lady Maslenitsa burning in the background.

Maslenitsa

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.

Zhavoronki

These lark-shaped buns herald spring.