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A '''Berliner Pfannkuchen''' (often called simply '''Berliner''') is a type of [[donut]] common in parts of [[Germany]], especially [[Berlin]]. It is usually filled with jam or marmalade, and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
 
A '''Berliner Pfannkuchen''' (often called simply '''Berliner''') is a type of [[donut]] common in parts of [[Germany]], especially [[Berlin]]. It is usually filled with jam or marmalade, and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
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It was this type of donut that was famously referred to by [[John F. Kennedy]] when he said ''"ich bin ein Berliner"'' - ''"I am a donut"'' in a speech that he made in [[West Berlin]] on June 26, 1963.
    
[[Category:Food]]
 
[[Category:Food]]
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