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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.

It is a common misconception that it was this type of donut that was famously referred to by [[John F. Kennedy]] when he said ''"ich bin ein Berliner"'' in a speech that he made in [[West Berlin]] on June 26, 1963. However, citizens of Berlin do not refer to jelly donuts as "berliners." Kennedy's famous words, (adopting the grammer and coloquialisms of the sector of the population which Kennedy addressed) therefore, were correct. However, most subsequent American Presidents have taken care to give their speeches in English, to avoid such international misunderstandings.

Some people incorrectly assume that [[John F. Kennedy]] accidentally referred to this food when he said ''"Ich bin ein Berliner."'' However, the sentence is gramatically correct in German - "Berliner" simply means "person from Berlin" (compare to "New Yorker"), and the sentence thus translates to "I am a person from Berlin". Additionally, the food was not called "Berliner" in that region at that time. Instead, it had been called "''Pfannkuchen''" (pancake).

[[Category:Food and drink]]

[[Category:Food and drink]]