Wednesday 5 February 2014

Vienna in the Time of Puppenkrapfen
Coffee and Donut, anyone?


Puppenkrapfen
Puppenkrapfen at Demel may well be compared
to the first flowers that herald the arrival of spring,
only that these delicious morsels
promise a carnival season in full swing


Puppenkrapfen
How to pronounce it?
Alright, here we go,
everybody pronounce:
Poop-pen-crap-fen!
You are not laughing, are you?


While a Faschingskrapfen, carnival donut,
is usually the size of a donut,
the Puppenkrapfen is a smaller version,
dainty enough for Puppen,
the German word for "dolls"


One of the cutest food names
I have encountered here,
and one of the most delicious morsels, too


Photographed at
K.u. K Hofzuckerbäcker
Demel Royal and Imperial Confectioners
CH. DEMEL' S SÖHNE GmbH
Kohlmarkt 14
Images and Text © by Merisi

21 comments:

  1. Oh, what a fun name indeed, Merisi!! I love it and just the giggle I needed for the day!! It does look delicious and I would enjoy having one with some of your wonderful Viennese coffee!! Delightful post for the day! Hope your week is going well!

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  2. I would giggle if I ordered this in Vienna and had to pronounce it. Maybe I could just point.

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  3. Looks very tasty. I could go for one now!

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  4. Oh Merisi, these sweet little morsels look delicious. I bet that I could not eat just one. Two might not be enough, either!

    It was lovely to see your repost of that Viennese snow white out. The photographs are splendid story tellers.

    xo

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  5. They look very, very tempting. Somehow I imagine they're worlds more tasty than what passes for doughnuts here...

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  6. Dear Merisi – I like the sound of “poop-pen-crap-fen”. You made me hungry and made me want to return Vienna. I loved Vienna when I visited about 15 years ago.

    In the previous post, the frozen Vienna is so beautiful. I’d like to walk along the river in person bundled in the coat with a camera. Stay warm.

    Yoko

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  7. Yes, I'm laughing! I just showed my son, and he is now walking around saying "poopencrapfen." They do look awfully good!

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  8. Pączki - so simple, yet so satisfying on a cold winter day.

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  9. These look delicious and thank you for the pronunciation too! I really need to get a trip to Vienna booked.
    http://missbbobochic.blogspot.co.uk/

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  10. HaHa, thank you for the giggle with the pronunciation of those sinfully delicious morsels.

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  11. oh ich nehm gleich 3 .............

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  12. I did laugh (out loud)! Wonderful photographs!!!

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  14. Thanks for the new nickname for my husband! Puppen Crapkin! 8-)

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  15. You are a bakery Tease! They look so wonderful that I just gained 2 pounds...it will soon be time to make my Hot Cross Buns...that will guarantee my boys here for Easter anyway lol
    hugs
    Sandi

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  16. This always makes me giggle ;))

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  17. Thank you for all your kind comments!
    I am glad you find Puppenkrapfen as amusing as I do. And I wished I would have one right NOW! Maybe there's a chance on Sunday morning ….. ;-)

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